How to Handle Hands - Posing Techniques for Photographers and Models

Hands will make or break your shot in a heartbeat. Generally a woman's hands should appear graceful. You want to achieve a soft, elegant and natural position of the hands so that they do not become a distraction.

Angled wrists and claw like fingers are things that we generally would not notice when we watch a pretty girl in person, but preserve them in a photograph and they suddenly become a distraction that will take away from your subject's natural beauty.


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[creatip123]

3:53 That was one darn good model, moving her hands around without moving anything else.....LOL

*Just a joke...:)

[PhotoJoeEdelman]

@creatip123 - I teach them well! ;-)

[CCrewStudios]

@creatip123 LMFAO!!!!!

[tokathikaki]

Very informative! Thank u!

[grinrobin]

u r AWESOME

[McDughf]

Very informative video - a thanks Joe :)

[raferalstoncruz]

Very nice tip!!!

[raferalstoncruz]

great tutorial....kudos..

[PsyducksFTW]

Awesome video, I mean it, it's awesome, but when you put the sentence "I shoot people!" I had to laugh XD i know what you mean, though lol

[35mmraw]

Great tips thanks a lot!