Hurrell’s Retro Glamour
Posted Sunday 12 June 2011
When we think the Academy Awards old photos, its impossible to do not associate it with George Hurrell, one of the illuminators of the Old Hollywood glamour photography. Hurrell photographed most of the glamorous actresses of his time includingJean Harlow, Norma Sheare, Dorothy Lamour, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy, Joan Crawford and many others. Sharing a time when many of the photographers used soft lighting, Hurrell emphasis was on direct, dramatic lighting.
Demystifying Glamour Photography
Posted Wednesday 14 July 2010
For many portrait photographers one of the highlights of their portfolios is glamour photography. For some, glamour photography comes in the form of sharing an artistic passion for photography of the beauty. Yet many photographers (both prosumers and seasoned professionals), seem to lack either the confidence or the skills necessary to understand the nature of Glamour Photography.
Rockabilly Photography
Posted Wednesday 14 July 2010
Over the years a number of fashion photography styles have grown towards each other, oft times overlapping. The word rockabilly was used around the mid forties and was a blend of hillbilly and rock and roll music styles. Todays pinup photographers generally recreate the stylish fifties imagery which overlaps but is distinct from rockabilly. It is not de rigueur to have tattoos and piercings for rockabilly, although many fans certainly do.
A History of Pin-up Art
Posted Wednesday 14 July 2010
Pinup, glamour, and ‘cheesecake’ began to gain popularity in the 1930s. It was a time when the image of a pretty girl flourished. Glamour photography has changed over time as the female form, portrayed in art and photography, became more provocative.
The Story of Burlesque
Posted Wednesday 14 July 2010
Burlesque photography are everywhere on the Internet. The early burlesque images with their typical risqué overtone designs have been reborn. Some glamour and pinup photographers has been captivated with burlesque photography. But where it comes from? Writer Debbie Mendoza has studied the burlesque over many years specializing in the history of vintage girdles.
What makes a photo a work of art?
Posted Saturday 25 July 2009
There are no rules to evaluate a photography and considered it as a piece of art. But everyday people will consider instantaneously a work of art those photographs that has been awarded in some important competition. Between the pros, one of the most desired awards are those that receive a merit from professional photographers associations like PPA (Professional Photographers of America) or WPPI (Wedding and Portrait Photographers International).