Happy Husband
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...her to pose for longer sessions? With no "pro" experience in this whatsoever, I have occasionally photographed my wife with a digital camera where she's wearing lingerie. The pictures are safely hidden on password protected flash drives and are only for us. My question is this, I have no idea what I'm doing other than to snap the best picture I can at a given moment, and she usually poses in a simple manner with little direction from me. When I do try to pose her, she says that my idea of what looks good is different than hers. Also, the sessions are usually only around 10 minutes give or a take, because she only seems comfortable doing them for about that long. So what can I do to make her look good in the photos and make her happy and comfortable? And what can I do to encourage her to have longer photo sessions with more than just a couple outfits?
She seems to be comfortable about taking the pictures when they start, but she needs to be "charmed" into starting the session. She's perfectly willing to do these photos, so that's not the problem. She just doesn't think she looks as sexy as she could. I think that's because she weighs more than her wedding weight and she's more conscious of her body, so she's more reluctant to begin the session and will only go through a short session. Any ideas for warming her up to the idea of starting a shoot (and continuing the shoot longer and keeping her happy during the shoot)?
Also, any ideas for warming her up to the idea of a nude or partially nude shoot would be welcome too. We did that once when we were both soused, but I'd like to do it without the alcohol. Of course she's going to be more conscious about her figure in this situation.
In your answer, please give specific examples of things that would be helpful, rather than generalizations, whenever possible.
I'm not interested in being a professional photographer. I'd just like to be able to get higher quality pictures and enjoy the sessions without feeling like I have to race to get some shots I'd like.
Yes, she gets all the shots she wants of me, and we use the timer function to take photos of the two of us.
Thanks for your reply.
She seems to be comfortable about taking the pictures when they start, but she needs to be "charmed" into starting the session. She's perfectly willing to do these photos, so that's not the problem. She just doesn't think she looks as sexy as she could. I think that's because she weighs more than her wedding weight and she's more conscious of her body, so she's more reluctant to begin the session and will only go through a short session. Any ideas for warming her up to the idea of starting a shoot (and continuing the shoot longer and keeping her happy during the shoot)?
Also, any ideas for warming her up to the idea of a nude or partially nude shoot would be welcome too. We did that once when we were both soused, but I'd like to do it without the alcohol. Of course she's going to be more conscious about her figure in this situation.
In your answer, please give specific examples of things that would be helpful, rather than generalizations, whenever possible.
I'm not interested in being a professional photographer. I'd just like to be able to get higher quality pictures and enjoy the sessions without feeling like I have to race to get some shots I'd like.
Yes, she gets all the shots she wants of me, and we use the timer function to take photos of the two of us.
Thanks for your reply.