Portrait and event photographer @ogonzilla shares his 5 tips on how to pose non-models. You’ll learn how to direct your clients, how to get authentic portraits, how to maximize the space you’re working in and more.
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36 responses to “How to Pose Everyday People: Omar Gonzalez's 5 Tips”
Comment your questions on posing people who aren't models! ⬇
Did you do it right? Did you do it right? WELL I TURNED TO THE LEFT SO NOW I DON'T KNOW
Omar is very intresting photographer, I follow for his channel and always found many useful things, he's sharing his skills and positive emotions!
Elite Human.
Awesome tips 👏🏻
Thanks, great tips.
BIG THUMBS UP ON THIS VIDEO! Appreciating your tips on posing…..VERY .important to do that pre-warm up with the subjects! THANKS! HG from Chicago
I love how you teach clients to mirror and swap places with you, it really shows how you bring empathy into your work! Also thanks for explaining things so concretely and clearly 🙂
Amazing video, thanks for all the tips!
thanks, very helpful
Omar always nails it! Posing masterclass! 🤩
Great tips!!! Love it!
I have bad memories of trying to remember poses or using the same poses too much, or focusing on posing too much then forgetting about my composition like branches sticking out of heads 😢 any advice?
Omar is the best!
Girl against the heart mural wall: why did you choose the 105?
Love this video! A million thanks!!
Thanks for the video!
Very useful thank you
Thank you Omar, learned a lot !!
Curious about the ISO on a number of these, shutter speed seemed high for someone not moving much, so wondered about the logic of having say ISO640. Great photos as always, so maybe it doesn’t matter is the answer 😊
Grande Omar!
Great tips – and PRACTICAL! 🙂 Many thanks.
Excellent tips on posing non-models, that includes 99% of people. Thank you!
5:56 Liberty State Park, Jersey City?
"non models" basically everyone hahahahah facts…
Very Neat Video 📹 👌
Great info thank you.
Great Video!
Great tips Omar! I love your videos! Always helpful and fun to watch! 😅
Hi Omar, I was wondering why sometimes you raise shutter speed that much (1/2500) while it cause ISO to rise ? Is it to give a special look or is it to capture some particular moment when the subject moves ?
Excellent
SO refreshing. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Belgium.
he's a real nowhere man…
Omars the man…. Always makes great advice Vids 👍🏼👌🏼
What fantastic tips – I've never done 'people' photography before, (wildlife is my 'thing'), but you've made me want to have a go at this. Not sure my 300mm lens would be quite the thing for it though! 🤔
I have found it useful at times, especially with a group, to yell out "hey, asshole!" and usually everyone will turn and look and then laugh or smile.