You want to have a brand shoot but you’re unsure what poses you should be doing and look good? Well, you’re in the right place because today we’re talking lifestyle poses for your brand shoot!

When thinking about what poses you want to do, you want them to reflect your brand. For example, think about the covers of Vogue – the poses you see there, most likely won’t be suitable for your brand shoot.

So let’s get into my favourite lifestyle poses for your brand shoot, for a range of ideas!

P.S. After you’ve read this blog, head over to Pinterest and create a board of inspo for poses. From this, you can create a shot list which will contain all the different poses you want to get on your shoot day.

LIFESTYLE POSES FOR YOUR BRAND SHOOT

• Home
• Cafe
• Outdoor
• Urban
• Beach
• Studio
• Hands

HOME

Having your brand shoot at home is such a good idea due to the variety of different rooms that give authentic lifestyle shots, so let me tell you some great lifestyle poses for your brand shoot!

• Sitting on the couch
• Sitting on the kitchen counter
• Sitting on stool
• Sitting at your desk
• Sitting on the floor
• Making a coffee
• Holding a coffee
• On a client call
• Doing your makeup/skincare
• Talking and laughing with business partner/client
• Taking notes/writing a to-do list
• Sitting on the stairs

CAFE

Cafes have such cute atmospheres, and especially working cafes, they make great backgrounds for brand shoots! Here are lifestyle poses for your brand shoot that you need to add to your shot list for your cafe visit.

• Sitting with laptop
• Taking a call
• Ordering coffee
• Looking out the window
• Holding/drinking coffee

OUTDOOR

Choosing to do your brand shoot outdoors is amazing (when the weather is right) due to how good the natural lighting makes photos look, as well as the scenery for those gorgeous backdrops. Check out my favourite lifestyle poses for your brand shoot in the great outdoors!

• Walking along the beach
• Sitting on the sand
• Walking the dog
• Holding your dog
• Pick flowers
• Look out to the view
• Walk/movement shot
• Exercising
• Yoga poses
• Laughing (this goes for all locations!)

Urban

By urban, we are talking about the ‘street photography’ style which is ever-growing in popularity and getting the below lifestyle poses to your shot list is absolutely essential!

• Leaning against a wall
• Standing in front/leaning against a graffiti wall
• Holding a notepad
• Sitting on stairs
• Walking
• Hold a blazer/jacket over your shoulder
• Sit on a wall
• Holding coffee cup
• Hold shopping bags

BEACH

If you’re lucky enough to have a beach nearby as well as the weather to go with it, it is a brilliant place for brand shoots!

• Sitting on the sand
• Lying on a sunbed
• Walking along the shore
• Heading into the sea
• Working by the beach

STUDIO

Studios are great places for brand shoots as you can turn the environment into pretty much anything you want, so let’s go over some basic lifestyle poses for your brand shoot, that you can add to your shot list.

Something to note is that all the poses from above can be taken and applied if you are in a studio!

• Sitting on stool
• Hands on hips
• Sitting at a desk, hands on chin

HANDS

I just had to take a minute to talk about this because it is such a common issue photographers see all the time, but also sometimes even have themselves! 

“Where do I put my hands?!”

Let me give you some lifestyle poses for your brand shoot and tell you what you can do with your hands…

• Play with hair
• One hand in pocket
• Hand on hip
• Play with fabric on clothes
• Adjust watch/earrings
• Hold phone/notebook/laptop/coffee
• Type on laptop

CONCLUSION

If in doubt, you can always ask your brand photographer to help with poses as this is what they are trained to do, so just like me, they’ll be more than happy to help you achieve the shots you’re dreaming of!

To book your personal brand shoot with me, check out my services here, and you can contact me here! I am looking forward to hearing from you!