Photoshoot - Rosie

A model I worked with a long time ago has asked me for a glamour styled shoot. Something like you'd see in FHM magazine. She actually wants images that she can send into the lads mags so they can say things like 'whoey whoa whoa, may we photograph you and put you in so many magazines'.

I agreed, but I actually have no idea to shoot or pose someone in that style. I really do prefer a darker, shadowier, interesting, fashion style. Glamour on the other hand, is all bright and no sublety. No cool shadows, no playing with light, no interesting shapes, just girls and their bits presented in the most alluring/seductive manner.

I contacted Rosie who is an established model to help me figure out what the heck glamour is, how to do makeup for it, how to light it and how to direct someone into poses that suit the brief.

The below images are what we came up with. I think it's closeish. Rosie was great. She drove from Ballarat which is so very crazily far in the biggest, loudest doof doof automobile and helped. We sat down and sorted out her makeup by looking through an FHM I got for the occasion and once that was settled we worked on the lighting. We'd shoot a few frames then she'd tell me if we were getting warmer or colder.

Rosie was patient and kind and totally not shy. It really is a pleasure to work with someone like her. In the type of photography I'd like to do and get paid, I'm unlikely to work with someone as comfortable as her though, I'm sure it comes from experience.

She taught me a few poses and facial expressions which should work. I've now got a number of shots of Rosie that I can show this other model to help with her posing.

I think my post processing could still use some work though, or maybe blogger is graining them up or similar. I think I've still got to go heavier on the makeup for these photoshoots.