One of my buddies is a club promoter who has girls wear merch for his company and takes pretty mid photos with his phone.
I think I could do a better job with my camera and selfie ring lights, told him so, and he said to roll with him on Wednesday.
Where can I learn how photographing women works? I feel like there is an etiquette I don’t know and the special only trick I know is shooting from below the waistline - which I learned from a Brazilian dude.
Like, I just straight-up tell my girlfriend “stick your butt out” or “do a sexy pose”, but I feel like that’s probably unprofessional cause I would never imagine my anime cosplay photographer buddy doing that.
The only photographer commands I know are:"Turn your chin [direction]"and “Turn your hip towards me”
I was given, “Turn your hip towards me”, by a dude I know who throws photoshoots to replace what I normally tell my girlfriend. He made it sound like it’s the only move I need and explained that the models know more about posing than I do.
I also watched a YouTube video from a portrait lady, and she said you can tell people to, “sit comfortably”. I don’t know if that’s good for what we’re doing, though.
First and foremost: Be polite and respectful as you would be with every other person. Don‘t comment (not even as innocent compliment!) on bodyparts or looks. Communicate with your models what poses you wan‘t and plan your shot in advance.
Be as professional as you can and create a good atmosphere. If you are nervous: that is ok! Don‘t try to cover it with playing cool or pseudo funny.