The third installment in my 4 posts series on model poses is all about accessories. In so many cases, accessories really make an outfit--from the hats and headbands to the unique rings and flowing necklaces.
Here are various ways you can pose with accessories--ways that highlight these wonderful accent pieces of any garment.
Modeling Shoes
Here are various ways you can pose with accessories--ways that highlight these wonderful accent pieces of any garment.
Modeling Shoes
In Focus and Standing Out
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Pose Con: It can be difficult to get the right proportions without you coming off like a giant, unless that's what you're going for with this look.
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Pose Pro: The focus will maintain on the shoes if you take your photo in black and white, stretch your bare legs out, but keep a splash of color. The color can be in the outfit you're wearing or, preferably, only in the shoes.
Pose Con: Difficulty lies in the color editing, but otherwise, the pose is pretty straightforward and simple.
Modeling Hats
Upside Down and Full On
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5u3XW6HdOIAKo0dhgSq3F-LbQAwqO1el1SykNClT9jajb-idrTk9rU5tbmoIUaQekwnT9bANWTdfDnaR2uaO-otdEkhruGzZIMsHafjpolV2G-8yYCODLANIPSpzXrTfgYJtdvajDk4/s400/hatupsidedown.jpg)
Pose Con: Not everyone is comfortable with the upside down look, which is understandable. It can be tough to keep it pretty when posing in this fashion.
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Pose Pro: This full on pose works so well with elegant hats. This is the best time to dig out one of your mom's old church hats and strike a daring pose.
Pose Con: The full, dramatic appeal of this pose won't be captured if the hat, itself, isn't dramatic.
Modeling Jewelry
Bare Skin, Tight Shots & Black and White
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtkAgUQV-up5ikcGZS5pgzbxtltS3u2cgTD89qUr6n_h2W2HrxvFbHE7ghyphenhyphen2hLqUjpw3FViWScznNU9t0xyd4_LYTL93Bz7uWH31cH3om_HAtn-x2MsSJhHfBegcF4tbsYrndlUzX0ps/s400/lowcutjewel.jpg)
Pose Con: Would actually not be great with too many accessories
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Pose Con: Don't use this pose for one piece of jewelry; it's best with multiple items
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Pose Con: Black and white wouldn't be a good choice for vibrant jewelry, but as you can imagine, is great with pearls
Images from Flickr
Have tips on how to model accessories? Leave a comment and let me know.
Happy posing muses!
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Great tips. I need these for when i model my DIYs. really if i didn't have to be my own model that would be even better....but until then these tips will help.
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Love these pics. Love the second hat.:)SarahD
ReplyDeletei love the tips for photos!!!
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great tips! Love the shoe tips!! :)
ReplyDeletegreat tips, very interesting!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm looking forward to the blog feature, so nice of you! :)
i find rings to be the trickiest thing to pose for.. sometimes they're just so small and my hands are just awkward looking. hahaha! thanks for the tips though..
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i actually turned my screen upside down to see the face of the model in the upside down picture...she definitely kept it pretty which is usually hard to do with a pose like that
ReplyDelete:3 nice tips
ReplyDeletecool. it looks very pro! :) what lenses did you use?
ReplyDeletelove to clumsy legs poses :)
ReplyDeleteTrue Queen
awsome outfit and accesories looks great
ReplyDeletethe second and third pictures was great! The model was have great pose and outfit.
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great pictures...and i'll be sure to try out these wonderful tips...thanks so much for sharing!
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Oh, this is such a fun, insightful post. Love the pictures you have selected. I don't really have any tips of my own, but would definitely give your tips a try.
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nice post hun!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Great tips cheryl!! Happy weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun post! I'm always having trouble coming up with creative poses for my outfit shots, so this has been VERY helpful and interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteNice tips ;)
ReplyDeleteI love shoes on the second picture! ;)
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HEY, sorry i thought these are your shots. :) thanks for the tips again.
ReplyDeleteim not into photography but hubby is. :) tc cheryl.
This series is so helpful! This one especially gives me some great ideas for photographing my own close-up accessory shots.
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