unposed

Examples

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• What resulted was a face or figure that reflected the true mood, personality, and emotions of the unposed subject.

  Academic text (1996)

• But she was, or seemed, oddly unposed for someone this attractive with such a dramatic story to tell.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The pose might be either a gesture directed by the artist or an "unposed" attitude found by the model.

  Academic text (2007)

• A candid portrait is essentially an unposed spur-of-the-moment photograph, and, as such, is totally different from a carefully posed and lit studio portrait, and requires completely different techniques.

  Academic text (2000)

• Something informal and unposed would be ideal; it can be you alone or with family or friends—just please send caption information if you decide to do the latter.

  Blog text (11)

• I'm sure you've noticed this in attractive women, that paying attention to them makes them immediately begin to pose, even if their pose is the affected nonchalance they affect to portray themselves as unposed.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The strategy of seizing on the casual "unposed" attitude of a professional model was used by François Rude for his sculpture Joan of Arc Listening to

  Academic text (2007)

• The photographer captured an unposed moment of laughter between the children, making the image feel authentic.

• In her portfolio, she included many unposed shots that revealed the natural dynamics among her friends.

• The documentary features several unposed interviews with locals, showcasing their genuine reactions and stories.

Synonyms

U

unscripted

vsunposed

13 5.3

Not planned in writing and done while people speak or act

is specific to still images or scenes rather than staged performances

U

unrehearsed

vsunposed

7 5.3

Not planned or practiced before

is about spontaneous visual scenes rather than general unprepared acts

U

unstudied

vsunposed

1 6.4

Not planned or practiced and seeming natural

is used for photographs or scenes rather than any action

U

unconstructed

vsunposed

6.0

Speech or action that feels natural and not planned

applies to pictures or scenes rather than things in general

U

unmannered

vsunposed

6.3

Natural and simple in behavior, not formal or fake

is used for visual composition of images rather than for personal behavior

U

unacted

vsunposed

6.1

Genuine and sincere, not pretended

applies to visual images or scenes rather than inner feelings

Antonyms

P

posed

4.1

Arranged carefully to look nice for a photo rather than naturally

S

staged

4.3

Arranged on purpose to create a certain effect rather than happening naturally

How Posed

contrived

28 7.4

staged

4.3

posed

4.1

informal

98 3.1

unposed

6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology