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

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Maria Callas (c) Cecil Beaton, 1957

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Reese Witherspoon. Photography by Michael Thompson

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Jeanloup Sieff

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Ida Wyman, Girl with Curlers, 1949

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“Butterfly Boy” (1949) by Jerome Liebling.

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

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August Sander

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Loretta Lux

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