heh ok here is my input on poses. Most poses don't look natural due to the poser not understanding the mechanics of the body. Some Basics: Most people have a predominate foot and they put most weight on this leg. In doing so, this leg i sthe straightest, the other leg is very slightly bent. This causes the hip to drop slightly to this side. This gets balanced out with the upper torso that bends back towards to predominate leg, bringing the center of gravity closer to the center line. This gets more obvious as you place more weight on the predominate leg and you will see the curve of the torso. Now more detial: Shoulders are raised and lowered not by just the arms but also when we turn our head. Try it out, look over your shoulder and pay attention to what your shoulders do. The simple act or turning your head will offset your center of gravity so the shoulder you are looking over raises slightly to compensate. A more extreme turn of the head starts affecting other portions of the body even to the point of tilting the hips to compensate for the tilt of shoulders which in turn adjusts the legs. Try stripping down to a swinsuit, or just plain nude and stand in front of a full length mirror and try placing yourself into the pose you envision just to see what changes your body makes without you realizing, move in and out of the pose slowly while paying attention to the entire movement. This practise alone will help you in making more realistic poses.