Nude and beauty photographers can find the invaluable highimpact techniques in this exhaustively illustrated manual that covers everything from compositional tips for clothing, accessories, and poses to more technical challenges such as lighting, lens selection, and exposure, demonstrating how to produce stunning, worldclass images using minimal equipment without accruing a burdening investment.
Beginning with the Four Ss of glamour photography (sexiness, sultriness, sensuality, and seductiveness), amateurs and professionals alike are shown new ways to achieve beautiful shots, with additional tips on working with models that include methods for accentuating assets while minimizing flaws and initiating comfortable working relationships. Photographers are also shown how to turn their hobby into a successful career, or enhance the productivity and income of an existing business by honing marketing and advertising skills and mastering the art of generating business by referral. Based on the authors popular website (garageglamour.com), this guide offers helpful instruction to creating glamorous, sexy images like those seen in Playboy, Maxim, and other mens magazines.
Author(s): Rolando Gomez
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 128
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Обнаженная натура;
ON THE COVER......Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
PREFACE......Page 7
Who Does Glamour Photography?......Page 8
About This Book......Page 10
A Brief History of Glamour Photography......Page 13
In Conclusion......Page 15
1. ELEMENTS OF GLAMOUR......Page 17
Implied Lines......Page 18
Leading Lines......Page 19
Foreground......Page 20
Avoid New Purchases......Page 21
Clothing Color......Page 22
Bikinis......Page 23
Sunglasses......Page 24
Chairs......Page 26
Animals......Page 27
Hair Lighting......Page 28
Accent Lighting......Page 30
Chiaroscuro......Page 31
Vertical Images......Page 32
Camera Height......Page 34
Vary Your Perspective......Page 36
Shadow Detail......Page 37
Outdoors......Page 38
Previsualization......Page 39
Separate the Subject......Page 41
Shadows......Page 42
Be Observant......Page 43
Posing and Lighting......Page 44
Frame Format......Page 45
Cropping......Page 47
Lines......Page 48
Direction......Page 50
White Balance......Page 51
The Model’s Mood......Page 56
The Environment......Page 58
The Lighting......Page 59
The Four S’s......Page 60
Expression......Page 61
Implied Nude......Page 62
Makeup......Page 63
Hair......Page 66
Compression......Page 67
Composition......Page 68
Including the Background......Page 69
3. SUBJECT RAPPORT......Page 70
4. SMILES......Page 72
Comfort......Page 74
Individualized Posing......Page 75
Hips......Page 78
Side View......Page 79
Hands on Hips......Page 82
Hands to Conceal......Page 83
6. LIGHTING......Page 84
Chiaroscuro and Rembrandt Lighting......Page 85
Umbrellas vs. Soft Boxes......Page 87
Grids......Page 89
90-Percent Rule......Page 93
Building the Setup......Page 96
Accent Lights......Page 99
The Scarf......Page 100
Variations......Page 102
Applications......Page 103
Be Consistent......Page 104
Composition......Page 105
Importance of Style......Page 106
9. QUICK-REACTION TIMING......Page 107
Arrive Early......Page 108
When You Get Home......Page 109
Putting QRT to Work......Page 111
Create a Portfolio......Page 114
Generate New Contacts......Page 115
11. RELEASES......Page 117
CONCLUSION......Page 119
INTERNET RESOURCES......Page 120
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 122
INDEX......Page 123
