Commercial Photographer: Your Guide to Marketing, Creativity and Growth

Posing and Directing Brand Clients: Three Simple Techniques for Natural, Confident Portraits

September 1, 2026·17 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

If you've ever watched a client freeze the moment you point a camera at them, this episode fixes that. Marcus shares the system he uses to turn nervous, stiff brand clients into natural, confident portraits — no posing guide, no awkward instructions, just a handful of simple techniques that work with anyone in front of your lens.You'll learn how to get direction across without saying a word, why the shots your clients love most are rarely the ones you actually asked for, and the one prop rule that instantly makes a brand shoot feel considered rather than generic.If you want the groundwork that makes all of this even easier, go back and listen to our episode with Colin D Smith, the listening expert, on building the client relationship before the camera even comes out

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