unposed

[ uhn-pohzd ]

adjective

1. not posed; not done for effect; natural or candid:

   her unposed manner;

   an unposed photograph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unposed¹

un- ¹ + pose ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I am like a street photographer who has learned to take candid, unposed photos.

From Washington Post

His final paragraphs urge readers to “flee the twee” and follow him south, toward the “Guyanese grills and Dominican bodegas” where “life is still lived unposed and uncurated and close to the bone.”

From New York Times

In this unposed scene, 13 faces are fully or partially visible in the crowded tableau.

From Seattle Times

Hence the mural’s dynamism, in which people dance, play the saxophone, check their phone, or stare ahead, seemingly unposed.

From The Guardian

Did you catch me in all my natural, unposed… Wait.

From Literature