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Working with Full Figure Models     posted on 8th of september, 2008

Have you ever tried to make an effective, great, full-body shot for a plus size model? A-ha... not such an easy task! Logic of working with full body shots of plus size models is quite different, and challenging. While head shots and half-body shots are essentially the same (save for little things, like asking to raise her chin higher for a longer neck), full-body shots require a different approach.

Posing is easy for a slim model as no matter what pose she is "showing off", it is quite easy to achieve interesting angles. Even a normal stance with a slightly raised hip and a hand on the waist with an elbow angled out (standard fashion pose 101) gives a photographer a good shot as there are clear angles and interesting lines.

The same pose would not work for a full...

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Tags: figure full model plus size

Comments (6)

very interesting article. more things to try. ty! - posted by Mariv on July 07, 2009
Thank you for a very interesting article, I'll try to get my model to do as you says, but she is not always so co-operative. That's how it is when you want to do self portraits. ;) - posted by Gaja on July 06, 2009
Being plus-sized myself, I really appreciate your work. Love that "no makeup" shot! - posted by Amyemilia on June 11, 2009

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