I really enjoy shooting people, but more often than not, I have a hand in how they’re positioned / posed. Of course, I bought a book on posing for portrait photography, which explains a lot of the theory, but you could spend a small fortune on attending classes, or buying materials on how to pose people.What better then, than being sent a free selection of poses, which are seasonal, and adaptable? The answer?

The Land’s End catalogue. Sure, I buy clothes from them on and off, and they’re great quality clothes, but as a selection of poses, they’re fantastic.

So, here, find Catherine in a pose straight out of the catalogue (actually, we shot these in November and I think it’s the November 2006 catalogue). What I really like about this shot, is having the sun as a hairlight, and fill flash to make the most of Catherine’s bright coat.

Stuck for poses? Get a few clothing catalogues!