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Glamour, Portrait, or Fashion: Sometimes It Just Depends on the Perspective PDF Print E-mail
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I never really know what I am going to do one a shoot until all the components are in place. I like to keep my options open—even on days when I know what the lighting will be in advance. I always enjoy the debates over what differentiates a portrait from a glamour shot from a fashion image. A portrait for me is an image that tells a story about the subject in some way. A glamour shot is designed to emphasize the model’s unique beauty and a fashion image is designed to sell something. Now, this is clearly an oversimplified summary of how I approach the three styles, but you get the idea. However, I think that in some ways trying to define each genre can be limiting. If, for example, I go into a shoot thinking that is going to be a glamour shoot, I might miss an opportunity to capture a really great commercial shot or I might not be paying attention to those opportunities where she let’s her guard down and shows some of her personality. Conversely, if I am focused on creating a portrait, I might miss an opportunity to just capture her beauty. Similarly, my job for the day might be to create a commercial image—say a beauty headshot, but the opportunity to create a fashion or accessory image might present itself. I don’t want to miss those chances by getting stuck with tunnel vision.

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Stephen Dantzig is a nationally renowned lighting expert and author of Lighting Techniques for Fashion and Glamour Photography for Film and Digital Photographers, Mastering Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Digital Portrait Photography and Softbox Lighting Techniques for Professional Photographers (Amherst Media).His fourth book, Back to Basics, is in production. He has written more than fifty articles and lessons on photographic lighting and ethics. He is a frequent contributor to RANGEFINDER Magazine and his lessons have appeared in Professional Photographer Magazine, PC Photo Magazine, Studio Photography and Design, ProPhoto West, ShootSmarter.com, ProPhotoResource.com, the Photoflex Web Photo School.

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