Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers

The book Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers is a work by professional photographer Norman Phillips, published in 2005 by Amherst Media. This book combines the two specialized fields of posing and portrait photography, serving as a professional resource for photographers seeking to create attractive portraits and increase their sales. Phillips, who has won numerous awards including the Sweepstakes Award from the Professional Photographers Association of Chicagoland, teaches precise techniques for positioning the head, shoulders, torso, hands, and feet, enabling photographers to correct physical flaws and capture a relaxed and natural subject.
The book takes a practical, step by step approach, addressing the challenges of photography in various locations and offering tips for adjusting poses in any situation. One of the book´s notable features is the presentation of good and bad images side by side, allowing the reader to clearly see the effect of the suggested changes on the final result. However, it should be noted that the book has also faced serious criticism; some reviewers have described the photo quality as poor, the poses as awkward or ridiculous, and the overall structure as weak. Despite these criticisms, Phillips introduces four main posing styles in his book, including formal, natural, exaggerated, and a combined approach.