Before the shoot · Planning
Poses
Pose library: poses curated by us, filtered by subject × setting × light. Subjects run women / men / any / pairs / groups (deliberately not a binary choice, which also covers couples and group shots); settings run beach / street / café / hills / studio / night; light runs backlit / front-lit / overcast / window / rim / sunset / night. Each pose comes with an official reference photo and three cues — where the hands go, where the eyes go, how high the camera sits. Bookmark the ones you want, or add one to a shoot plan in a tap so it becomes a shot item (photo and cues included) you can shoot from on the day. Browsing and bookmarking are free — guests can see the free part too — and the full library needs Pro.
When it helps
- photo poses
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- how to pose
- what pose to do
- bad at posing
- do not know how to stand
- where to put my hands
- what to do with my hands
- pose ideas
- poses for women
- poses for men
- couple poses
- group photo poses
- how to arrange a group photo
- beach photo poses
- cafe photos
- street portrait poses
- portrait poses
- posed shots
- photo gestures
- photography tips posing
- directing models
- how to direct the person you are photographing
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- posing guide
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At a glance
| Where to find it | Tools tab → Poses (or Plan → shot flow → pick from the pose library) |
| Category | Before the shoot · Planning |
| Platforms | iOS / Android / HarmonyOS (native) (coming soon) |
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“Poses” is one of the 37 photography tools in Optaxis. Coming to iOS, Android and HarmonyOS (native) at the same time, expected between late December 2026 and early January 2027; once live, search for “光轴” (Optaxis) in your app store to download.