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Master Posing Guide
FOR CH I LDREN’ S PORTRAIT
PHOTOGRAPHY
Amherst Media ®
PUBL ISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
NORMAN PHILLIPS
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About the Author
Norman Phillips was born in London, England and became a U.S. resident in 1980. He is married, has three sons,
and lives in Highland Park, Illinois. The Norman Phillips of London Photography studio, located in Highland
Park, Illinois, was established in 1983.
Throughout his career, Norman has been a judge at local, regional, and international print competitions and
has presented almost 200 seminars and workshops. He is a frequent contributor to several magazines and newslet-
ters, including Rangefinder, Professional Image Maker, Master Photographer, and WPPI Monthly. He has created
eight instructional and educational video titles, instructional manuals, and is the author of LightingTechniquesfor
High Key Portrait Photography, Lighting Techniques for Low Key Portrait Photography, Wedding and Portrait
Photographers’ Legal Handbook, Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers, and
AdvancedStudioLightingTechniquesforDigitalPortraitPhotographers, all from Amherst Media. Norman has cre-
ated more than 240 images that have earned a score of 80 or better, ten Best of Show ribbons, and many First
Place Awards in various competitions.
Norman is also the recipient of a wide range of honors for his photographic achievements.
For more information, see www.NormanPhillipsofLondon.com.
Copyright © 2007 by Norman Phillips.
Front cover photograph © Karen Rodgers.
Back cover photograph © Norman Phillips.
All rights reserved.
Published by:
Amherst Media ®
P.O. Box 586
Buffalo, N.Y. 14226
Fax: 716-874-4508
www.AmherstMedia.com
Publisher: Craig Alesse
Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins
Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt
ISBN-13: 978-1-58428-191-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006925659
Printed in Korea.
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan-
ical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher.
Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The
author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
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Contents
CONTENTS 3
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Introduction
T here are numerous books on the market that
reference to posing children—and as you work through
this book, you will see that this is because posing young
subjects is simply not the same as working with adults.
In sporting vernacular, it’s a different ball game.
At print exhibitions and in books dedicated to chil-
dren’s portraits, we see some beautiful images. Yet most
of these do not show us how to pose little people in a
practical manner that also evokes our emotions and
makes moms, dads, and grandparents ooh and ahh.
In this book we will review many options and ideas
for effectively posing children—from babies through
early teens—and will consider the philosophy behind
posing young subjects. While many of my own images
appear in the book, many of the portraits herein were
created by other highly competent and successful pho-
tographers and, as such, you will see a wide array of
posing ideas that are reliable and very workable.
As you peruse the images, you will see that a variety
of props and backgrounds have been employed.
Remember to make your images with props and back-
grounds that appeal to you and your market so that
what you produce is representative of your photogra-
phy and not simply a carbon copy of others’ images.
If you are like me, you undoubtedly take great pleas-
ure in working with children and babies. With the help
of this book, I think you will find that photographing
young subjects will become increasingly enjoyable and
exciting, and your portraits more successful.
are devoted to posing for portrait and wedding
photography, but this may be the first that
deals with the more challenging task of posing children.
When I suggest that posing children can be challeng-
ing, I think that many of you understand exactly what
I mean. Oftentimes, the notion of posing children is a
misnomer, especially when we are working with little
people yet to reach their third birthday.
Working with older subjects who are able to under-
stand some direction is generally much easier. But those
tiny subjects have little or no concept of what we are
aiming to achieve, no matter how much we apply our
experience and manipulative skills. Another reason for
some of our difficulties is that the youngest of our sub-
jects have limbs that appear not to be connected to
their owner’s brain and gesticulate and make signs that
are entertaining and often hysterically funny, even if
that’s not what we want.
As we work our way through the various age cate-
gories, we will demonstrate ways to overcome most, if
not all, the challenges by providing practical methods
that at least give a place from which to begin.
Though the chapters are organized into discrete age
categories, we must remember that there are often
noticeable differences in each subject’s physical and
mental abilities. As such, we need to assess each subject
and not assume that because they are a specific age they
will be like any other subject of that age.
Contributing Photographers
Without these talented contributors’ images, this book
would not have been possible. Their images will help
you to recognize the level of expertise and creativity
About this Book
In my previous book, ProfessionalPosingTechniquesfor
WeddingandPortraitPhotographers, I included a brief
4 MASTER POSING GUIDE FOR CHILDREN ’ S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
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