How To Shoot Truly Artistc Glamour Images
The beauty of a nude body has immense artistic potential, that’s for sure. What are the basic demands of producting quality and, most importantly, elegant nudes? We will now investigate a little about how a glamour artist can accomplish mastery on this delicate subject.
When shooting a nude portraits one must always hold the following in mind – they are, first of all, art. However bold they may appear, the chief goal of a good nude portrait is to evoke thoughts and deliver spiritual pleasure. This is all theory though – to hell with it, it’s high time to see how it is done in practice!
Here you find 7 techniques and pieces of advice to guide you through the basics of nude Glamour Images and provide some valuable insight as well as priceless mindset.
- Balancing artistry and vulgarity is a must: you don’t want the latter, you want the former. Make emphasis on body shapes and texture. Avoid showing too intimate details e.g. genitals if you don’t know how to make them look beautiful rather than embarrassing. Rely on your artistic taste to decide what will look great and what should be avoided – it is a more reliable criterion than strict rules of glamour photography;
- You shouldn’t fall victim to the game “look how much junk I managed to stuff into this picture!” – your model is to wear only essentials that contribute to the mood of the picture and correspond to basics of good taste. The best way to go is seeking out little and exquisite tokens that will add up charm to both your model and the atmosphere of nude portrait;
- Refrain from using hot lights during a nude photo session, unless you want to turn it into some kind of a desert. It’s always better to use cold lights – they are more economizing, they don’t make everyone in a studio sweat and they are very powerful tools to make a great photo. In order to acquire more subtle light, use soft-boxes. Actually, always try to make light as soft as possible – it creates a proper mood;
- Don’t let the laws of optics stand in your way to creating a nude masterpiece: the shooting angle can alter the proportions and make your model either too tall and thin or too short. You don’t want any of that, do you?
- Be creative. Experimenting with poses, light and surroundings can result in very unexpected and original variations;
- Take as many shots as possible, will you? Really, the more you shoot – the more good pictures you will have to pick later. No good photographer takes less than a thousand of pictures per session – just to have a vast choice;
- Establish a connection with your model. She is more than merely a model, but your best friend and a co-author. Your model is the second most important person behind the creative activity – if not the first. If your model feels uncomfortable, you won’t get anywhere – even if you’re Helmut Newton!
It’s never a piece of cake to be a nude portraitist, nor is to shoot Glamour Photography. Yet you can achieve a lot if you keep practicing and pushing on. Remember – a journey of thousand miles begins with one step! Or, in our glamour photographers’ case – with one flash.
