Utilizing successfully striking

Utilizing successfully striking

locations is a great way to

make your fashion sparkle

photography more interesting.

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When clients are just standing in front of the environment, it draws a great deal

of awareness of their clothing and pose, whereas if they are getting together with the

environment, there is great emphasis placed on the story and surroundings.

Also, when subjects are able to interact with the surroundings, it is a bit like

assuming the mindset of a character in a play. Realize transform into the

character they are playing. They are better able to enter the role they envision

and pose when they feel they have entered another realm.

In Figure 2. 2, the subject climbed on top of a train at noon. The light was

not perfect, but the contrast of the sky and train created this video image.

The subject could interact with the venue by sitting or standing on

some other part of the train. If the subject had simply endured in the foreground

with the train in the background, it will be a less interesting image.

Figure 2. 2

Your images will become more

interesting if you discover ways for

your clients to interact with

interesting environments.

For more information about posing and getting together with the surroundings, see

Chapter 4 “Strike a Pose. ”