Posing Archives - Chicago Photographer & Director of Photography https://johngress.com/the-academy/posing/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:56:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://johngress.com/wp-content/uploads//2023/09/LogoRed12_G_500-88x88.png Posing Archives - Chicago Photographer & Director of Photography https://johngress.com/the-academy/posing/ 32 32 Posing Men: the head to toe guide to posing for photographers AND models https://johngress.com/posing-men-the-head-to-toe-guide-to-posing-for-photographers-and-models/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:43:02 +0000 https://johngress.com/?p=23895 This video with male model Jason Cates will taking your male poses from dreadful to dynamic whether you're a model, a groom, a photographer or the everyday guy. Includes standing and seated poses, working with the light plus specific advice for heavy set plus sized subjects.

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]]> Member Exclusive: Portrait Photography & Lighting Photo Critique https://johngress.com/portrait-photography-lighting-photo-critique/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:48:09 +0000 https://johngress.com/?p=22140 In today's video I set out to critique five portraits and headshots. After pointing out the positives I share my advice on how the images could be improved. So basically, this video is full of portrait and lighting tips and tricks!

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]]> ReadyLightMedia vs. JohnGressMedia Photo Critique: Fashion & portrait photography tips https://johngress.com/readylightmedia-va-johngressmedia-photo-critique-fashion-portrait-photography-tips/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:31:24 +0000 https://johngress.com/?p=19230 So I sat down with professional photographer and lighting expert Jeff Carpenter (of Ready Light Media fame), to go over 5 images from multiple genres (submitted by their makers) to give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

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]]> Photo critique with James Quantz Jr. https://johngress.com/photo-critique-with-james-quantz-jr/ https://johngress.com/photo-critique-with-james-quantz-jr/#comments Sat, 29 May 2021 13:46:53 +0000 https://johngress.com/?p=19002 There are two ways photographers can grow and improve -- practice and critique. But the feedback we get online is often all positive and unqualified or destructive and also unqualified. So in today's video, James Quantz Jr. and I will go over 6 images, submitted by their makers, and give suggestions on how the photos could be improved.

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