A completely revised edition of a best-selling classic, this book lets photographers in on all the secrets of successful, professional glamour photography. It explains how professional photographers achieve their results and how readers of this book can match many of those techniques in their own photography. Jargon-free text discusses lighting equipment needed, whether a digital camera or film should be used, and how to pose models and set up location shots. Filled with hundreds of stunning glamour photographs to highlight the techniques being taught, this book explains every facet of this fascinating, complicated, competitive, yet lucrative genre of photography. - For photographers interested in professional techniques for female portraiture - Profiles more than 350 stunning, full-color glamour photographs - Also available: "How to Photograph Women Beautifully" (0-8174-4018-6), "Classic Glamour Photography" (0-8174-3673-1), and "Lighting for Glamour Photography" (0-8174-4232-4) - This replaces 0-8174-5924-3, which has sold over 100,000 copies

Covers the basics of digital glamour, such as what kind of camera you need, making and shooting in a home-studio, and how to shoot digital glamour shots outdoors. Chapters in the book cover commercial glamour - adverts, fashion and magazine features - lingerie, pin-ups, the nude, fetish and more futuristic glamour shots. It also includes a discussion of post-production and touching up. Structured around the three main areas of shooting the image, enhancing the image and enjoying the image, the Digital Photography series makes the world of digital imaging simple while concentrating on the photographic aspect. With the aid of inspirational images we are shown in easy steps how the image was taken, manipulated on the computer and output in the desired form.

In this guide, Chris Nelson concentrates on what he calls `glamour portraits'. Unlike the editorial or advertising glamour images seen in magazines, these photographs are created for the woman herself. As such, each commission must reflect not only her unique appearance but also her unique personality. Whether she wants to look elegant, fashionable, alluring, sexy, glamorous, sensual or playful, Chris Nelson demonstrates how to design portraits that will make her happy.

From working with models to lighting and posing, everything aspiring glamour photographers need to know in order to run a successful business and take gorgeous pictures is included in this thorough manual. Written for both the amateur and professional photographer, this handbook explores how to build a professional rapport with subjects while creating sensual portraits similar to those found in Maxim, Playboy, and other men’s magazines. Each of the 150 images is accompanied by explanatory text enabling the reader to re-create the shot in its entirety or emulate just some of the picture’s techniques. Tips on adding personality to images, understanding how the body photographs, and taking elegant pictures of fully clothed models is also included.

The 1960s and 70s were a time when mainstream culture was turned on its head. Everything from fashion and music to politics and religion was questioned or reinvented while technological advances allowed people around the world to witness these incredible changes. Drawn from the Nicola Erni Collection, the spectacular images in this volume represent the iconic people, places, and events of the era, and were created by the most celebrated photographers of their time as well as press photographers. Iconic figures such as Jackie Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Maria Callas, and Truman Capote; happening locales such as Warhol's Factory, Studio 54, and London's nightclubs; the jet-setting scenes of Saint-Tropez, St. Moritz, Paris, and Rome--it's all here as viewed through the lense of Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Francesco Scavullo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lord Snowdon, Andy Warhol, and others. A fascinating introductory essay explores the era's cultural scene and examines the art of celebrity photography. Pulsing with life and creativity, this treasure trove of photographs preserves for posterity an unforgettable time. AUTHOR: Nicola Erni is an entrepreneur and a passionate collector of contemporary art. Petra Giloy-Hirtz is a curator, author and editor and co-curator of the Nicola Erni Collection. Ira Stehmann is a photography consultant and co-curator of the Nicola Erni Collection. ILLUSTRATIONS: 400 illustrations

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 S's 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 author's popular website (garageglamour.com), this guide offers helpful instruction to creating glamorous, sexy images like those seen in Playboy, Maxim, and other men's magazines.

In this instructional guidebook, photographers learn how to analyze light and take high-quality glamour photographs, with diagrams explaining how shots are set up, enabling photographers to choose the right equipment, set up their shots, and get results. Original.