3 mistakes to avoid for a good portrait pose

It isn’t a question of “looking good”… It’s more about staying natural. Yet I regularly see these 3 mistakes that sabotage a portrait even before the camera clicks:

1. Copying a pose seen elsewhere

What works for someone else may not work for you. Every person has a unique physiognomy, different intention, and specific goal. The right pose is the one that highlights you, you.

2. Forcing a perfect smile

A tense or forced smile? It’s immediately noticeable. And it gives a false, frozen, even awkward image. A candid look or a subtle but sincere smile is better.

3. Remaining frozen like a statue

The classic trap: trying too hard… and stopping moving. But naturalness comes from movement. It’s often by moving that you find the right pose, the one that resembles you.

At Studio Schemberger, we guide you step by step so every photo is fluid, natural, and above all true to who you are. No need to “know how to pose”: you just need good support.

Want a portrait that really reflects you?

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Portrait Aline Dalmolin

MUA Samira Yagoub

Photographer Pascal Schemberger