Gay couple poses

COUPLE POSES

TRADITIONAL COUPLES POSES

Couple photographers use several types of couple poses photography to reveal the beauty and authentic emotion of couples. Traditional couple poses exist from the origin of photography. Even they are quite classic; these couple poses are still beneficial and easy to try for a couple who has no life with a professional photoshoot. 

01. OPEN BOOK POSE

I summon this pose “opening manual posing”, just imagine the man and his lady are like two pages of a book that are opening. In this pose, he strands direct with one hand in his pocket, and the other one held her waist. The lady stands close to him and put wait on one foot and push up the other foot on tiptoe to bring the curve of her hip. One of her hands on his back and the other one bends a little bit to show the man’s figures and her curve. That gap between her elbow and her waist creates contrast, showcasing more of her waistline. They’re looking at the camera and showing their smile.

02. CLOSING BOOK POSES

For this couple pose, the man or the lady turn their body to one side, like closing one page of a book. In the photos,

Sweet & Simple Posing Tips for Gay Couples

Every couple deserves beautiful photos that celebrate their treasure. These LGBTQ posing ideas will assist you deliver images that shine!


Natural looking poses require clarify guidance and a light touch. Don’t over-pose your clients, or they’ll watch stiff and uncomfortable. But if you don’t give them any direction at all, they may just stand there with awkward smiles and absolutely no indication that they’re 100% in love.

That’s why it’s so important for you—their photographer—to know exactly how to assist your clients unwind, connect, and disclose their authentic selves to the camera.

These shooting and posing tips will serve you create plain, romantic photos for queer couples

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Nicole Nero Studio

#1: Shoot in a safe, supportive location

Some parts of the world are less friendly than others to LGBTQIA folks—and that’s putting it mildly.

Whether you’re freshly focused on LGBT wedding photography or simply expanding your couple photography portfolio, you’ll want to know that the shoot location is a safe and supportive one. Collaborate with your clients to thoughtfully prefer a photography venue that’s welcomi

8 Best Poses for Same Sex Couples

To be honest these are our favourite poses for any couple regardless of their sexual orientation but these poses also work great for anyone struggling to pose same sex couples. We often find that it's best to be inclusive when it comes to posing similar sex couples and not suppose that one person takes on the more masculine role.

We recognize from our own experience as a same sex couple that we both like to command a pose, depending on the type of pose we're given. Sometimes it's best to hold the taller person hug from behind while the smaller one gets attacked.

In other poses it might look strange if the smaller of the alike sex couple tries to embrace on the head or temple so it's best to also have the taller person clue this type of pose.

Try not to get too stressed. You will likely find, if you actually ask the couple, that they already know what they like best or how they feel most comfortable. If not just mix and connect and have the couple rotate between these same sex couple poses.

1. Walk, cuddle & kiss

Ask the couple to amble towards you holding hand while they look at each other, cuddle & kiss.

2. Over

As a seasoned wedding, engagement and family photographer, you’ve spent years perfecting the way you capture love—images of the rings, the veil, the kiss, you have your shot lists down to a science.

But, with the surge in same-sex marriage across the country, it’s imperative that even seasoned photographers form themselves students again as the request for same-sex wedding, engagement and family photographers grows every day.

Here are some ways you can make your couple’s experience as unusual as their story, and capture images of them that depict an original representation of their love.

By Jennifer Brister

Get to Know the Couple

As with any couple, the more time you invest in building rapport, the more content your couple will feel in front of you and the camera, and the more organic the images will look. Get to know the couple. Ask them about their story, and observe how they interact with one another and the positions that they naturally fall into.

Talk to them about their comfort level showing affection in public. This will help you visualize the perfect poses and shooting locations ahead of second. For same-sex couples especially, PDA may be something the