Part of what makes a photo interesting is that it looks natural and not a stiff pose. Here is an example of a posed shot of my wife doing what she does naturally, talk on the phone. In order for me to keep my skills honed in the semi off season I grab the wife or kids and ask them to stand in for a lighting set up. Here she is working on her adoption work and was kind enough to get a quick pose or two while talking with the other Indiana AAC rep. Notice that the light looks natural even though just out of frame camera left there is a 45" shoot though umbrella with a 430EX and behind her is a 420EX with snoot for hair light. This setup takes about 5 minutes and can be used for a single or double portrait.
I like it!! I love the info you've put on here - it will be helpful to those of us just trying to take a decent pic once in a while! Keep it up!!
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