Friday, August 7, 2020

 

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Couples

 

 

In individual person portraits the main subject was a single person and her or his personality. In comparison, couple photography is more about connection, interaction and above all – feelings between two people. And most probably those are very deep and passionate feelings, which makes couple photography so delightful and positive.

Generally a couple should be easy to engage in a photo shoot. If they are initially a bit shy or feeling uncomfortable, just ask them to show you how they felt and looked when they met for the first time. You will invoke them on an emotional level, providing you with natural and loving expressions in their portraits

1. Easy starting pose standing face to face (but looking to the camera) and her holding an arm on his chest. Take both close-up as well as vertical shots.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

2. Ask the couple to stand very close to each other to catch intimate close-up portraits. Don’t be afraid to zoom in and crop real tight!

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

3. Very easy and cordial pose with him holding her from behind. The couple may look straight into the camera or at each other. They might even kiss for a more emotive shot.
Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

4. Fun and loving pose with her holding onto his back and shoulders. Pay attention to hand positioning: It should be simple and natural.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

5. Just a variant with her holding him from behind. Remember that the couple doesn’t necessarily have to look in the camera. For better results, make them interact with each other by talking, flirtatious looks, laughing etc.
Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

6. Creates a very romantic mood. Works best outdoors with some open space in the background. Shoot only slightly from a back. Remember that you have to be far enough to the couples side to be able to capture each person’s closest eye, otherwise you will create an impersonal, “empty” shot.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

7. Find some elevation and shoot your subjects from above. A common pose shot from an unusual angle is always creative and will often reward you with surprisingly good results.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

8. Another romantic pose. Works best outdoors with some open space in the background. Works also very well as a silhouette against a bright background, in front of a sunset, for example.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

9. Easy to realize pose for a full height shot. Creates a calm and affectionate mood.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

10. A fun pose. Don’t presume this to be appropriate only with younger people. If an older couple feels fine with it, this pose will work absolutely superb with them as well. Try different framings, take full height shots, half height ones and close-ups.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

11. Very nice way to show the affection when meeting each other. Works very well in crowded places, such as a famous meeting point in a city, trains or metro stations etc.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

12. A pose with a little bit of fun. The crucial part is her leg positioning, each leg should be bent in different angles. While he is still lifting her, take a close-up portrait shot as well.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

13. Take shots of the couple walking hand in hand approaching from a distance. Shoot in burst mode only! However, the majority of your shots will look awkward because of the leg movement. Therefore, the second part of your job is to select the photos with the best leg movement and positioning afterwards.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

14. Another variant with a walking couple. This time couple walks close together and holds onto each other. Again, take several shots and choose those with the most elegant leg positioning.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

15. Never forget that there often are good opportunities simply shooting from the back.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

16. A couple lying close together on the ground. Make them lift their upper bodies a bit by using their arms as supports. He might embrace her gently. Shoot from a very low angle.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

17. Another variant with a couple lying on the ground. This time with a little interspace.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

18. A good example to show that two persons can very well be positioned asymmetrically.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

19. Informal and fun way to pose for a couple lying on their backs.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

20. A cordial pose, ask the couple to sit comfortably on their favorite sofa.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

21. Sometimes shooting a couple may mean maternity photography. Some poses from this couples series work also pretty well for such an occasion. Simply adjust a posing accordingly to show the couple’s feelings about and interactions with the unborn new life.

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses for Photographing Couples

Here’s 16 of our favorites for you to print and take with you on your next couple shoot:

Posing Guide for Photographing Couples

Allow me to repeat the previously stated – look at these sample poses as a starting point only. That’s the reason why they are rough sketches instead of real photos. You can’t and should not repeat the pose exactly, instead adjust the pose creatively according to your shooting environment and scenario.

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