When posing your subjects, angle the shoulders instead of having them even or square in your shot when taking head shot and upper body portraits of people.
Shoulders can set the tone for an image as they're the widest part of your subject and they are visually what the main point of focus for your image (the head) is sitting upon.
When the shoulders are angled slightly gives you shot balance and helps lead your viewer's eye into the shot towards your main focal point. It also stops your subject seeming out of proportion as it lessons the width of the shoulders slightly.
Fram your subject slightly off center-so that one shoulder is actually out of the frame. Getting this effect might mean actually getting your subject to lean in one direction or another or it could simply mean getting them to turn their body a little so your not photographing them directly front on.
Always experiment with posing your subject in a variety of ways and see what works best for you and your subject.
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