Where can I find posing guides & resources online?

Question

What resources are available online to give ideas for poses. Is there some type of catalogue of common poses?

Answer

Firstly: I strongly second @kacalapy with his recommendation of Digital Photography School.

Second, here are a few sites I've found:

• Free Digital Photography Tutorials have a couple of nice pages (lots of clear examples nicely explained here and here
• Jonathan Souer has a step-by-step guide here
• I know this isn't online, but my go-to reference is actually a book on wedding photography, The Master Posing Guide for Wedding Photographers by Bill Hurter. He explains lots of principles and practice with plenty of example images. Anything by Bill is worth considering in this area.
• To answer your request for a catalogue of poses, another book: 500 Poses for Photographing Women by Michelle Perkins.

Finally, I carry a cribsheet with me which contains the following advice:

1. Check BACKGROUND
2. Stand subject THREE QUARTERS to light
3. WEIGHT on back foot
4. FACE 7/8 to camera
5. HEAD tilt slightly (near shoulder for ladies, far shoulder for men)
6. EYES -> camera
7. ARMS away from body (lift elbows / hold something / hands in pockets)
8. SHOOT slightly down on subject

I hope that's some help.

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