Reply #1 - December 28, 2011, 09:57:52 AM
posing is hard. You did very well that I can see but you missed one thing. First image had too much light on her face. Yes it exposed well but she is squinting. Same with the third one.
get in the shade or put the sun behind her and use flash. You can also try to coach her how to smile without scrunching her eyes. (If the sun is in someone's face they are going to squint (be it direct or reflected))
You did well on the poses, the lines are nice and she doesn't look uncomfortable.
there are hundreds of books and e-books on posing a lot available for free.
another decent source is modelmayhem. find a good pose and if it has a "list" under it then that should lead you to more. You can start with my profile (#44363) or one of the best photographers I've ever seen (I am a big fan of this guy) G.W.Burns (#11291)
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