poses for male seniors??

mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
edited April 23, 2011 in People
I have a shoot set up for a young mans senior portraits. I have shoot alot of women seniors but I realized that I have never shot a man before. Do any of you know of a site or gallery that I could check out that shows some good poses for young men. Some of these will be done with his car so I have those figured out as I have done women with their cars. I have shot men for family shots and execs for their company portraits but this is a bit different. I sent a private email to a fellow dgrinner that does alot of seniors but I am also interested in others input. I look forward to seeing some of your responses and viewing some links if possible.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me with this.
"I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
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  • DaveLDaveL Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited July 26, 2006
    We've shot a couple guys.
    Check out www.tmlphotography.com under the seniors link.
    It may give you some suggestions.

    Dave
  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 26, 2006
    Right on the money!
    Thanks so very much DaveL. That is exactally what I was looking for. Does anyone else have a gallery like DaveL that I could check out?
    DaveL wrote:
    We've shot a couple guys.
    Check out www.tmlphotography.com under the seniors link.
    It may give you some suggestions.

    Dave
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
    http://www.mikehaner.blogspot.com

  • Alaska shutterbugAlaska shutterbug Registered Users Posts: 91 Big grins
    edited July 26, 2006
    You could always go to smugmug home page and do a search on: senior portraits. I always do that for looking at others photos/getting ideas.
  • JamieCJamieC Registered Users Posts: 154 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2006
    One other thing.. you might want to change your topic.. I thought you meant senior citizen and not senior high-school You might be missing some advice from people misinterpreting your subject line like I did.

    Jamie
  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 26, 2006
    Topic Changed
    Thanks for the advice, I went ahead and changed the topic so more will know that I am looking for High School Senior Poses and not Senior Citizen Poses.
    JamieC wrote:
    One other thing.. you might want to change your topic.. I thought you meant senior citizen and not senior high-school You might be missing some advice from people misinterpreting your subject line like I did.

    Jamie
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
    http://www.mikehaner.blogspot.com

  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 27, 2006
    Guess I did not change title
    OK, so I thought I canged the title of this thread but I was not able to figure out how to change the top topic. Does anyone know how to do that?
    mghaner wrote:
    Thanks for the advice, I went ahead and changed the topic so more will know that I am looking for High School Senior Poses and not Senior Citizen Poses.
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
    http://www.mikehaner.blogspot.com

  • stephcha@nmsu.edustephcha@nmsu.edu Registered Users Posts: 37 Big grins
    edited July 27, 2006
    mghaner wrote:
    I have a shoot set up for a young mans senior portraits. I have shoot alot of women seniors but I realized that I have never shot a man before. Do any of you know of a site or gallery that I could check out that shows some good poses for young men. Some of these will be done with his car so I have those figured out as I have done women with their cars. I have shot men for family shots and execs for their company portraits but this is a bit different. I sent a private email to a fellow dgrinner that does alot of seniors but I am also interested in others input. I look forward to seeing some of your responses and viewing some links if possible.

    Thank you in advance for any help you can provide me with this.


    it is a PDF file.... check it out.... i have to admit is kinda generic looking BUT very helpful

    http://www.vci.net/~mmorgan/pg2.pdf

    steve
  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 27, 2006
    Thanks
    Thanks so much Stephcha! That is great and is just what I was looking for. I will use some of those for sure, if anyone else has more info please post it up or link to a good gallery.
    Mike
    it is a PDF file.... check it out.... i have to admit is kinda generic looking BUT very helpful

    http://www.vci.net/~mmorgan/pg2.pdf

    steve
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
    http://www.mikehaner.blogspot.com

  • photofreakphotofreak Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2006
    mghaner wrote:
    Thanks so very much DaveL. That is exactally what I was looking for. Does anyone else have a gallery like DaveL that I could check out?
    you can look at mine...and, I too, have shot more gals than guys..
    www.mandraleephotography.com
    Mandi
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  • mghanermghaner Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited July 28, 2006
    Thanks so much photofreak, great shots on your website! Nice of you to share them with me. I am getting some great ideas from on the help I am getting here on Smugmug / Dgrin. I just love the people here, very nice to interact with such a great group. I have used alot of forums over the years and so far I have to say that this is the best group of members I have ever interacted with. Very mature and professional folks it seems. A true pleasure to post and read others posts and replies, very encouraging and helpful.

    Mike
    photofreak wrote:
    you can look at mine...and, I too, have shot more gals than guys..
    www.mandraleephotography.com
    Mandi
    "I feel way more like I do right now then I did earlier today"
    http://www.mikehaner.blogspot.com

  • uhs_senioruhs_senior Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited October 27, 2008
    What do you think?
    I am having my mom take my senior pictures and have been out a couple of times. My favorite pose is of me sitting on a rock in the middle of a creek. I have been told that it is a "girly" pose.

    What do you think? Thanks in advance.

    Please click this link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30132415&l=c547f&id=1378990392 (you do not have to have an account)
  • BeMoorePhotographyBeMoorePhotography Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited April 22, 2011
    uhs_senior wrote: »
    I am having my mom take my senior pictures and have been out a couple of times. My favorite pose is of me sitting on a rock in the middle of a creek. I have been told that it is a "girly" pose.

    What do you think? Thanks in advance.

    Please click this link: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30132415&l=c547f&id=1378990392 (you do not have to have an account)

    I don't think this is "girly" at all. But the main question is this: do you like the picture and does it reflect your personality? This is what is important. If other people don't like the photo, don't give them copies. I like it, and I have used this pose (or one similar to it) with both guys and girls.
  • jpcjpc Registered Users Posts: 840 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2011
    uhs_senior wrote: »
    I am having my mom take my senior pictures and have been out a couple of times. My favorite pose is of me sitting on a rock in the middle of a creek. I have been told that it is a "girly" pose.

    What do you think? Thanks in advance.

    Sorry, but I vote "girly" on this one. You asked ;)
  • cr8ingwavescr8ingwaves Registered Users Posts: 194 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2011
    I think its the clasped hands that lends to the girly look.
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2011
    I think its the clasped hands that lends to the girly look.
    And having the body turned a bit more directly toward the camera would make it a bit less "shy" looking. Maybe it's not "girly" but it's certainly not "strong."
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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited April 22, 2011
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2011
    @ mghaner

    While obviously it's instructive to see what others are doing in the genre, I don't think you need restrict yourself to that. I don't think poses/compositions are necessarily watertight genre-linked. There are tons of images of males to be seen, any of these ideas could be used as a starting point for a male highschool senior. My impression is that, as a generalisation, the USA style of older teen portraits has a strong Hollywood/TV cliche component - cutesy, flirty, with attitude - as much in the case of boys as girls. It's clear that everyone involved in the photo is trying hard to pay dues to a media stereotype.

    That's not everyone in the great USA, though, and I think among Dgrinners, Charles (Hackbone) has done male HS seniors stuff which is individualistic, interesting and superb quality. Check him out -

    www.cameraone.biz

    Neil
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