Corporate Headshots
The Powerful CEO
A good headshot portrays trust and approachability
Body pointed toward light, look at camera, follow the 13 steps below - the Headshot Dirty Dozen.
Headshot Dirty Dozen
How to pose for a killer headshot...
- Show your Best Side (right, left, up/down, down/up)
- Point your body toward the Key Light – don’t be flat – ( I will identify the Key Light, but it is usually 45 degrees to your left )
- Face to camera. Look at camera, not beyond
- Straighten your back
- Keep your head straight – no tilting allowed
- Turtle (stick your neck out and forward – like a turtle, it tightens the neck)
- Forehead down (not tilted up nor down), chin back
- Squinch (raise lower eyelid, almost squint)
- Hold the sub (act as if your are holding a 2-footlong submarine sandwich; it slims your arms...)
- Smile – or not – but always smile with your eyes
- Look incredulous (unwilling or unable to believe)
- Display your attributes (convey that you are approachable and trustworthy)
- Have fun...
If you have bad results - blame the photographer! To help - constant feedback is key... and we offer a feedback system... Together we will succeed
Posing Videos
Poses
(Courtesy of Christine Le)
Half Body Poses
Half Body
Instagam Pose
Body at 45 degrees
Look at camera
Hands relaxed
Form triangles with arms and legs
Half Body
Hands on Hips
Hands on hips
Body in slight S-curve
again, triangles
Half Body
Playing with Hair
Make your hair the center of attention
Half Body Pose
Laugh
Laugh hard, then crack up
Forced laughing will be phony, so force laugh until you crack up ... into a real smile
Half Body
Hands on Head
Body at angle, arms in triangles,.
Look at camera - or away
Full Body Posing
Full Body Pose
In Motion
Travel - or take a step forward
Full Body
Using Props
Hold something - a cup, a flower... anything
Weight on back leg, move front leg forward - toes pointed naturally
Full Body
One Leg in Front
In motion
Remember the triangles and the S-curve
Engage with the camera
Full Body
Stepping Forward
Wieght on back leg.
Relaxed with one leg forward, hand on hips
Posture like your friend just appeared... Hello
Full Body
One Leg Up
Curves and triangles, look over shoulder.
Vary your hands
Sitting Poses
Sitting Pose
Sitting on Floor
Sit on floor, legs near chest.
Angles - arms and legs
Remember what's closest to the camera looks bigger
Sitting Pose
One leg down. One leg up
It's all the angles, frame your face. Look engaged
Sitting Pose
On Bench
Look relaxed, sit back and relax. Look engaged.
Also a good pose for guys.
Sitting Pose
Sitting Open
Sit on the edge. Alternate legs, hands, etc.
Other Posing
The S-Curve
Pose with class
Starting with the tilt of the head and progressing to the curve of the torso that is caused by placing the weight on the left hip, the pose ends with the lower right leg angled in a way that duplicates the angled tilt of her head.
It’s easy to see why it’s called the “S” curve.
I'm waiting
Capturing your persona...
I'm listening
Relaxed and engaged
I am in control
Looking Dramatic
Looking out the window
Pondering the future
Documenting your life. Reflecting on the future...
Other Resources
Variations
Think about variations around each pose:
1) Move hands
2) Move feet
3) Move head
4) Twist body
Adopt a mantra
Think about using a mantra, something you can say to yourself. Something simple like: hand, hand, foot, hand, foot, head, hand, twist 15.
As an example: using the Hands on Hips pose:
1) After 3 flashes: move one hand (i.e. move one hand up the body from hip to waste, pose using triangles)
2) After 3 flashes: move another hand (i.e. move lower hand to play with the hair)
3) After 3 flashes: move a foot
4) After 3 flashes: move hands back to the original position (with foot in new location)
5) After 3 flashes: move hands, again (move hands back to the original position)
6) After 3 flashes: move your head
7) After 3 flashes: move hands, again (move to waste or head)
8) After 3 flashes: twist 15 degrees
9) Start over: move to the original position (but at 15 degrees), then start the sequence again
Dramatic: in Color or Black & White
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