We have confront around 40 authors of their bogus, beginner photographer with little or no common sense on how to pose. The books we saw went against EVERY pricnciple of professional modeling.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A MODEL IMAGE?
If you know the MOST IMPORTANT factor of modeling then you know a book on just posing is useless in almost every instant! See the image here? Most photographers shooting models do worst than we see here. Learn your trade!
We understand A thru Z on how to create a professional image and look for model success. Few do. In fact, Jay from America’s Top Model is the only person we know of who is still in the trade who understands posing. You can nail your lighting and skin tones but if the most important thing in your model image is lacking, nothing else matters if you are looking to book paid modeling work.
Notice our models and compare ones you see shot by others. We have NEVEr seen another photographers work with anywhere near the collection we shot including their relaxed body language and expressions for we make posing simple and as every professional would, discuss the model shoot PRIOR to the day of shooting and then direct the model and be their eyes during the shoot so they can be relaxed and not stressed out what to do with their hands, hair, etc.