photos (and the real smile is when the corners of the eyes
are in perfect harmony with the corners of the lips).
8.Full lips. This is a wonderful asset, but a great makeup
artist can fake this for you if necessary.
9.Beautiful eyes. Color is not as important as shape and size
(although it’s an extra bonus when the model’s eyes are
blue, green, or hazel—and even more superb when they are
more grey or silver.)
10.High cheekbones and not a round or square face.
Correcting What’s Less Than Ideal.
In most cases, your glamour photography subject will be missing at least
a few items from the above list. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t
Do the clothes make the pose or does
the pose make the clothes? In fashion
photography the model is the “clothes
hanger” and the pose normally has her
looking away from the camera. This en-
sures that the viewer doesn’t make eye
contact, but instead focuses on the
clothes being sold. Sometimes I like to
go for the same look in my glamour im-
ages. In this case, Jennifer is modeling
an erotic leather outfit—and notice how
the riding crop extends her right hand
toward her left hand. Her eyes are
turned in the direction of her hands, en-
hancing the erotic mood to the image. If
this had been a fashion photo, the eyes
could look in any direction away from
the viewer with no real impact on the
feel of the image. (Camera:Olympus E-
1;Lens:effective focal length at 50mm;
ISO:100;Shutter speed:^1 / 100 second;
Aperture:f/5.6;Lighting:available win-
dow light plus one Hensel Integra Pro
Plus 500 monolight fitted with a 22-inch
Hensel beauty dish White balance:
6000K)
