not mandatory that those tendons are revealed, it does add a nice touch
in glamour photography when the model is wearing lingerie or swimwear.
When a model is lying down and her upper leg is bent down in front
of her lower leg, the upper thigh sometimes looks too thick. Placing a
hand to follow the thigh will reduce this appearance. I also try to cast a
shadow on this area. By producing a natural shadow from the middle of
the thigh down, running from the upper hip to the knee and back to the
backside of the thigh, I can slim the look of the thighs and subdue the
hand, which will be entirely visible in this pose.
Next, look at the overall look of the thigh. Does it appear wide or
thick? If so, use shadowing along the back one-quarter edge of the upper
thigh to give a partially lit and partially shadowed look—an intermixing of
light and shade known as chiaroscuro. This will keep the thigh symmetri-
cally shaped while still creating the illusion of a thinner thigh. You can
even place a slight accent light to the back of the thigh, thus providing for
some chiaroscuro to make the pose more interesting while thinning the
upper-leg.The Lower Thighs and Calves.
One Support Leg, One Accent Leg.
is that one is the support leg while the other is the accent leg. Most poses
tend to place the body weight on the back leg while the accent leg is bentPlayboy Model Ashly found a comfort-
able pose on a bench while taking a
break at one of my Virgin Islands “Inter-
national Glamour, Beauty, and the Nude”
workshops. Often, I’ll ask models to
“show me a pose.” Some laugh, but ulti-
mately, by empowering a model into
posing, they can sometimes “see” what
a photographer overlooks. It’s always
important to get your model involved,
no matter how experienced or inexperi-
enced they are. This involvement can
change the atmosphere of the shoot and
is a great way to get a model to concen-
trate on the shoot. (Camera:Canon 5D;
Lens:Canon 85mm f/1.2L, USM lens, ef-
fective focal length 85mm;ISO:100;
Shutter speed:^1 / 5 second;Aperture:
f/5.6;Lighting:Hensel Integra Pro Plus
500 monolight with a medium Chimera
Pro Plus soft strip box fitted with a 40-
degree grid; White balance: 6000K;
Postproduction:conversion to black &
white)