Comments on: Forced Poses … Just Sayin’

By: Gayle

Gayle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:12:24 +0000

All of my wedding photos are very posed. When I look back on them now, I can’t believe how bad they are! I can’t imagine a photographer posing people and then looking at the images and thinking they look good. I love your grouping of photos here! This is the way people want their family captured!

By: Jana

Jana — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:21:40 +0000

Well thank you for including one of my photo’s in one’s you approve of

By: Marcie

Marcie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:09:03 +0000

Aaah..yes. I couldn’t agree with you more. You said it all so perfectly. Love this collection of more spontaneous and very real images. Especially love – the very last group shot of the people at the bar..raising their glasses!! So full of joy and just plain good fun!!!

By: Christine Edwards

Christine Edwards — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:56:53 +0000

Diane, I do agree with you about forced poses, especially when it seems that the “models” are uncomfortable. I also think it takes an experienced photographer to get good natural poses, like yours. Karen Russell takes portraits of her kids that are great. Most of them are the kids just doing their stuff, but she recently did a catalog shoot with her youngest and they turned out fantastic. So somebody who knows what they’re doing can make a posed portrait look more natural and comfortable. Good topic!