How to pose: Tips for mom FROM A FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER
I believe that being photographed is highly vulnerable. Almost everyone feels self-conscious in front of the camera. And I also believe everyone worries about how to pose much more than they should when having their pictures taken. For this blog post, I’m going to focus on mom and offer some fool proof options for posing to help mom look her very best and to feel confident.
Wear your hair down and let it fall in your face.
Some of my best photos are of mothers with their hair in their face, now I’m not saying to do this for every photo, but hear me out for a minute. Typically when we tilt our head down towards out children, our hair does fall down in our face. When the hair falls, our false double chin is concealed. The hair falling causes the photo to look natural and it also conceals something that we all have, but don’t want the world to see. Please wear your hair down for your photos, pulling it back almost always is unflattering in lifestyle photography, because we take squishy, love-y pictures. Just trust me on this one.
Pick up your kiddos.
Pick up your kids and hold them close, snuggle in, breathe them in. We all love the smell of our children’s heads, it’s just being a mom. Picking up your kids shows the intimacy that is the mother-child bond and allows your photographer to see into your world. Your kid will naturally melt into you, creating a natural pose. Holding children can also be concealing if there are some curves you’d prefer to hide. I believe God gave us hips, to hold our babies.
Relax your shoulders, lengthen the neck.
This sounds simple, but it’s everything in photography posing. If your shoulders are up to your ears and your neck is hunched over, you will look tense. Releasing and relaxing will always make better pictures.
The biggest thing about posing is to not stress. Your photographer has your back and is there to do the legwork for you on this. Family photos are a team effort. As photographers, we want you to look and feel great, so just know we will lead the way.