The V-Up is a simple pose that can be easily explained to any couple ahead of the photo session or at the start of the shoot. Keeping posing simple isn’t just easier on the photographer, but builds confidence and comfort for the couple in front of the camera as well. Image by Lin and Jirsa Photography Couples pose #1: The V-Up
Here are the three go-to couples poses Pye uses - and how he turns three poses into dozens with simple changes that are ideal for engagement photo poses as well as wedding day formals and other couples sessions. In fact, if you can learn just three basic posing prompts, you can create dozens of different looks in a very short amount of time.Īs wedding and engagement photographer Pye Jirsa explains, something as simple as moving the hands or looking in a different direction can add variety to the session without breaking the moment between the couple - or eating up extra time. Creating great couples poses, however, doesn’t actually require memorizing all the different ways to put two people together. But unless you have a memory that’s as photographic as the camera in your hand, under the pressure of a wedding day or engagement shoot, all those great ideas tend to dissipate. Google “couple photography ideas,” and you’ll churn up hundreds of different poses.
