What poses to choose for a photo with your loved one
Published: 01.11.2019
Photographing couples is one of the most interesting types of photography. The emotions frozen in the frame evoke delight and genuine interest from the viewers.
Therefore, it is important for the photographer to feel the mood of the couple and understand how to evoke and capture genuine emotions in front of the camera using poses.
In this article, we will share some professional tips and poses that help to express the love between a couple in photographs.
Clothing for a couple
Models feel more confident in comfortable clothing. If you are planning to shoot a couple while they are running or jumping, make sure to inform them to dress accordingly. Otherwise, you will end up photographing two people restricted in their movements.
Ideally, when a couple is dressed in the same style, for example, in Family Look. This approach enhances the connection between them in the photo. But it doesn't mean that people should be dressed exactly the same.
Bright colors, signs, large prints, patterns, and designs on clothing distract the viewer from what is truly important - the emotional connection between two people. Pastel tones in clothing will help the photographer to correctly place the focus on the photo.
Be attentive to the models
Talk to the couple before the shoot so they can relax and feel comfortable. Let them know that you will be fixing their hair, clothes, and suggesting poses. Ask the couple how they met, what they enjoy doing together, and what they love about each other. Look for words that will make them remember happy moments. Pleasant memories strengthen the bond, which in turn shows in the photos. When a couple thinks about their feelings, it manifests in a romantic mood and natural poses.
Relaxed, calm couples in love or a family couple do not feel awkward like a lonely model in front of the camera. The smiles and laughter of two people are undeniable reliable helpers for the photographer.
Main categories of poses for lovers
Remember the natural poses of the couple while you are communicating with them before the shooting. Make sure to use them during the photo session.
Be prepared to adapt. If one pose doesn't work, switch it up to another. Mix poses and try different shooting angles. This applies to any kind of couple photography, from engagement to everyday photo sessions.
A mixture of different poses, revealing emotions, will help your models avoid awkwardness during the shoot and disappointment after viewing the photos.
Kisses. It is the most important part of human relationships. But capturing this moment beautifully is not easy. However, there is a key to the perfect kissing photo.
During a kiss, people's faces literally collide with each other. So ask your couple to kiss slowly and pause for a few seconds before the actual kiss. Take photos throughout this time. This way, you will avoid face collisions and capture the growth of emotions leading to the kiss.
Embraces. Tactile contact conveys information about feelings as well as words. Ask the couple to hug each other so that the woman's head rests on the man's chest or shoulder. It is not necessary for both to look into the lens at the same time.
Hugs from behind look very sensual in photos, while hugs around the waist and eye contact reflect the depth of the relationship.
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Whisper in the ear. Use this unique life hack to evoke natural emotions. Ask a man or a woman to whisper something in the ear of their partner while they are hugging. Knowing that you won't hear them, the couple will whisper something from the heart. It doesn't matter what it is: a declaration of love accompanied by a sweet expression or a dirty joke leading to loud laughter - you will definitely get great emotions.
Actions. Easy as one-two-three. Your models can dance, talk, climb stairs, walk away from you or towards you, holding hands and discussing something along the way. Poses in action are convenient for a couple who are shy to kiss or show affection in public. Everything they do in everyday life deserves to be captured in a frame. Let the lovers listen to music, drink coffee, watch a street mime, feed swans in the city square, discuss their upcoming vacation, so you can apply different focal lengths and shooting angles.
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Camera perspective. A couple looking at the camera looks romantic and interesting, but not natural. A "photo from life" is achieved when one person's gaze is averted to the side.
Try taking a photo of the couple from above. This will add a sense of lightness and airiness to the photo.
The atmosphere of relationships in photographs
Some couples are not romantic: kissing and hugging, they feel silly or uncomfortable. You need to determine the type of couple. Are they playful? Active? Romantic? Offer them, for example, funny poses and if after a few shots you find that the couple belongs to the romantic type, choose appropriate poses.
We offer several ideas for each type of couple:
Romantics need closeness. Take photos of the couple in poses where they are close to each other: hugging, whispering, and kissing. Capture their closed eyes, slightly parted lips, and enjoyment of the quiet moments of love between them. Use long lenses to photograph them so they appear closer to each other in the photos.
You can suggest the craziest poses to happy couples.
They are not afraid to look silly, so they will dance, tell jokes, play children's games, make silly faces at each other, and goof around.
An active couple will appreciate a good walk or even a run! Ask them to jump, dance, climb a tree, go up the stairs - make them move.
Remember, not all poses should be active if the couple is active, or romantic if your models are of a romantic type. Usually, after the first half hour, the couple starts to get bored with the monotony, and they become open to trying other poses.
A little intuition will help you create cool photos that the couple will definitely appreciate. It is important to remember that some couples will pose easily, while others will need more time and explanations.
In any case, couples should not worry about staying in one position for a long time. Let them enjoy each other and do whatever comes naturally to them.
The best poses for photos with your loved one are when you set the basic pose and then build on it, depending on the mood of your models. Give them poses, but allow them to move freely and be themselves. They will have a great time now and fall in love with their photos afterwards!
