Author:
Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation:
4 August 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
If you want to look your best during a photo shoot or at an important event, you need to learn how to pose like a male model to show your confidence and strength. Shape, hand position, and facial expressions are the three factors that determine your photographic posture. Keep your body straight and in balance. Walking while shooting and leaning against the wall are two familiar poses. Men often want to comfortably use their hands, so use your hands to change positions. Use facial expressions to enhance your posing.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Body Posing
Keep your shoulders balanced in front of the camera. One of the basic principles is that you need to be as tall as a male model. If your shoulders are angled, it will make you smaller. Keep your shoulders relaxed and push forward.
- To improve the shape of your shoulders, you should lean forward about 2.5 cm to 5 cm, stretching your shoulders closer towards the camera.
- There will be times when you are photographed from an angle or you want your shoulders to be angled, but most of the time, balanced shoulders are the best.
Tighten your central muscle. If you have fat, you will need to slim it down by squeezing your abdominal muscles. Make your stomach as flat as possible without having to pull in too much. This will slim the waist and make the chest a bit bigger. It also helps to keep the posture straight, stretching the group of vital organs.
Pose while walking and shooting. Walking while shooting is a popular "pose" of male models. You should practice walking with a straight position and keeping your head high. This pose requires one foot wide steps forward with toes about 2.5 cm above the floor. The hind legs are focused on the brisket. Hit one hand gently forward while the other hand is facing back.
- The footsteps are a bit longer than you normally would. This way helps to highlight your posture, especially if you are in the habit of taking small steps.
Lean on the wall. There are many different ways to lean against the wall with many variations of leaning back against the wall or leaning one shoulder against the wall. If you want to rest your back on the bench, bend your knees and raise your feet against the wall. For one-shoulder leaning, cross your foot closer to the wall than your other foot.- If you lean against a wall, you don't need to lift one leg, but don't stand with your legs outstretched. Bend one leg and keep one leg forward and the other leg back a little.
- While leaning against a wall, keep your body upright. Do not place your feet too far from the wall, causing your body to form an angle that is too tilted.
Part 2 of 3: Posing with hands
Put your hands in the pocket of your pants. This is a classic pose of confidence and composure. There are two ways to do this: to put both hands in the pocket, or to put part of the hand in the pocket and let the thumb out. Hook your thumb on the waistband for another pose.- Another way is to put a hand in your pocket. With this hand position, you should place your other hand on the opposite shoulder or thread it through your hair.
Touch your face. If you want to show comfort or contemplation, touch somewhere on your face. There are many ways to do this. Place your index finger and thumb around your chin or curl your fingers and rest them against your chin.
- Placing your hand on your face allows you to express a variety of shots. Try placing your hands in different positions to find the best fit you want.
Use one hand to adjust a tie. If you're wearing a suit and tie, placing one hand on a tie is the most classic and elegant way to pose. Use your thumb and index finger so that each finger is on one side of the tie knot. You do not need to move the tie. Putting your hand in that position shows movement.
- One variation of this pose is to place your other hand at half the length of the tie. This simulates you are tying a tie, but this pose is clearly different from the one-handed pose.
Crossed arms over chest. For a serious or vigorous pose, fold your arms across your chest as you would normally do. To adjust your posture, you should place both hands on the opposite arm, instead of hiding one hand underneath. Putting both hands out will look better.
- One variation of this pose is to relax one arm straight down and hold the elbow with the other. This is a way to cover the upper body but gives off a different impression compared to having both arms crossed.
Part 3 of 3: Using facial expressions
Squint a little. Eyes wide open is not the way a male model usually uses. Raise your lower lids up slightly to create a squinting pose. This will give you a thinking or thinking look. It shows confidence and poise as opposed to shyness or confusion.
Push your chin forward and down. If you leave your chin still, you will often have to expose the excess skin under your chin. Push the head forward to make the neck look longer. Don't lift your chin to reveal your nostrils. Instead, bend down to create a 10% lower angle than normal. This will help remove your double chin and also partially conceal your neck.
- If your chin forward doesn't look good, try pushing your ears forward. This will make the head look perfect.
Smiling teeth. The charming smile of a male model must reveal her teeth. Do not laugh so loud that your mouth is open, but do not tighten your lips. Let your lips open wide enough and expose your teeth.
Do not look directly into the lens. Unless asked to look directly at the camera, choose a point on and off the lens. You should look at the left or right angle of the camera or aim your eyes at a point just below the camera.
- These poses give the impression that you are concentrating on your thoughts.It also helps you look more natural than shooting from front.
