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Secrets of Nude Portrait: Creating Artistic Glamour Images
By norman | February 2, 2010
The beauty of a nude body has immense artistic potential, that’s for sure. However, it’s far from easy to shoot aesthetically flawless pictures without falling into banality - so how can the latter be avoided? We will now investigate a little about how a glamour artist can accomplish mastery on this delicate subject.
Nude photographs first of all serves an artistic purpose, and so it is meant to create an appropriate impression - that of aesthetics rather than “oh, what a pretty lass!” kind of rapture. However unusual they may appear, the chief goal of a good nude portrait is to evoke thoughts and deliver spiritual pleasure. Enough talk of abstract matters - we need some practical knowledge!
I have prepared 7 must-read tips & tricks for you to use and build up proficiency in matters of nude Glamour Photographs - as well as motivate yourself properly.
- Remember - you want your nude photos to be aesthetically shot and artistic, not vulgar and trivial. The main goal is not to expose nudity but to reveal the sensual and artistic beauty of the human body - ergo, focus on depicting shapes and texture. Displaying too intimate details should be avoided - people usually feel uncomfortable when staring at someone’s genitals. Let your sense of taste take flight – if you’ve got one (and you must have, otherwise why in the world would you take interest in glamour photography), nothing can go wrong;
- 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;
- Don’t use hot lights for lighting if you don’t want your model to melt down like a snowwoman. Cold lights consume less electricity, create less heat and prove to be more flexible when it comes to studio lighting. 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?
- Unleash your artistic nature. 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. That’s why professional glamour artists produce thousands of photos per studio shoot - to choose 10 to 20 really good pictures in the end;
- Try to reach mutual understanding with the person you shoot. 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. You are not going to succeed without your model feeling at ease and ready to work!
Nude photography is not easy – nor is Glamour Photography in general. Everything can be accomplished, however, if you try hard and do your best. As they say, with one step you can start a trip of thousand miles! Or, in our glamour photographers’ case – with one flash.
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