by Christine Logesky (Andrew + Chrissy Photography) 

photo by Andrew & Chrissy Photography

1. When posing seniors it's important to incorporate movement. We try to find a way to add movement into almost every senior pose. A static pose can feel stuffy and it also can create nerves for your subject. Having them move in some way distracts their mind and lightens the pressure. Poses we often use for movement are walking, spinning, and swaying. For walking we tell our clients to pretend they are on a tight rope and it gives a nice looking sway.

2. Sun Behind. Most of the time we like to put our subjects in front of the sun and off to the side slightly. This gives us a nice rim light. Having your subject angle themselves at about 30-40 degrees gives a great dimensional light and also has a slimming effect.

3. Move Your Feet.  So often we think that we have to repose our subjects all of the time when really we need to move our feet and position more. Andrew and I spend a lot of time in one location in one basic pose with minor tweaks and shoot from all different angles and perspectives. For guys we typically stay eye level or lower and never shoot down on them to keep a masculine feel. For girls we typically stay eye level or higher and we LOVE to shoot pointing down. 

4. Shifting Weight.  We always tell our clients to put all of their weight on the leg that is behind rather than forward. This naturally puts their booty to the back and also gives a slimming effect.

5. Use Clothing or Accessories.  If a guy has a button up shirt or sleeves he can roll up we like to have him walk and button his shirt. For the girls we look for a necklace or a jacket that they can hold on to. We also have girls stroke their hands through their hair WITH movement rather than just telling them to hold their hair. If girls have a dress or skirt on you can always add a spin in.