Telling your clients how to pose during a photo session can be one of the toughest parts of the gig. Surely you remember the days as a newbie photographer, trying to find that fine balance of giving just the right amount of direction without making your subject or yourself feel too awkward. Candid posing is not a natural thing to do. It takes practice, a bit of courage, and a spot of silliness.
Designed for photographers, Unscripted Posing App offers thousands of different poses and prompts in one simple interface. Get a wide variety of shots, without the exhausting prep work. Conquer the awkward and capture authentic images your clients want!
From couples to families, maternity to boudoir, Unscripted Posing App arms you with a wide array of poses and prompts arranged into categories that cover pretty much every situation.
Finally, an app that is the perfect pocket sized, rocket fuelled photographer’s companion. Beyond posing, we’ve come up with a bunch of other great features:
A camera setting guide
Have you ever forgotten your ideal camera settings for a sparkler exit just as guests are passing around the lighters? With our easy camera settings guide you’ll never be stuck again.
Sun tracker
Know exactly what time of day to book your sessions so you capture that yummy golden hour light. This handy tool will display golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset times at any location in the world, any date in the future - so cool right?
A growing education section
With so many platforms, educational courses and online webinars to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start and invest your money. Check out our free educational guides to get ahead on current and classic topics.
A complete photoshoot planner
Plan, schedule, and follow-up shoots with one-click pre-filled client messages, checklists, client questionnaires, invoices and contracts. Save all your client details so you don’t forget kids’ names when walking up to your session. Take notes and create goals to keep yourself accountable, and set reminders so that you stay on schedule during your shoot.
There’s no doubt you’ll have moments where you’ll be stoked you have all of these tools in your pocket. But for now, let’s get to it!
Our top tips for posing couples
Here we run you through a complete crash course for posing couples to make sure you never have to contend with the ‘where-do-I-put-my-hands’ shuffle.
So the way the app works is we’ve divided our prompts into 2 categories, fun and calm. Fun poses & prompts are the big-mouthed extroverted kind. They involve exaggerated movement and - you guessed it - energy! On the other side of the spectrum, you’ll find intimate poses. These moments are quiet, delicate, and sweet, and they make you go “awwww”.
Choose a killer location
Make sure you’ve scouted your location and know what the sun is doing so you can carve out the right amount of time for each of the categories. Unscripted has a sun tracker that points you directly towards perfect lighting (because lighting is EVERYTHING). Pulling everything we know about the skies into a streamlined platform, you’ll have all the freedom to explore the margins of light during shoots. Avoid the disaster of booking sessions in the dark - simply plug in your shoot date, and it’ll tell you when you can expect sunrise, golden hour, blue hour, and sunset.
Who are they and what are they all about?
Figure out who your clients are and what their love is all about with our pre designed questionnaires so you know the best way to coax them out of their shell. To get clients to loosen up, we recommend starting with some fun icebreaker prompts. Once a couple is laughing and having fun, it’s time to ease into more intimate and reflective poses to build up on the connection they’re feeling. Once your couple are loose and comfortable finish up with a few silly, energetic poses to get them moving.
Let’s dive into some of those icebreakers now. Starting with some silly prompts and poses will help your clients feel comfortable. And if you can make them laugh, they’ll be able to shake off some of those nervous jitters.
Here are a few icebreaker to get you started
PROMPT:
Make your partner laugh using nothing but your eyebrows.
PROMPT:
When I count to three, try to guess what color your partner is thinking of!
PROMPT:
Get in her ear and give me your best monkey impersonation.
Once your couple begins to relax and feel more natural in front of the camera, you can bring in some intimate poses. If you feel like some sitting poses would be a great opportunity to lead them into more intimate moments, go with it. You may even decide to get them laying down, which will give you lots of opportunity to test out some new angles and get creative with candid poses.
Here are a few of our best-bet intimate poses:
PROMPT
Act like it’s freezing outside and you must be as close as possible to keep each other warm.
PROMPT
Take turns telling each other three things you promise to always do for your partner.
PROMPT
Just quietly reflect on all that you’ve experienced to get to this moment.
Now that your couple is feeling all warm and gooey, it’s time to move on to more energetic poses. For these prompts, focus on movement, exaggeration, and bold poses! Your gear can also help you achieve this more effectively. For example, using a wide angle lens can help movements look bigger and limbs look longer.
Here are some fun and energetic prompts to try
PROMPTS
Kick wildly and try to escape.
PROMPTS
Bump hips and try to knock each other over.
PROMPTS
Keep spinning until you both fall down.
It takes practice to pose like a pro, but with Unscripted in your pocket you’ll always have endless inspiration on tap! Unscripted is an absolute game changer in helping you nail your confidence and expand your business. A one-stop-shop for any photographers keen to take it to the next level. Join 70k photographers and download the app now.
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