Portrait Photography Composition - Working with Hands & Feet

http://cazillo.com/articles/37-photog...
Hands & feet make your models comfortable and photographs much better. They are also the toughest parts of the body to pose. In this video I go over both of them, what do do and not to do. Keep Shooting!

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[LightSelena]

Gregory Cazillo thank you so much!!! i m a beginner at wedding photography.sometimes my boss asks me to take the groom and make some portraits of him while he is working with the bride,everytime that happens i don't know what to do, i can't make him feel comfortable and that happens to reflect on the grooms face,so my pictures aren't natural.Where can i find out how to work with men posing make them feel cool

[Gregory Cazillo]

One word, practice.

[jmknbsc]

Hi Greg:

I was going to comment about the photo of the hand out of the car window (8:30) some time back, when I first saw that shot. As far as I know no one else has commented on the fact that the hand is in the reverse (if the engagement ring is on the left hand as per norm). Is there a reason for the shot being shown this way?

jim

[Gregory Cazillo]

No, it is not reversed. Many brides will move their engagement ring to their right hand before the ceremony so the groom can put the wedding band on their left when rings are exchanged.

[Илья Медов]

Greg, we really need the posing videos. there is enough technical information everywhere, i already know more than enough tech, but when it comes to "-hey,how shall i stand? what pose to make?" - i'm lost, i can't think out completely anything :) or i can learn by heart some poses from an old russian "teach-yourself book for models", but i don't know when to apply which pose, so that book is not an effective learning source

[Gregory Cazillo]

I promise they are on my list. I have a bunch of them in mind.

[Gregory Cazillo]

Take good photos.

[lboogsalsa]

Great video. You and Dom are my two favorite channels LOVE HOW YOU GUYS DONT DO THE COMEDY THING. YOU BOTH GIVE GREAT ADVICE CLEARLY SPOKEN. THANK YOU

[TheFantasyFen]

hey man thanks a lot for the video! :) how do i do the photo such that it's focus on the person only and get the background blurred out? my camera has aperture 3.4 - 8. is that enough to show a contrast between the object and the field behind? thanks lots :)

[apo5]

I like Greg Cazillo - everything what he's saying is clear

[Joe Zschorn]

Wow, you really must hate Digitalrevcom and Froknowsphotos....?

[Jose Cruz]

Youre topnotch Greg,thanks.



[Matt Warren]

very helpfull ive just subcribed :)

[raipe76]

Good tips, thanks !!!!!!!