25 prom picture ideas (couples, friends and solo)

Prom photos happen in two places: before the dance, outdoors in evening light, and at the dance, in dim and colourful light. Take your posed photos before you leave, in the last hour of sun or open shade, and save the dance for candids. Here are 25 ideas.

Getting ready

1. The dress hanging in the window.

2. Hair and makeup. In the mirror.

3. Shoes, jewellery and clutch flat lay. The Aerial Triangle guide arranges three items.

4. Tying the tie. Hands only.

5. A parent zipping the dress.

Corsage and boutonniere

6. Pinning the boutonniere. Close-up at 3x.

7. Slipping on the corsage.

8. Hands with the corsage, held together.

Couples

9. The first look. One turns around to see the other.

10. Hug from behind.

11. Forehead to forehead.

12. Walking hand in hand.

13. The dip.

14. Garden arch. Standing under it, side by side, angled in.

Groups

15. The staircase. Couples on each step.

16. The garden line-up. Alternate dresses and suits.

17. Friends only, then dates only.

18. The jump. Burst mode (swipe the shutter left and hold).

19. Walking towards the camera in a line.

Solo

20. Full-length in the dress. The Portrait 1 guide frames head to toe at 1.5x.

21. The twirl.

22. Over the shoulder.

The night

23. The limo or car arrival.

24. The dance floor from above.

25. The photo booth strip.

iPhone tips

• Posed photos before the dance, in the last hour of light or open shade.
• 1.5x for full-length, 2x for couples, 3x for corsages.
• Group shots at 1x, stepping back instead of going wide.
• No flash on the dance floor; use the coloured lights.
• Keep the background clean: a garden, a staircase, a plain wall.

More poses: prom photo poses.

Frame the night

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