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Posted 9/21/2007 @ 9:58:00 pm by photographyblogger.com
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Glamour photography is the type of photography that most people encounter on a daily basis. Glamour photography consists of shooting models using various props, cosmetics, settings, lighting, and airbrushing. Glamour photographers can make a great deal of money if they are at the top of their profession, but there are many photographers out there wishing to break into this industry.
Glamour photography really broke onto the photography scene during the early 1920s. Media would often photograph various stars, and use different lighting and scenery effects to make the stars appear unworldly. When World War II broke out, pin-up photographs became the popular glamour photography trend, and these photos were scattered amongst various troops that were fighting on the front line. Believe it or not, during the conservative 1950s, glamour photography was taboo and practically illegal. The 1950s era proved to be a turning point in the glamour photography world, and those magazines featuring any sort of fashion photography began to label themselves as ?art magazines? or ?health magazines.?
Another great landmark in the world of glamour photography began with the first Playboy in 1953. Hugh Hefner turned fashion, ?health,? and ?art? photography into the first ever nude photography magazine. Not only was Hefner instrumental in changing the face of glamour photography, he also combined the original star photographs with nude photographs when he chose to place Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the first Playboy. Today, glamour photography can mean anything from shooting models in print ads to shooting various ?Hefner style? layouts for various magazines. A glamour photographer must deal with a hectic set, difficult models, and often various clients that are paying for the shoot. The life of a glamour photographer may be, well, glamorous, but it is also a lot of hard work.
