Friday, October 12, 2012

Triangular Desire: A Portrait Posing Tip

In 2009, I did a "Composition 101" post that used album covers to demonstrate how strong diagonal lines impact photos. Today, I want to show how every hipster's favorite shape—the triangle—can create stunning portraits.  Look for the triangles in the gorgeous portraits below for inspiration on your next shoot:

Rodney Smith




Maria Callas (c) Cecil Beaton, 1957


Reese Witherspoon. Photography by Michael Thompson


Jeanloup Sieff


Ida Wyman, Girl with Curlers, 1949


“Butterfly Boy” (1949) by Jerome Liebling.


(I'm not sure who did this portrait of Bowie)


August Sander


Loretta Lux
Source: google.com via Marc on Pinterest


Alberto Giacometti (by Irving Penn)Source: google.com via Marc on Pinterest

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