Never take awkward photos again!
Ever find yourself at a shoot, withering under the gaze of your clients looking at you expectantly while you try to pull another pose out of your sleeve? That awkward “what’s next” moment is a total nightmare. All you want to do is confidentaly capture the real and beautiful lives of your clients, but it’s hard when not everyone is super comfortable in front of the camera.
Say goodbye to cringe-worthy photos and start curating beautiful shoots with these simple tips on how to use prompts to help you boost your confidence, capture some insanely beautiful images, and level up your photography game.
1. Pre-save pose inspo
Use pre-shoot questionnaires to get to know your clients better. Are they introverted? Extroverted? Up for an adventure? Or are they more a fan of the great indoors?
Based on their answers, create the perfect list of prompts to suit their personalities. Save yourself tons of time by sorting poses and prompts in a way that makes sense to you. Unscripted has made it so that you’ve got full control over your own library. With a category for every type of session, you’ll always have endless inspiration right in your back pocket.
“Save yourself tons of time by sorting poses and prompts in a way that makes sense to you. Unscripted has made it so that you’ve got full control over your own library.“
2. Think like a director
Create an environment with your clients that allow them to naturally relate to one another and interact with their environment. Then, come in with one of your handy pre-saved prompts to evoke authentic emotion. Boasting the world’s largest database of poses and prompts, easy searchability, and every category you need, Unscripted helps capture moments you and your clients will love without having to stress out about it!
Bringing movement and emotion into posing is less about posing and more about directing. Put your movie director beret on and think in terms of movement and action. The final image is a snapshot of a life in motion, and it’s often the little, in-between moments that are typically the most natural.
“The final image is a snapshot of a life in motion, and it’s often the little, in-between moments that are typically the most natural.“
3. Bring in the emotion
Once the lighting’s right and everyone is in position, it’s the time to add that extra sparkle of emotion. How do you do this? Prompts!
Start with some silly icebreakers to get everyone laughing and having fun, then ease into some of the more intimate and reflective poses to build up the lovely connection everyone’s feeling. Our prompts are sorted into fun, calm, and romantic so you can find exactly what you’re looking for in a pinch.
“Start with some silly icebreakers to get everyone laughing and having fun, then ease into some of the more intimate and reflective poses to build up the lovely connection everyone’s feeling.”
Doing the work by getting to know your clients before the shoot, pre-planning the prompts to match their personalities, and thinking (and acting like a director) will help you open up the possibilities of what people are willing to do to help tell their stories in front of a camera. It’s these stories, and these memories, that make photography the powerful tool that it is.
So with thousands of empowering prompts in your pocket, get out there and capture emotion-filled images and have the best time while doing it!
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