7 MORE POSES TO TRY FOR IG OR YOUR NEXT PHOTOSHOOT

Learning to pose is one of the hardest things to figure out when you become the subject in front of the camera. Models make it look so easy and natural, but if you don’t have those skills, posing can be challenging and awkward (I mean, what are you supposed to do with your hands??). A photographer guides you with posing tips during the photoshoot, which is so helpful. But for those times that you are shooting yourself or your photographer isn’t as helpful, having a variety of poses to try is important to have in your arsenal. A couple of months ago, I shared 8 poses and wanted to give you 7 more to try for your next photoshoot.

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PHOTOS BY: DORESE JENAE PORTRAITS & MEGAN PRYLL PHOTOGRAPHY

THE SQUAT

While I no longer have knees like Megan, I like the occasional squat. This pose is more than just a squat; the trick is knowing what to do with your hands and what kind of squat you want to do. Believe it or not, there are different kinds of squats. Due to my knee issues, the squat you’ll see from me is one knee slightly up from the other (see all 4 poses).

While the squat is the same, the poses are not. That’s because I’m doing something different with my hands each time. The idea is to make it look intentional. So you can play with your hair, put your hand on your chin, or show off your bag.

THE SKIRT LIFT

The skirt lift is one of my favorite poses because it incorporates movement into your photos. If you have another person with you, it’ll look even better if they throw the he of your dress/skirt up for you. But if you’re like me, I’m usually solo dolo during shoot days. So that means throwing up my own skirt.

There are two tricks to make this look intentional: keep moving and keep your hand still when you drop your skirt hem. Your photographer (or your camera if you’re shooting yourself) will love you if you do a constant motion of picking up and dropping your hem. This way, you get a variety of shots doing the same motion and see different angles of the drop of your skirt/dress.

Keeping your hand still after you drop your hem is equally as important because then you don’t get that blurry look in your photos or get a weird angle of your hand. Also, it gives you something to do with your hands.

PLAYING WITH ACCESSORIES

This solves the ever-present question I ask/get: what am I supposed to do with my hands!? I highly recommend having something extra with your look that you can play with so you don’t have awkward hands in your photos. Whether that’s a hat, sunglasses, coar, or phone, you can always find a way to incorporate it with your photos.

THE LAUGH

While I love to laugh and am constantly cracking up during my photoshoots, I’m not actually laughing in a lot of my laughing photos. Sometimes, my fake laugh does turn into a giggle fest because the sound that I make tickles me. However, you don’t have to do any of that to do a laughing pose.

The key to giving a good laugh without laughing is opening your mouth and smiling. Additionally, throwing your head back or down also sells the illusion that you’re laughing.

THE KICK

The kick is the infamous influencer pose that was super popular in 2016/2017. All the blogger girlies were kicking in their poses. While this is not as popular as it was, I love to do it occasionally when the look or mood calls it. The trick is not to actually kick. You’re just lifting your leg to show you are kicking. Also, don’t lift your leg too high and you want to lift your leg on a diagonal. It gives your body the illusion that it’s longer than it actually is. Also, have your photographer (or the camera) angled low enough where the foot being kicked is giving a slight bokeh effect.

THE CREATIVE POSES

For me, creative poses are based on a combination of the poses’ creative style and the shot’s angle. I will be the first to admit that creative poses will feel very awkward when you doing them. But the reward outweighs the awkwardness because they always turn out so fierce. My tip for doing creative poses is to look on Pinterest for inspiration and talk to your photographer about your ideas. Finally, the angle of the shot will always add interest to the pose. So make sure your photographer is comfortable with getting up close and personal or contorting their body to get the shot!

GONE WITH THE WIND TWIRL

It’s givin ‘I’m gone with the wind fabulous.’ If you have a flowy dress or skirt and you’ve already done the skirt lift, the next thing to do is twirl. You can do the twirl in two ways: an actual spin or the stop and spin. An actual spin is exactly what it sounds like, you do a turn as your skirt is flaring out. However, if you’re like me and either are clumsy or your facial expressions never match the twirl, you’ll want to do the stop and spin. That’s where you pick up your leg and throw your skirt like you’re actually spinning.