Today’s Post by Blue Moon Staff:
Life isn’t always really glamorous and fabulous. It’s about encouraging people to go back to natural beauty.—Zoe Foster Blake
Let’s look at some options that are available for your model to wear for a glamour portrait shoot:
What to wear…if your models does”t own any lingerie? Or maybe you don’t like what she brought to the shoot? No problem, always suggest that she bring along her significant other’s white shirt—if they have one. It makes for a great look and is a classic for glamour or intimate portraiture. But more importantly, since they are wearing a piece of their loved one’s clothing this makes your intimate portrait more personal and more loving at the same time.
Nudity? While this model was very comfortable with it, I recognize that not every model is. When it comes to what to wear—or not—everyone has different comfort levels, so ultimately the decision about what to wear is up to them.
How I made this portrait: I made this outdoor portrait of the always amazing model Ann Lieb while she was standing next to fence near a Private—that’s a key word—home in Phoenix, Arizona. The above available light portrait was made using a Canon EOS 50D with an EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM lens with an exposure of 1/80 sec at f/4 and ISO 200. A Canon Speedlite 550EX was used for fill.The wonderfully useful EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM lens has been discontinued but you can pick up a used one on Amazon for approx. $120 as I write this.
Remember that every intimate portrait you make is unique by using the model’s own clothing, the locations—and real locations— your portraiture can be a representation that you (and you client) will treasure for a long time.
