Loosen the bride up and get her laughing with some jokes, or have her bridesmaids help and coerce her to giggle. BRIDAL POSE 8 | Candid LaughterĪfter you’ve gotten your standard portraits out of the way, don’t be afraid to have some fun. Study fashion magazines and shoots to gather inspiration for more dramatic posing and lighting. It really is all in the hips and attitude of the expression to truly portray this type of pose. Hard lighting produces hard shadows and bright highlights that will help accentuate the female figure while exaggerated posing will help outline a more high-fashion appeal to the image. This is a combination of dramatic lighting and strategic posing. See how we accomplish it here! BRIDAL POSE 7 | high fashion Image on left by Sikh & Dread and Image on right by Lin and Jirsa. Another tip is to gently tug the dress so that it doesn’t bunch up in the wrong areas which makes your bride appear larger than she is. The key to nailing a seated pose is finding the angle that works best for your bride that flatters her figure and gives her the best posture without making her look stiff. This is possibly one of the trickiest poses to accomplish on this list because we all know how unflattering sitting makes people look, no matter what body type they have.
Make sure your focus is still on your subject and not on the veil material, which is an easy mistake to make. Shooting through the veil gives off a soft & dreamy aesthetic that brides almost always fall in love with, and it’s an easy trick that can be used to impress. Bridal Pose 5 | portraits Through The veilĪlthough this isn’t necessarily a pose, it is a variation of a portrait. Be mindful of the tension in the arms, as the more relaxed her joints are the more natural the pose will appear. Use the action of these movements to capture journalistic or posed images, setting up your subject in an ideal light setup like you see above and then instructing them accordingly. More likely than not, brides have shoes, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and other accessories to put on for their big day. Include it in a couple of portrait shots but make sure that the bride separates her arms from her body to create form and figure.
Bridal Pose 3 | Incorporating the BoUquetĮvery detail matters and for a bride, her bouquet is just one of the important accessories she will have on her person throughout her wedding day. A common mistake we see with this pose is when brides turn their head too much and break the profile plane, now, while this isn’t necessarily a rule, it helps with the symmetry of the face. Have the bride turn around and look over her shoulder, making sure to separate her chin from her shoulder. Now that we’ve got our standard shot out of the way, start to get into more complex posing.
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Getting a standard, flattering portrait should be the first shot you take once your bride is fully ready and from there go into a series of micro-poses, adjusting the arms, hips, and expressions. Bridal Pose 1 | The StandardĪ full length portrait of the bride is a must, after all brides spend a good portion of their planning time finding the perfect dress to honor their big day.