Invoke Real Emotions During Romantic Photo Sessions with this Posing Guide
Having a strategy for your photo sessions is the best way to maximize the amount of beautiful and emotion provoking photos. Make every photo session a blast by having these tips ready to go in your back pocket!
Dip Your Toes In
The reason I always start at my least favorite location is because that’s where we start getting to know each other. My favorite part of sessions is getting a feel for how my clients want to commemorate this moment, they’re paying for photos of something for a reason… even if that reason is just for fun! So start off like you’re on a date! Ask them to talk a little about themselves or about the event that is surrounding the session. Get them comfortable with talking and being themselves around you! This just makes the session more fun for everyone involved.
Have your couple recount some of their favorite and funniest memories of each other. You can ease into the deeper questions by asking how they met and having each of them describe the other person! Getting to explore their relationship from beginning to now always brings back some of the most unique memories.
You can have them hold hands and look at each other the whole time but this can feel a little “vow”-ey so if you’re getting the vibe that your couple isn’t quite there yet, just have them hold hands and walk around. Ask what their first date was like and if they were nervous. Sometimes getting to talk about these more vulnerable moments makes for some awesome connections and creates a session that is so memorable.
Crossover Arms
If you see the photo of the lovely Marshall Elopement below, their arms are crossed around each other but you can still see their faces and it gives you the perfect angle for some fun neck/ear action. Here’s how to achieve it!
Have your couple stand one in front of the other, almost like they're about to hug from the back.
Have them both stretch out their arms like they are making a “T” Shape with their body
Make sure the palms of their hands are facing front and then have them clasp hands
Finally, have the person in front bring both sets of arms around them
Voila! Now let the sexy talk begin and get those sweet and sultry “in their arms” shots!
Whisper Sexy Vegetables
This is probably going to feel as weird as this sounds but I promise it is my GO TO for getting some of the cutest smiles and laughs. Click through the gallery below to see the variety of shots you can get with this hack! Here’s how it goes
Have your couple in sitting or standing in a position where it would be comfortable for them to whisper into each others ears
Ask one of them to whisper their favorite vegetables in their sexiest voice in their partners ear
That’s literally it, now watch them giggle in lovely awkwardness and get those cute and natural laughing and smiling photos they’ll love forever.
Touch Faces
If you’re not feeling confident enough to ask your clients to whisper sexy vegetables, try this one on for size! This technique is great for getting those “just before the kiss” moments to look natural.
Have your couple face one another either sitting or standing
Have them touch foreheads together
Have them touch noses together
Have them grab each other’s faces
Now that you’re vibin'g, end it with a kiss!
