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I bought Bill Hurter’s
The Portrait Photographer’s Guide to Posing because of the wide variety of images shown and discussed, and also because of how well the sections covered typical topics.
While the images are not directly referenced in the text that I noticed, that was ok with me — I was not looking for a cookie cutter approach on “how to pose.” The table of contents is descriptive and allows you to easily find the section you are interested in. In order to get the most from this book you will need some time to sit and read through the sections — skimming probably won’t allow you get a comprehensive understanding of the techniquest described in the text.
This book also reviews composition techniques (the golden mean) and discusses the camera angle in relation to the film plane (useful to remember when photographing large groups). Both of these topics provided helpful diagrams to illustrate the concepts.
