1.What made your subject decide to get glamour photos? Are
the images for her? For her spouse or partner?
2.Is your subject short or tall? Heavy or slim? Has she had
children?
3.Does your subject have a flawless complexion, or are there
blemishes that need to be hidden? Is her skin smooth, or
does she have some wrinkles that you should conceal? Does
she have stretch marks or other skin-tone issues?
4.What is your subject like? Is she confident or insecure? Prim
and proper or free and easy? Does she love to laugh and
smile or is she more reserved and demure?These two photos of Rox were from our
first photo shoot. Rox was just as nerv-
ous as her daughter Tess was at her own
first shoot, but Tess came along and
helped direct her mother with posing.
It’s a great asset to a photographer when
someone else—especially someone with
experience—is directing your subject’s
posing. It allows the photographer more
time to concentrate on photography and
all the elements of capturing great im-
ages. When photographing more mature
subjects (the norm for private, in-home
glamour photography) longer telephoto
lenses help smooth out the subject’s
complexion when the aperture is at ei-
ther f/4.0 or f/5.6. These apertures also
help avoid the “sweet spot” (the sharpest
setting of the lens). I avoid this with my
private glamour subjects; sometimes
digital photography is just too sharp.
Also notice the poses in these two im-
ages. In the first shot, we used the hands
to help draw attention to the model’s
face. In the other image, we used a hat
to complement the hybrid bust-up/head-
shot cropping. The necklace and ear-
rings also accentuate the subject in an
appealing fashion. (Camera:Canon 5D;
Lens:Canon 70–200mm f/2.8L IS, USM
lens, effective focal length at 200mm
(top) and 160mm (bottom);ISO:100;
Shutter speed:^1 / 200 second;Aperture:
f/5.6;Lighting:Hensel Porty Premium
power pack attached to a Hensel ring
flash fitted with a Hensel OctaHaze at-
tachment;White balance:6000K)