Hi everyone! I’m new on r/photography, so I hope that this post isn’t in the wrong place. Please let me know if it is!

First, some context: I’m a classical singing student. While I’m at ease on stage, I’ve never had any modelling experience. For the past year, I’ve been asked to provide good portraits of myself so as to illustrate concert flyers, programmes and concert organisers’ social media posts. As a result, I set out to look for a local professional photographer. Funnily enough, someone I knew from a past concert I participated to came forth and told me that while he didn’t usually do that kind of work (he shoots ads for products), he’d love to give me a free photo shoot if he could use one of my pictures for a side project he has. I agreed and we met up.

I had no idea what to expect besides what you see in movies. I thought I’d be clumsy and awkward, but actually, I felt very much at ease and greatly enjoyed the process. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that when he asked if I’d be willing to do that again in a different setting, I accepted. But the thing is, I’d like to learn how to pose, to know how to move so that I look less stiff, catch the light differently, and overall make the photographer’s work easier.

Would some of you have tips or recommend some resources? I have no idea where to start besides the youtube videos I found while searching “how to pose better” 😅 Where could I start?

Thank you so much! ☺️🙏🏼

One last thing: I don’t intend to become a professional model or to steal professional models’ jobs. I just enjoy the process of a photo shoot and am aware that some photographers might be interested in asking a singer to perform and pose (which was what I did), just as one might take snapshots of a violinist or pianist for their specific artistic projects. I respect the profession and wouldn’t want to do it harm by replacing an actual pro!