CHRISTINE BUZAN | POSING TIPS

Let’s fix this! If you’re someone who feels self conscious in front of the camera, the worst thing you can do is stand there and smile. Here are a few tips to help you interact with your surroundings, and give your body something to “do” so you are able to take the pressure off of posing… ✨ Use your surroundings: Lean, sit, or rest your hands on something. 
✨ Look over your shoulder: Do this in a repetitive motion while having your photographer snap a bunch of photos for instant candid energy. 
✨ Give yourself a task: I’m “looking through my bag” here, but you can also adjust your sunglasses, play with your hair, or reach out to “grab” something. ✨ Shift your weight: Instead of standing with your weight evenly distributed, place your weight on one leg for a sense of movement. 
✨ Take in the view: Look off to the side or face away from the camera for a more candid perspective. - #poseideas #howtopose #vacationposes How to pose for vacation photos. How to pose for tourist photos. How to pose if you’re awkward. Easy pose ideas. Vacation pose idea. Posing tips for awkward people.

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WANT TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN PHOTOS? 📸 When I gained 70 lbs in one year, the last thing I wanted to do was be in photos. I didn’t feel comfortable in my new body, let alone taking photos that would be shared with the world on social media. However, the more I learned about posing for photos, and the more I practiced - the more I found an appreciation for my new body. Posing gives us the ability to conceal the parts of our body we don’t like as much, and highlight the features we want to share with the world. Through learning the poses that work best for me, I began seeing my body through a new lens of appreciation and joy. 💫 WANT TO LEARN HOW TO POSE? Head over to my profile to sign up for my free posing masterclass, “The Photogenic Secret” Whether you consider yourself a work in progress, or a masterpiece, you are worthy of capturing small moments and milestones. Here to cheer you on! - Christine 💋 - #howtopose #posingtips

HOW TO POSE IN FRONT OF A FOUNTAIN 📸 Posing for vacation photos in front of a fountain? Follow these tips… ❌ DON’T ❌ Stand directly in front of the fountain with your arms by your side. Not only are you blocking the fountain, but the pose isn’t really doing anything! ✅ DO ✅ Step to the side of the fountain, and rest your arm on it. Shift your weight to one leg to lend your photo a sense of movement. - #poseideas #howtopose #vacationposes How to pose for vacation photos. How to pose for tourist photos. How to pose with a fountain. Easy pose ideas. Vacation pose idea.

POSING FOR SITTING PHOTOS IN A SWIMSUIT? 📸 Posing for sitting photos in regular clothing is challenging enough— it’s super easy for the lines of the body to become shortened and widened, which can make you think “Wait, is that really me?” It’s doubly challenging posing in a swimsuit, where more skin is visible. However, I love this pose since it lengthens the lines of the body and is pretty simple to do. Try it out… ✅ Sit at the edge of your seat. This will elongate the line of your torso. ✅ Extend your back leg at a diagonal away from the camera lens. ✅ Bend your front leg slightly. ✅ Pose your arms and face as you wish. - #swimsuitposes #Swimposes #sittingposes How to pose for sitting photos. How to pose for sitting photos in a swimsuit. Swimsuit pose ideas for women. Summer poses for women. How to pose for vacation photos.

3 POSES FOR “EFFORTLESS” COFFEE PHOTOS 📸 Want to take “candid” looking photos with your coffee? Try out these 3 easy poses… ✨ POSE ONE: Shift your weight to one leg and hold your coffee at waist level. Bring it in a repetitive motion out to the side and in front of your body. ✨ POSE TWO: Hold your coffee as you wish. You can either hold it in front of you, to the side, or take a sip. Then shift your weight between each leg.
 ✨ POSE THREE: Shift your weight to one leg. Hold your coffee out to the side and play with your hair. - #poseideas #effortlessposes #candidposes How to pose with coffee. Effortless pose ideas. Candid pose ideas. Poses with coffee. Coffee photo ideas.

PHOTOS ON A BENCH WITH A VIEW 📸 Taking photos on a bench with a view? Try out the following tips… ✅ Change your zoom to 2x— this will make the background appear larger. ✅ Have your photographer stand BEHIND the bench with the view in display. ✅ Turn at your torso (not your neck) so you are facing the camera. ✅ Rest your arm on the bench and pose! - #iphonephototips #phototips #posingtips #posingideas How to pose with a view. How to pose on a bench. How to pose for vacation photos. How to pose for travel photos. Travel photo idea.

Replying to @thesaucymary AWKWARD HANDS RUINING YOUR PHOTOS? 📸 While hands may seem like a small body part, they place a huge role in the overall composition of your photo. I always teach my students that the hands serve as two giant arrows that instruct the viewer where to look in your photo. So if you feel that your hands look awkward in every photo you take, it might be that you’re breaking one of these 3 “rules” for posing your hands in photos. ✨ RULE ONE: REMOVE TENSION There are 3 places tension shows when you pose for a photo: your eyes, your jaw, or your hands. Tension in your hands can look like clenching your fists, or a tense grip. Instead, take a moment to physically shake out your hands before you step in front of the camera. ✨ RULE TWO: TOUCH > GRAB Instead of gripping on to something, think of placing or touching your hand gently. Photos aren’t reality, and a little bit of pressure can read as a lot of tension. ✨RULE THREE: SHOW THE SIDES OF YOUR HANDS As a rule of thumb, try to avoid posing with the back or palm of your hand toward the camera’s lens. This can look distracting and give your hands the illusion of having extra width. Instead turn your hands to the side so your thumbs or pink fingers are showing Found this post helpful? SHARE it with a friend and SAVE it for your next photo shoot! - Christine 💋 - #handposes #howtopose #posinghands #posingtips How to pose your hands for photos. How to pose for photos. Easy tips for posing your hands. Hand pose ideas. Easy hand poses. Photo tips for awkward people.

INSECURE ABOUT YOUR STOMACH IN PHOTOS? 📸 Here are 5 easy swimsuit poses you can try that conceal a tummy. You just need a bathing suit and a button up cover up… POSE ONE ✨ Sit down turned 90° from the camera. Extend your back leg and bend your front one. Rest both hands on your bent knee. POSE TWO ✨ Angle your body away from the camera. Step forward with one leg and extend the other. Keep your arms at a diagonal. Look up toward the sky and close your eyes POSE THREE ✨ Kneel angled away from the camera. Raise your rear so it isn’t resting on your heels. Rest both hands in your lap. POSE FOUR ✨ Turn 90° from the camera, pop your front knee, bend your arms and bring your hands in front of your waist. POSE FIVE ✨ Sit down and face the camera straight on. Cross leg under. Bend the other leg and bring the knee upward. Extend your arms to your sides to create additional angles. As always, SAVE this for your next photoshoot and SHARE this with a friend who will find it helpful! - Christine 💋 - #swimsuitposes #Swimposes #howtopose #posingtips How to pose to hide a tummy. Swim poses to hide a tummy. How to conceal a stomach in photos.

HOW TO POSE IN A CAFTAN 📸 Posing in a caftan, mumu or shapeless maxi dress? Try out this super easy pose… ✨ Gather your dress from the base and bring it up so it’s slightly above your knee. ✨ Bend your knee and turn it inward ✨ Pose other hand and face as desired - #dressposes #howtopose #posesinadress How to pose in a caftan. How to pose in a mumu. Caftan pose ideas. Maxi dress poses. How to pose for women. Posing tips and tricks.

4 “CANDID” POSE IDEAS WITH A BAG 📸 Want to take “effortless” or candid-style photos? Try out these 4 easy poses. Poses like these are a great alternative if you’re a bit camera shy or tend to freeze up like a statue. They give you something to do which takes the pressure off of trying to find the perfect pose. ✨ POSE ONE: Have your bag on the shoulder closest to the camera and twist back and forth in a repetitive motion, looking back at the camera. ✨ POSE TWO: Bring up your back hand to touch your sunglasses. You can shift your weight back and forth between your legs to keep the pose more candid. ✨ POSE THREE: Open up your bag, lean forward slightly and pretend to search for something. Be sure to. Keep your back flat and not round your shoulders. ✨ POSE FOUR: Swing your bag in a repetitive motion over your shoulder. WANT MORE POSING IDEAS? ➡️ Comment SUMMER and I'll send you the details for my Summer Posing Bundle. You'll learn how to master your best angles, confidently pose in swimwear, and take photos that you love on your own terms. As always, SAVE this for your next photoshoot and SHARE this with a friend who will find it helpful! - Christine 💋 - #candidposes #candidphotos #howtopose Candid photo trick. Candid photos ideas. Candid photos poses. Candid photo tips. Candid picture ideas.

LET’S TALK ➡️ Permission to be vulnerable for a second? This is the heaviest I’ve ever been and the hate comments about my body are at an all time high. Normally I delete them. Not because they ruin my perception of myself, but rather because I don’t want YOU to see them. After all, I teach to show up in photos *no matter what.* What kind of message would it send if I’m telling you that most people are too focused on their own insecurities, but you scroll through my comments and they’re full of people attacking my appearance? On some platforms, especially Facebook, the comments have gotten so bad I can’t even keep up. Logging in feels like stepping into a pit of cruelty. Honestly… check on your grandparents. Some of them are typing things that would have them on a one-way trip to Satan’s eternal group chat. Would it be easy to spiral? Sure. But instead of hiding, these comments remind me exactly why I do what I do. I started pose coaching in 2017 because I wanted to give all women the tools to take control of how they see themselves, and how they show up in a digital world. You deserve to be seen and celebrated, especially (not in spite of) if your body doesn’t fit into a mold that society has deemed “acceptable.” This work matters. It’s deeply personal to me. And I’m not going anywhere. - Christine 💋

EASY TIP FOR POSING IN SWIMSUIT PHOTOS 📸 Sitting poses can be surprisingly tough. It’s easy for your body to look more compressed or wider than it actually is. Now throw on a swimsuit, and every detail feels extra exposed. That’s why I love this pose. It naturally creates longer lines and brings a sense of ease to your body. Try it for yourself… ✅ Instead of sitting on your rear, shift your weight to one hip. ✅ Extend your bottom leg. ✅ Bend your top leg. ✅ Extend your arms. WANT MORE POSING IDEAS? ➡️ Comment SUMMER and I'll send you the details for my Summer Posing Bundle. You'll learn how to master your best angles, confidently pose in swimwear, and take photos that you love on your own terms. As always, SAVE this for your next photoshoot and SHARE this with a friend who will find it helpful! - Christine 💋 - #swimsuitposes #Swimposes #sittingposes How to pose for sitting photos. How to pose for sitting photos in a swimsuit. Swimsuit pose ideas for women. Summer poses for women. How to pose for vacation photos.

4 EASY POSES TO TRY IN THE POOL 📸 Can’t get away for vacation? No problem! Try out these 4 easy poses in the pool that look amazing on all kinds of bodies… ✨ POSE ONE: Stand on your tip toes, and with a flat back lean agains the edge of the pool. Rest your forearm closest to the camera and the elbow of your opposite arm on the ledge. Look toward the sun. ✨ POSE TWO: Stand in the shallow section facing opposite the pool’s ledge. Extend your arms to the side and lean back so your shoulders upward are resting on the cement. Tilt your head toward the sun. ✨ POSE THREE: Stand in the shallow section facing the pool’s ledge. Place your hands on either side of your head (preferably touching/interacting with your hair.) Look away from the sun. ✨ POSE FOUR: Stand on the ladder in the deep end of the pool. Hold on to the railing with one arm, and lean back slightly. Bend your other arm and adjust your sunglasses. WANT MORE POSING IDEAS? ➡️ Comment SUMMER and I'll send you the details for my Summer Posing Bundle. You'll learn how to master your best angles, confidently pose in swimwear, and take photos that you love on your own terms. As always, SAVE this for your next photoshoot and SHARE this with a friend who will find it helpful! - Christine 💋 - #poolposes #swimsuitposes #posesforwomen Pool poses ideas. Pool poses for instagram. Pool poses ideas for big tummy. Pool poses plus size.Pool poses for women. Pool poses pictures. Swimsuit poses. Swimsuit poses plus size. Swim poses.