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Best resources to learn to photograph women as a GWC? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by MojoMinistry@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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One of my buddies is a club promoter who has girls wear merch for his company and takes pretty mid photos with his phone.

I think I could do a better job with my camera and selfie ring lights, told him so, and he said to roll with him on Wednesday.

Where can I learn how photographing women works? I feel like there is an etiquette I don't know and the special only trick I know is shooting from below the waistline - which I learned from a Brazilian dude.

Like, I just straight-up tell my girlfriend "stick your butt out" or "do a sexy pose", but I feel like that's probably unprofessional cause I would never imagine my anime cosplay photographer buddy doing that.

The only photographer commands I know are:"Turn your chin [direction]"and "Turn your hip towards me"

I was given, "Turn your hip towards me", by a dude I know who throws photoshoots to replace what I normally tell my girlfriend. He made it sound like it's the only move I need and explained that the models know more about posing than I do.

I also watched a YouTube video from a portrait lady, and she said you can tell people to, "sit comfortably". I don't know if that's good for what we're doing, though.

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[–] MojoMinistry@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also don't know what to bring.

I have a Sony ZV-E10 with two kit lenses (55mm zoom and 16mm pancake), Sony 28mm f2, and an adapted Takumar 55mm f1.8.

Are there important applications for bringing the other lenses if I prefer the 28mm with Sony autofocus?

I also have a Pentax K-70 with a big 90's DA* 16-85mm f2.8 lens, which probably looks more impressive, but the auto-focus sucks - should I bring it as a faster alternative to switching lenses like the sidearm in Counter-Strike? I'd also feel more professional bringing such a huge camera.

[–] yhamster@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t bring a camera because it looks “impressive”. Not familiar with those specific lenses, but I would always bring the 55mm for photographing people. The shorter focal lengths just aren’t flattering.