pertemuan 06 hollywood glamour photography matakuliah : fotografi 2 tahun: 2010
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- Introduction & appreciation to photography during the 1930-1960’s era.
- Elements in glamour photographs.
- Lighting for glamour portraits
- Celebrity portrait styles in the past & present (compared)
Overview of covered materials
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Power in photography separates pictures from photographs and photographers from shooters. Anyone can shoot a picture, but not everyone can capture a photograph. Glamour is not something new, its roots go back to the early 1900’s, originating in Hollywood where photographs provided power to the already famous.
The producers wanted their stars to shine, not glimmer, and they knew that good photographers could capture the drama.
Introduction to glamour photography
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Started in 1920’s
The beginning of Hollywood movies
The studio used the photographs for celebrity portrait for movie stars
The studios needed to promote their movie stars
Impression : glamour, beautiful
Lighting : hot lights (specular lights)
Introduction to glamour photography
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The movie stars have to look beautiful, glamorous, almost to perfect to be human (god / goddess)
Attitude : cool, arrogant, beyond reach and often not looking at the camera
Clothing style : Women : beautiful dressesMen : very neat, masculine, suit, hat, cigarette
Celebrity Portraits
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To incorporate a clean backgroundSeparating the subject from the background
Use medium to long telephoto lensesLens compression, found naturally in telephoto lenses,helps eliminate natural clutter, or distracting details
Elements Of Glamour
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Lighting
In 1920’s the photographers had to work with were “hard” lights
Shadows were used as dramatic enhancements.
They used them to heighten the sense of “drama” to the scene.
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Specular lighting4 lights or more :
– Lighting pattern : for the face– Hair light – Edge light – Background light (often use props for
background)
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Women celebrity portrait
• Dress• Hair• Make up• Not looking at the camera
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• Suit and tie• Hat• Cigarette• not looking• lighting pattern
Male Celebrity Portraits