Posing Technique.....

A Posing Technique from A Girl With a Pearl Earring

1. Sit people down in a chair or on a stool with their body facing to one side (not quite at right angles to you - but close to it).
2. Set your camera up at eye level and start with a reasonably tight crop (I shoot with an 85mm lens)
3. Get them to turn their head towards the camera - but not all the way
4. Get them to turn their eyes the rest of the way to the camera
5. Take the shot