HOW TO POSE!!! 20 instagram pose ideas!

[Music] hey all you cuties it's courtney here and i'm so excited for today's video you guys actually voted that you wanted to see this on a poll on my instagram story so here it is 20 instagram post ideas i've actually organized all of my pose ideas by category so we have sitting standing with a prop and then motion or action shots make sure to give this video a big thumbs up if you like it leave a comment telling me which pose is your favorite and subscribe if you haven't already and make sure to follow my instagram courtney michelle i've been posting reels with a bunch of post ideas lately and with that let's just get into the video so we're starting out with standing poses and for pose number one you just want to put one leg straight in front of you you can leave your legs straight or you can bend your knee but make sure you point your toe that just makes it super flattering it's just a really nice way to position your legs when you're standing and feel free to pop your hip out or whatever you want to do this next pose is one of my go-to's i love doing this one all the time you want to turn to the side and then you're going to put the leg closer to camera out towards camera make sure you point your toe and put your weight on your back leg this is just going to make your leg look super elongated and flattering as you can see in these examples i love doing this pose all the time it's easy if you're just holding on to a bag or you can put your hand on your hip it's just a really cute kind of candid pose this next pose is also one of my go-to's we're starting out strong guys so for this one you want to stay turned and then you'll just want to lift the leg that's closer to camera bend your leg and kind of pop your foot up like in princess diaries when she had her foot popping kiss that's what this pose makes me think of but this is just adorable i think it is so cute and i love smiling or kissing to camera when i do this one another one of my favorites this is super easy so you want to face camera put one leg straight out to the side and then you can kind of just put all of the weight back on your other leg it's really cute if you put one hand on your hip and i know that a lot of people talk about creating triangles and interesting shapes with your body so i think putting your hand on your hip and then having that leg out create some of those triangles and gives you a really interesting shot but also it's just super natural and candid too and the last pose in this standing category you want to actually face away from camera but put one of your legs back behind you turn towards camera this is just a really good move if you want to get an action shot with your hair flying in the air the key to this one is just continuously keep turning back and forth to make sure that you have lots of options and you know you get the best shot all right next category motion or action shot so for this first one it's a candid walking shot so what you don't want to do is walk normally you actually want to just rock back and forth in place from your front foot to your back foot it seems kind of funny but this is the best way to get the right shot where you're standing in the right spot in the frame you know you're centered in the photo and rocking back and forth in place just gives you a lot of different options in a short amount of time so you know that you can get the perfect shot this next action shot is perfect if you have a skirt or a dress on you'll just want to face camera keep your legs and feet in the same spot so your feet are planted but you're just going to spin back and forth in place basically just by twisting your hips back and forth and you can also throw your arms in the air for a little bit more of a fun action shot but this just gets you that really really pretty motion of your skirt or dress flowing in the air another pose that's perfect for a dress or a skirt this one is so easy but it just adds so much to your photo you basically just need to grab the side of your dress pull it up into the air and then let go right as you take the photo so that it's kind of falling down from your hand this is just another way to play with your clothes and make the photo more dynamic than just standing there this one is one of my favorites you guys probably see this on my instagram all the time but a good hair flip starts by just holding your hand up it's basically just a rotation of your wrist so you're just flipping your hand back and forth underneath your hair and you're bound to get some beautiful action shots of your hair flying in the air i have a million because this is one of my favorite things to do for photos and this last action shot is so much fun basically you just want to spin around and circle like you're a kid again and just be happy i like also lifting and bending one leg while i turn and i think these shots work best when you're in a really pretty location i'm spinning around and my hair is flying but i'm not facing camera so the focus is on the beautiful setting now we're moving into prop photos so my first idea for you guys is if you have any sort of drink whether it's a coffee boba tea holding a coffee like this is such an easy way to spice up your photo and just give you something to hold in your hand it also just makes the photo a little bit more interesting and kind of gives you that candid shot so you can hold it up by your mouth like you're drinking it or up in the air for a really fun option next pose with a prop is if you have a purse or bag with you this one is such a great go-to a couple ways that i love to pose with a bag is by swinging it back and forth it gives you kind of an action shot and then i also like putting my arms through the bag and just holding it off to the side depending on the kind of purse that you have there's so many different ways to hold it and i think it just really dresses up your photo and also gives you something to do with your hands okay you guys see flowers all over my feed because they're one of my favorite things on the planet so you can either hold a single flower and smell it or hold it off to the side or you can grab a bouquet at your local grocery store i absolutely love taking photos with a bouquet of flowers they just brighten up my feed and bring a girly touch and as you can see in a lot of these photos my go-to pose with flowers is turning to the side and kind of hugging the flowers through my arm and then turning to look at camera next photo with a prop is if you have food maybe you're out to eat or you have an ice cream cone at home i only have this chocolate chip cookie so this will have to do for now it's really fun to hold this up towards camera i really like to hold the food with a straight arm so that it's closer to camera than i am and it just gives a nice depth to the photo and makes it a little more unique and last pose with a prop is good old sunglasses this is also a really easy one you can either touch your sunglasses while you're wearing them and kind of adjust them that's a really easy go-to or you can take the sunglasses off and hold them next to you or hold them out in one hand this is just a really easy natural candid shot and now for photos sitting down these are some of my favorites and i think they really spice up your feed to have some sitting photos so it's not just all standing photos so for this first pose it's just a good old crisscross applesauce this pose is also really great if you're sitting on a curb on the side of the road or you're in a really cute location where there's a ledge or a bench for you to sit on this pose is also one of my all-time favorites i do this a lot on my feed it's basically like a half crisscross applesauce i call it and you can kind of rest your elbow on your knee if you want to speaking of creating shapes and triangles with your body when you're posing this one is just a really good option to make your photo look a little bit more interesting than if you're just sitting normally or with your legs straight for this next pose you'll want to turn so that you're actually about 45 degrees away from the camera so you're kind of facing diagonally away i like to just bend my knees put my legs up in front of me and it's really cute if you lean back and put your hands behind you this one is so flattering because it elongates your legs if you're at this angle of 45 degrees now for this pose you'll want to actually turn fully so that you're at 90 degrees and now you're basically at a profile angle from the camera and this one i think looks most flattering if you put your elbows on your knees in front of you or your arms just in front of you you can also hold a prop i think this one is just so easy and also really flattering because it elongates your legs and now what i like to call the cool girl pose this is like a cool girl squat just make sure that your weight is on your back leg and then your front leg is kind of turned at 45 degrees towards camera so you have a flattering angle and it's also kind of hard to balance so i often fall over when doing this pose for photos but that's what keeps it fun this one looks so cool especially if you have some cool sneakers to show off all right cuties thank you so much for watching i hope that you loved it don't forget to subscribe follow my instagram at courtneymichelle so you can join in all of the posing fun and if you like the way that i edit my photos my presets are linked below if you want to check them out don't forget that you are beautiful and wonderful and special and unique and one of a kind i love you from the bottom of my heart and i will see you cuties in my next video

Channel: Courtney Randall

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Id: sDUEGqUXA_Y

Length: 10min 12sec (612 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 04 2020