Comments on: How to Pose Hands in Portraits

By: imroz syed

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:20:25 +0000

This is such a helpful guide—posing hands can truly make or break a portrait! As a wedding photographer, I’ve seen how subtle adjustments to hand placement can transform an image, especially in emotional moments like exchanging vows or intimate couple portraits.

I recently shared some posing tips on my blog, focusing on making couples feel comfortable and natural during shoots. If anyone’s interested, you can check it out here: https://hishutter.com/blog .

Thanks for sharing these valuable tips—it’s such a key detail that photographers often overlook!

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By: Ron Zepplin

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 19:29:00 +0000

the problem and the pleasure of shooting hands is once they are placed wrong, they makes the whole photo wrong. But if they are placed right, they can increase the beauty of the photos to a great extent! they can act as a great props.

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By: hajar

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:35:00 +0000

By: bigdeli

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:17:00 +0000

By: otomatik kapilar

Sat, 06 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +0000

By: Yvonne U.

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:38:00 +0000

As an amateur photographer, particuraly interested in portrait, I have always had troubles posing model’s hands. Also models sometimes get stressed and photos come out a bit awkward.
I love this artist: https://www.facebook.com/JudytaPapp
She clearly manages to make the people feel comfortable and the pohots are amazing, I love the framing and grain.

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By: Miranda Powley

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 02:27:00 +0000

hands are always the most complicated things to place while shooting. thanks a lot at least I got some Ideas 🙂

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By: CreekFox

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:12:00 +0000

From Ronald Mason- Think of specific hand shots (as illustrated or similar) from a different Point of View. Some photos are just beautiful, but others beg to tell a story ‘from the viewers Perspective’. Read the story below, understand the emotions the photo evoked. Each person of different ages and experiences will see and have a unique story of their own for the same photo. Yes, the shot needs to be great in its clarity. But when a photo touches us, then we are in touch with our humanity. Photography is an art and the “Arts” are all about humanity.

These hands of mine tell a story. The story of my life timeline. If my hands could talk, you would know me from the time I was a baby reaching out to a parent. Until it was only my hands holding each other alone. Where others see shrunken skin and wrinkles, I see character and compassion. Where others see scars and nicks, I see family meals cooked and gardens tended. Where there was strength and agility, it is replaced by tenderness and wisdom earned. Be with me and hold these hands of mine. Let me feel your love and caring from your hands. Share with me your life and I will share with you my life. We have a lot more in common than you think. Our hands tell and illustrate the consecutiveness of one generation to the next. We will have a grand time remembering. Then the torch will be passed on to you.

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By: Paul

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:37:50 +0000

Nice little article, I sometimes have to pose hands during my wedding photography.

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By: Rick V

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:36:15 +0000

Very interesting comments. I think the most compelling are the ones that cause the hands to be a contributing but clearly subordinate element of the photo that are not allowed to detract from the image. My fundamental problem is that I do not find hands (or feet for that matter) particularly attractive in the first place.

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