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The worst way to get a candid expression from your subject

Whenever I go on a shoot, I always try and get an assistant that can help pose the subject and make them laugh and play so that I can focus on the photography. My pet peeve is when the assistant says something like, You look so stiff! Loosen up! Ugh! Telling the subject that they don t look good only makes the situation ten times worse. Never tell the subject they look stiff or they need to loosen up. It backfires 100% of the time.


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Get out of the model s face
Stop the waving and smiling
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Protect your flashes with air cushioned stands
Do something totally off the wall
Choose your model carefully
Photograph the subject in their native environment
Buy a few scarves
If one person is a bit stale two people are perfect
Get that model release
Raise that light for stunning catch lights
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