How to Flow Pose
In this new video, Jill Billingsley demonstrates how to flow pose. JB includes a behind the scenes video that shows exactly what goes into flow posing at photo shoot.
Do you have modeling questions for Jill? Please let her know in the comments section.
Check out Jill’s previous videos for more modeling tips and tricks.
Jill Billingsley
Jill Billingsley is an agency represented model, originally from Edmonton, Canada, now located in Los Angeles. Jill is very experienced and has a long list of credits that showcase her diverse skills. Check out Jill's series of "How to Model" videos on YouTube and her website, www.jillabillingsley.com.
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August 09, 2016 at 11:02 am, Timothy Jenkins said:
One more note, doing a photoshoot is like making a movie. . .The models are the actors and you, the photographer are the director.
December 24, 2015 at 12:53 am, Debbie Major Photography said:
The sucess of flow posing depends on the model. I believe that a model has to know how to move for this type of shoot. She has to know when to stop for the camera, etc. I have found that a model who knows how to flow pose is also great at static posing because she already knows where to place her body parts for a great photo.
November 28, 2015 at 12:13 pm, JJ Jansen Van Vuuren said:
I love flow posing from the point of a photographer I use flow posing to pose my model and even better if the model understand my concept and I can focus on my photos and give minimal direction. Thanks for the video
November 28, 2015 at 11:58 pm, Timothy Jenkins said:
Sorry to barge in here but had this question? If you are shooting the photos then who is directing the models? I am an artist so I guess my photos are different because I am not just shooting a bunch of photos hoping some turn out ok. I have to shoot what I am going to draw. I do not do print but I do illustration and pinup.
November 25, 2015 at 10:02 pm, tom upton said:
I suppose this “flow” type of method works if the photographer does not know how to direct, had no plan or concept for the shoot or just too shy to talk to a pretty girl. This to me seems like blog fodder for “branding” vanity building; but of little or no educational value.
November 27, 2015 at 2:29 am, Stan Schneider said:
Tom~ I think you’re under the false impression that everyone has the same amount of experience as you or your models. This is of great benefit to new models with little or no experience and those who haven’t taken modeling classes. For photographers who are just getting into working with models, it’s of great benefit to watch this, too. You’re too cynical. Lighten up, please.
November 29, 2015 at 12:00 am, Timothy Jenkins said:
That is why the photographer needs to be a director as well so he or she can show what the models motivation is or how they are supposed to look in a photo.
August 09, 2016 at 10:11 am, umptious said:
No, he’s under the false impression that he knows anything about commercial fashion or beauty photography. If you check his site, there is no sign that he works with professional models – he shoot senior portraits and head shots, etc. So of course his models can’t flow pose…
November 25, 2015 at 4:01 pm, Timothy Jenkins said:
Not to be a nag but I prefer my models to not try to be a model. I am a hands on photographer. I pose the women they way I want them to look. I may have to move the feet or hands and so on. I guess what I do is different than a regular photo shoot. I am doing artwork from the photos I take. I guess print is different.
November 27, 2015 at 2:30 am, Stan Schneider said:
Fine if that works for you and the models you select to work with.
November 29, 2015 at 12:03 am, Timothy Jenkins said:
You do not work this way?
August 09, 2016 at 10:21 am, umptious said:
But you’re shooting as a hobby, not professionally. You can focus on feeling in a control on the shoot because that gives you a sense of achievement – people getting paid have to focus on results.
August 09, 2016 at 10:50 am, Timothy Jenkins said:
How do you know I am doing this as hobby? Just because I do not take a lot of fast photos and tell the model “Oh yes that is it baby, yes give me more” I do not have the time to waste with lots of photos I may never need. I am an illustrator though and the photos I take are for reference material so what I take is what I will be drawing.What I do is like taking a photo of a bowl of fruit. I pose the bowl of fruit in a way that will make it look good in my photo. I’m trying to make the bowl of fruit look good not trying to make myself look good. I do not walk all around the bowl and just take a bunch of random photos and hope one looks good enough to use. I work the same way with my models. If I really do not want to photograph her and draw her then I will not use her. I do not need a generic woman in my work and I am not trying to make myself look good either. I am not the one in my work so I have to make the model look as good as I can. Pose her in a way that will flatter her when I am finished Sorry to ramble on but just because someone can take a photo that doesn’t make one a photographer and just because a woman can get in front of a camera doesn’t make her a model either. That is why I said I do not want my models to act like models. Pose this way then turn and throw their heads that way. That is a lot of extra hard work.
November 25, 2015 at 2:04 pm, Jason Fonceca said:
I like that Jill is out there, freely offering videos on modeling, posing, etc. — the industry could use more of that.
November 27, 2015 at 2:30 am, Stan Schneider said:
Couldn’t agree more.