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Tips on Posing a Subject Without Touching Them (With Explanations)
After shooting lots of subjects back at NYC Comic Con, I received messages asking me how I posed my subjects and got the photos that I did. Posing can be a tough subject to master and then effectively communicating to the person how to pose can be very tough. Here are a couple of tips on how to pose someone without touching them (or at least minimally).
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Three Quick Uses for a Reflector at a Convention Event (Besides Reflecting Light)
“Man, you’re not kidding around.” That’s what Matt, my Lighting Tech, told me when he stepped into the Press Room and looked at all the gear I had laid out on the table—which included a collapsed 32 inch reflector. At this year’s Comic Con, I wanted to get the best photos I possibly could. While that means not only having knowledge of how to pose my subjects, it also meant bringing everything that was needed. After having shot the convention for the past four years, I finally learned from my mistakes enough to also know what gear to bring along. While I didn’t want to lug a reflector around with me, it was totally worth it in the end. Here’s why:
