POSE!: 1,000 Poses for Photographers and Models

The poses are ok, but it's very white and heteronormative. The woman on the cover is the only curvy model or model of color in the book (she's used in both sections about curvy women). At least one model looks unhealthfully thin. All of the male poses are about power and muscles, in a way that feels uncomfortable. There's even a warning that cute is unacceptable for men. All of the couples are heterosexual.

I will have to make a comparison with Lindsay's Adler The photographer's guide to posing techniques to flatter everyone.I you buy only one book of posing than I recommend you buying Lindsay's Adler book,in my opinion it is the bible of posing books.But if you want to work for advertisement industry,or get almost unlimited knowledge about posing tricks and how to build poses to convey all you ever wanted this book is really amazing.It is based on many years of experience.It is not technical for the photographer in terms of :what lens/aperture to use and so on(which you can find at Lindsay's book).I found the pictures less better than Lindsay's:example model's eyes were not lit,grainier,smaller,not all are as polished,with undisturbed clean line,for example badly cropped or obstructed jawline-which is sometimes justified by the purpose of accentuating intentions.On the good side it is concise,stating very clearly the ideas.All in all there is so much to learn,in that side it is a good investment.

Awesome book!!!! I was always struggling with poses for models at my shoots. Got this book and it has helped greatly!!

Love this book!! The layout is awesome. Realistic posing and explanation.

wanted a book to show me different poses so that I can have a foundation to use during photoshoots. This book has plenty, I just wish it had more single person poses and wish it had newborn baby poses as well.

The book is a great source of inspiration for photographers at any stage of their craft. The huge number of poses are a great framework for further experimentation based on suggestions provided. My portrait photography has progressed as a direct result of reading this fine tome. And, yes, the author has the audacity to suggest that genders exist, a suggestion that has fanned the flames of relativism by other reviewers. I don't mind at all.

It’s nice but also basic, the good thing it goes straight to business. The sections are separated between types of models, kids, women, pregnant

This is a great book for posing. In fact I brought it to my portrait photography class and my professor is going to buy one now. We both loved that it has side by side photos with the correct and incorrect ways to pose a subject.

I adore this book. I like to direct my model on how to pose. I like to be organic but some times when I get stuck this book really helps. I take it to every shoot. It covers most events, but would love if there was a sequel or more content.

I love the clean layout and just invaluable poses. Sometimes one can be at lost for creativity after doing several shoots in a few days apart. I recommend taking this to all of your shoots, especially when it's with a subject who isn't familiar with posing. It'll help you out!

The poses are ok, but it's very white and heteronormative. The woman on the cover is the only curvy model or model of color in the book (she's used in both sections about curvy women). At least one model looks unhealthfully thin. All of the male poses are about power and muscles, in a way that feels uncomfortable. There's even a warning that cute is unacceptable for men. All of the couples are heterosexual.

I will have to make a comparison with Lindsay's Adler The photographer's guide to posing techniques to flatter everyone.I you buy only one book of posing than I recommend you buying Lindsay's Adler book,in my opinion it is the bible of posing books.But if you want to work for advertisement industry,or get almost unlimited knowledge about posing tricks and how to build poses to convey all you ever wanted this book is really amazing.It is based on many years of experience.It is not technical for the photographer in terms of :what lens/aperture to use and so on(which you can find at Lindsay's book).I found the pictures less better than Lindsay's:example model's eyes were not lit,grainier,smaller,not all are as polished,with undisturbed clean line,for example badly cropped or obstructed jawline-which is sometimes justified by the purpose of accentuating intentions.On the good side it is concise,stating very clearly the ideas.All in all there is so much to learn,in that side it is a good investment.

Awesome book!!!! I was always struggling with poses for models at my shoots. Got this book and it has helped greatly!!

Love this book!! The layout is awesome. Realistic posing and explanation.

wanted a book to show me different poses so that I can have a foundation to use during photoshoots. This book has plenty, I just wish it had more single person poses and wish it had newborn baby poses as well.

The book is a great source of inspiration for photographers at any stage of their craft. The huge number of poses are a great framework for further experimentation based on suggestions provided. My portrait photography has progressed as a direct result of reading this fine tome. And, yes, the author has the audacity to suggest that genders exist, a suggestion that has fanned the flames of relativism by other reviewers. I don't mind at all.

It’s nice but also basic, the good thing it goes straight to business. The sections are separated between types of models, kids, women, pregnant

This is a great book for posing. In fact I brought it to my portrait photography class and my professor is going to buy one now. We both loved that it has side by side photos with the correct and incorrect ways to pose a subject.

I adore this book. I like to direct my model on how to pose. I like to be organic but some times when I get stuck this book really helps. I take it to every shoot. It covers most events, but would love if there was a sequel or more content.

I love the clean layout and just invaluable poses. Sometimes one can be at lost for creativity after doing several shoots in a few days apart. I recommend taking this to all of your shoots, especially when it's with a subject who isn't familiar with posing. It'll help you out!

Excelent! Usufull and interest articles.

Loved the examples this book gives. It also helps train your eye to look for key things that will improve your posing techniques. Highly recommend it.

Probably the best photography book I’ve purchased. Such a powerful and comprehensive reference for all sorts of posing. Kudos to the author.

I love the abundance and variety of poses this gentleman has placed in this book. Very effective tool to help stimulate the creative senses.

This book gave me all the information I needed to supply my knowledge of posing clients. I found it to be very well written and the images were most helpful. The author was very adept at explaining the why and how of each pose and the book was extremely well laid out, succinct and to the point. Surpassed my expectations!

excellent book, which allows you to get a clearer vision of poses. it usually specifies the characteristics of each position. I recommend it.

I would recommend this for someone who really has had a difficult time posing people in the past. This surely is a helper.

Each page has great information that you can use with photo sessions. No fluff just important suggestions for posing.

This book completed my social media tool kit. Presentation is so important when it comes to holding the attention of your social media audience. Now, pictures get more attention than my inspirational quotes. I'm on another level with my photography.

I wish this book had more poses for models. I'm a fashion model so I was a bit disappointed.

Great book for both photographers and models. Totally illustrated

I would like to return both copies due to disappointing condition of the first and the content of both. I am a very good Amazon prime customer and I buy plenty from you this is one I did not like. I was embarrassed to give it to my photographer daughter-in-law.

Not enough plus size poses. The cover is the book is deceiving. I was disappointed.

Not worth the money.

I like it, got me to think of new ways to pose my clients.

Great book of illustrations and techniques....a must for any photographer....

Posing essential

Super ideas for posing.

Great ideas!

Very helpful

This is a great reference that you can use while you shoot. The pictures are easy to see and gives explanations as to why it works. Well written.

Picked this book up to help me with my posing. I needed something to give me a few new ideas for an upcoming shoot.

Information ok but price not worth it.

Very excited to put this to use! I love how it’s organized and tells you the best way to achieve the desired poses.

Very helpful when looking for new poses

Great book. Very helpful for my newer models.

Photographer must have!!

I was hoping for more information or ideas on how to pose people for photos. This wasn't what I was looking for.

Good book.

Great price. Great service on getting it to me

picture only

This is a great for beginner photographer’s who need the idea for posing models

Exactly what I was looking for to learn how to pose models perfect

too many pose's for staged photography

Just looking at the cover tells me I would like this book because the model is not a super thin woman but instead a plus size attractive woman. Real people seldom look like models so it’s nice to know this book will have normal humans as part of the deal :-) The book is divided into sections on couples, children, men, families, women and pregnant women. Great for a reference book because I’ll know right where to look when I’m photographing my grand nieces. One of the subsections in, for example, the woman section -- it’s on how to photograph curvy women. That’s great, because most of my portraits are of my family and none of us are model-thin. I think it’s important to make everyone look good and maybe especially curvy people who are already a little self-conscious. Most promising books I have seen before have more typical thin models. When she uses a particular photo to demonstrate a post, the author shows with it two or three optional poses-that’s great. The more options in our photographic arsenal the better. Various subsections in each chapter are bite-sized which I love. They include photographic examples of what the author is talking about and just enough text to explain but not lose your interest. I especially enjoyed the subsection which popped up in a few different categories about posing against walls. I had never thought about nor read anywhere else about using a wall to pose. I have heard of using it for a background but that is not what she is talking about. Obviously, the photographer can ask the model to lean various parts of the body against the wall or even sit against it. It’s a great idea because the wall, unlike a couch or chair, does not detract from the main subject matter: the model. The book, of course, includes a section on taking portraits of couples and again, this book surprises: she suggests the “cold shoulder“ pose where one of the couples is turning away from the other and giving her the “cold shoulder“. There’s also the pose where they doing everything but the actual kissing. Great ideas and ones I haven’t seen elsewhere. I love getting unique ideas for shooting people because then my subjects are as happily surprised as I. Another surprising but very fun section was on “implied nude” portraits which goes beyond the boudoir photography to show the couple, and not just the woman, partially clad. There’s even one pose where one is on top of the other lying horizontally on the ground. Very suggestive but not pornographic :-) The final section is on photographing families and I appreciate that the author begins by telling us to be careful handling babies and make safety is the number one priority. Not a bad idea to remind everyone often. She also advises that mother and baby pictures often involve them looking at each other which can give the mother a double chin-great tip! One example she gives is taking the picture of the baby over the parent's shoulder which I have done before, but not seen recommended in photography books-neat addition. This is a great book for people who want to begin shooting portraits either for business, or because our families love it when we do :-) She covers the gamut but in bite sized chapters which do not lose our interest and tell us all the important stuff. Also, as I said, for each pose she gets for optional poses-I love that and will be for to this book before I go on family shoots.

Pose! 1000 Poses for Photographers and Model— Mehmet Eygi Mehmet Eygi’s Pose!- 1000 Poses for Photographers and Models delivers precisely what the title promotes- a series of posing ideas that can be utilized in-studio or on-location. The heavily illustrated book presents 267 different poses, described in text that not only describes the pose but also the reasoning behind each- this helps the reader to develop a sense of not just how to pose a model, but why. Accentuating or diminishing certain facial and body characteristics is key to achieving the most flattering image of any subject, and Eygi brings forward a logical and well illustrated method of approaching this skill. Each of the 267 poses, presented as a larger image, is flanked by a series of 3 optional poses working off of the primary one. This is invaluable- a simple tilt of the head or change of hand position is sometimes all that is needed to turn an uninteresting pose into one that works exceedingly well for a subject. Included in each set are icons that identify the flexibility of each pose based on camera angle, the gender/age best suited for the pose and whether the pose can work well for curvy models. The book is divided into 5 major categories: Women, Men, Couples, Expecting and Families. Within each category are sets that are specific to genres; under Women, for example, are genres including Portraits, Boudoir, Sports and Business- these are 4 of the 10 subcategories. This wonderful range of looks makes it simple to reference applicable poses during a shoot. If there is a weakness in the book it’s the lack of discussion on lighting. Posing will always be considered based on the available light- many of the images in the book are shot with fairly flat lighting, which is appropriate when focusing only on the pose. Along with the consideration of a pose must be a sense of how light can also affect the image- so it’s important to see each pose through the lens of the scene’s illumination. This book is a fabulous tool- it will be in my studio for pre- and mid-shoot referencing, allowing subjects to either pre-consider poses or brainstorm ideas during a shoot to add variety and a diversification of looks.

This book is a great place to start for posing ideas, and body placement. Its geared toward knocking out the basics/normal poses in the categories provided.