ceiver (a listener). In glamour photography, you will sometimes be the
messenger. Other times, you will be the receiver. Great glamour photog-
raphers know how to distinguish between the two roles—and know ex-
actly which one they should play in any given situation.
In the first image (left), Hillary H. posed against a brick wall late at night when I was experimenting with my Canon 85mm, f/1.2L
USM lens. In this type of pose, I will often have the model step slightly away from the wall so she can lean back into the wall and
create a nice, natural curve to her back. Notice how I used in-camera cropping and composition to accentuate this pose by hav-
ing the lower part of the body start on the lower left of the image and the upper part of the body end at the upper right. This
creates a pleasant diagonal that draws the viewer in. The model also has her arms raised with the elbows bent, thus creating more
diagonals. When raising any model’s arms, make sure that she’s well shaven and that no razor stubble appears. The warmth of
the image comes from post-production in Adobe Lightroom before final processing in Adobe Photoshop. To create the second
image (right), I moved the model over to a cabana area near the pool, which helped illuminate the scene. This time I had Hillary
pose next to a wooden column and used the same raised-arm technique. Since I had no brick wall to limit my camera angle, I
moved more to the side and captured the eye naturally framed by the bent arm. By waiting till late at night, I had some natural
deep shadows that helped accentuate the pose and the mood it creates. (Camera:Canon 5D;Lens:Canon 85mm f/1.2L, USM
lens, effective focal length 85mm;ISO:400;Shutter speed:^1 / 100 second;Aperture:f/1.4;Lighting:1] Natural light reflected from
a nearby swimming pool, 2] modeling lamp from a Hensel Integra Pro Plus 500 monolight fitted with a 7-inch reflector and a 20-
degree grid (flash was not triggered);White balance:3900K)
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