How to pose (and look natural!) in your headshot or personal branding photoshoot

With your personal branding or headshot session coming up, have you spent a little too much time in front of the mirror practicing your posing?

This video will cover some posing essentials for professional portraits, headshots or personal branding photoshoots. Even for a headshot, there’s a lot of posing!

0:00 Intro
1:03 Stand up and lean in!
2:13 Head tilt
2:40 Shoulder position
3:07 Posing hands
3:37 Asymmetry is key
4:09 Mind the gap

After watching, you’ll have a better handle of what to expect in your session. You’ll be a step ahead as your photographer starts posing you, which should give you more valuable time in front of the lens.

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[scottlawrencephoto]

How was the posing in your last photoshoot?

[JoelGallardo-nxsw]

Great tips on posing, going to show this to my wife before her next shoot. I like the results from kahma as well, very lifelike photos.

[seeyoosoon]

Small tips can do miracle! Thank you sir.

[nateiverson]

There is a subtle genius to this video! Thank you!

[Mia-gvcf]

Wow, I had never heard anybody else talk about leaning in and it was a huge game changer! Thank you!

[carteldesanta]

Those glamour shots of grandma are gonna look a whole lot more natural now, thanks!

[shadowwoodsman]

Thank you for the information, I was able to take some pretty nice looking pictures!

[twoblueeyesphotography]

Im loving the lean from the core tip! Thank you!

[DarkSailorEisblume]

I'm currently applying for jobs and I still need a photo for my CV. thank you for the tips, I really have no idea how to pose

[rohitv]

Really great tips. I'm going to try these next time I take any pics. Thank you!

[oliverlane]

Thank you for sharing, some really useful pointers here 😊

[Gangika-Vasavi]

The struggle was real before karma - always felt so awkward posing for pictures. Def looking them up next shoot!

[Tambura-Veena]

Great tips! Ill just sit how I am thanks

[hadiaharis]

I take mine next week and im already nervous. Thanks for the tips!

[gatorwoman-the-real-one]

Great tips! What do you advise about lighting?

[karenkaptures]

I’m a photographer who shoots headshots, found this very helpful.

[jimcostafilms]

As a photographer & videographer, I found your advice accurate and helpful.

[TwoHeadsConsulting]

These are really great tips! We always say that we should keep our hands open to relax the body and project confidence.

[josephmiller]

Good stuff... thanks... always looking for tips for headshots... Actor in LA...

[jessiehuang]

Very helpful. My last headshot wasn’t that great. Now I understand it’s the posing, leaning forward... :).