Posing for senior portraits in Tuscaloosa, AL

 

Mistake #7 Determines A Great Senior Portrait Or A Terrible One!

 

Nine out of ten seniors don't realize how important posing is to senior portraits. The most important word when it comes to posing is "NATURAL." You absolutely don't want to look stiff and fake! One of the most common comments we hear from our clients is how "natural" the senior portraits look. Our seniors love how good they look, but they also love how "natural" they appear in the senior pictures.

 

 You see, I understand that you want to look really great, but also you don't want to be put into some weird, stupid, cheesy, pathetic pose that makes you look stiff and unnatural.

 

 Yes, I will "guide" you so the composition and "look" of your senior portraits is really great.  You and I will work together to help you look confident, comfortable, and just plain great.

 

You Should Be Pushed Into A Pose, You Should Be Guided Into A Natural Position (At Least It Should Look Natural)

 

You want to be sure to select a senior picture photographer who will not "manhandle" you with the posing. Most senior portrait photographers tend to touch their clients and push them around way too much when posing them.  (In my humble opinion) The posing is so important, and should not be done by sticking you in the middle of your back if you aren't sitting up quite straight enough!  But that's what so many senior picture photographers do. Why? Because they're in a hurry.  They have another 12 seniors to photograph before the day is over, and they can't take the time to "guide" you. They just stick their hand into your back, grab you by the shoulders, and get you to sit up straight. Not only does this make you really uncomfortable, but it also makes you look stiff in your senior pictures!

 

 That's why I call it "guiding".  I will guide you.  This is so important to helping you feel comfortable!

 

 However, I am really picky.  I'll be very careful, and very attentive to detail. I may pick a little at your hair if something is out of place. I straighten your collar or sleeves.  I straighten your shirt if it has a funny wrinkle in it.  Don't worry about a thing! We'll make sure you look "like a million bucks"!  We're very picky, but we don't manhandle you - and we won't drive you "nuts" with being overly picky either!