Successful Glamour Photography (Paperback)

~ Watson-Guptill (Author) "IN COMPARISON TO other branches of photography, the amount of equipment needed for successful glamor photography is relatively small..." (more)
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Product Description

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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Duncan Evans has specialized in glamour photography for more than 25 years. His work has been widely published in all the major glamour magazines. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Amphoto Books; Paperback Ed edition (September 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0817459243
• ISBN-13: 978-0817459246
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #716,084 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Badass, February 15, 2004

By	Tony Hall "If the movie stinks, just don't go!" (the internet) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My main fascination with photography recently has been lighting, so before reading this book I decided to read "Lighting for Glamour Photography". I almost wish I had read this one first since it covers glamour lighting in great detail, plus a whole lot of other stuff.

I just finished reading it today, so it's still sinking in, but if you plan on taking beautiful pictures of women and taking it seriously, you pretty much have to read this book. It's a career's worth of experience in an easy to read book.

I've got to say though that some of the 80's style pictures are pretty laughable, especially the 80's sunglasses! Ironically, the author mentions how ludicrous things like sunglasses look when they go out of style!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fooled by the cover, August 4, 2007

By	Frank Ruud "ColdMac" (Norway) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Successful Glamour Photography (Paperback)

I have purchased many exellent photo books through Amazon.

But this book is purely trash. The pictures are the kind you will find in german/english
page 3 newspapers.

Alle the pics are early 80's (book first published 1988), and this is clearly a poor
reprint, without much added in 2005.

If you like page 3 girls, ok. But if you are serious about glamour photography, stay away.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference source!, January 30, 2004

By	Thomas C. Dunkerley "tdunkerley2" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned John Kelly's book now for the past year, along with a dozen other glamour photography books. I find myself constantly referring back to John's book for useful ideas on posing, lighting and other practical tips. His book successfully addresses glamour photography from the photographer's point of view. He stays away from photographic recipes and instead focuses on sharing the skills to allow the creative mind to develop their own styles and recipes. The photography within is top notch and the models are all gorgeous - no second string here. The book is broken into three main sections: the model, outdoor locations, and indoor locations. My favorite section is his in-depth coverage of the model, body types, basic makeup, and how to work with models on a professional level. I found that his outdoor location section to be excellent as well, but the indoor studio is a bit dated - as to be expected considering the date of publishing. Still, though this book is now sixteen years old, it is one of the best on the market.