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Complete Guide to Beauty & Glamor Photography [Paperback]

Jon Gray (Author)
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August 1, 2003
Learn how to take great beauty and glamour shots with this practical guide from professional photographer and teacher,Jon Gray.

Beauty and glamour photographs require the same technical skills as any other area of portraiture ­ strong compositions, competent use of lighting, an awareness of how to pose your model to the best effect. The best shots also demonstrate a creative flair on the part of the photographer that goes way beyond mere titillation.

In this beautifully illustrated guide, Jon Gray explores both the techniques and the aesthetics of his subject ­ creating a book that is both informative and a joy to look at.

Covering everything from easy-to-replicate studio poses and lighting set-ups to exotic location work, Beauty and Glamour Photography is guaranteed to give your photography that all-important creative edge.

Jon Gray has been a professional photographer for 25 years. He specializes in glamour, beauty, fashion and advertising photography and numbers Vogue, Armani and Gucci among his clients. He teaches fashion and advertising photography at the American University in London and presents workshops for Bowens lighting, Mamiya cameras, Lastolite, and Fuji film. He also gives lectures and workshops to professional organizations, colleges and universities in both the UK and the USA. Jon lives in London.



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About the Author

Jon Gray has been a professional photographer for 25 years. He specializes in glamour, beauty, fashion and advertising photography and numbers Vogue, Armani and Gucci among his clients. He teaches fashion and advertising photography at the American University in London and presents workshops for Bowens lighting, Mamiya cameras, Lastolite, and Fuji film. He also gives lectures and workshops to professional organizations, colleges and universities in both the UK and the USA. Jon lives in Marylebone, London.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: David & Charles (August 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 071531405X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715314050
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,733,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars It's Still Amazes Me!, March 20, 2008
This review is from: Complete Guide to Beauty & Glamor Photography (Paperback)
When I was young and still in school, the people who wrote books on difficult subjects were EXPERTS in what they did. Rarely was someone only fair at their skills and had a ego to go out and advertise themselves as "professional". This book suggests that it is: "The Complete Guide . . ." and it is nothing of the sort. The book does have some pretty women inside, and a few interesting comments and shots, but all in all this book comes up short when it comes to a "guide". Little is shown in how an image is created, but more than that the images themselves are very average at best. Most of us who would buy a "glamour book" are visually sophisticated, and I dare to say, that unless you are an absolute beginner with no knowledge in glamour photography, most likely this book will teach you little and completely disappoint you with it's artistry!
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Great for photographers with Playboys by the ocean, March 2, 2006
This review is from: Complete Guide to Beauty & Glamor Photography (Paperback)
This book was more like a "look-at-these-Playboys-I've-photographed-in-all-these-exotic-places". This book was filled with tons of completely nude, implanted women but no diagrams, no set up explanations, no posing discriptions. The only technical aspects were "here you can see I used a mirror to reflect the model's face while focusing on her splendid rear".

AND the book referred to film only.

Total waste of money and time.
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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Glamour 101 not!! 201, November 1, 2004
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Hey Guys, if your a amature photographer looking to figure out photography of glamour then this book is for you. it has a lot of great ideas, even for the advace photographer as well what a great refresher.. i love to reed books on photography.. and this will remain on my desk not the book case.. there is a lot of information that will help you to produce better images if your having trouble.. and if your looking tweek your images a advance photographer this will help as well.. as a pro photographer i liked it as a refreasher for me to say hey i rember that and go to the next session with that idea in mind.
so if your looking for a good starter or a slaparound to get you going agin get this one..
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