Glamour in your Lens
"A Commonsense Guide to Attractive Photography"
by James Macgregor
published by Focal Press, LTD, London 1958
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"THIS IS glamour photography--but with a
difference. Books on glamour photography seldom show
consideration for the average amateur. In this book, James
Macgregor takes him not to expensive professional models
and exotic skies, but to any place where the sun may or
may not shine, and some potential glamour girl is bound to
live next door. Above all a realist, he tells sensibly and
decently how to find the right models, how to approach
them without giving offence, how to keep them interested
in modelling and photograph them glamorously. This book proves
and shows what anyone can do anywhere with a camera and
a pretty girl. And its many brilliant photographs make it
looking as well as good reading."
Table of Contents:
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Introduction
Camera for Glamour
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Which Camera?
Other Essentials
Make it Automatic
How to Get Models
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Inspiring Confidence
The Right Approach
Familiar Ground
Sun, Sand and a Girl
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Be Sure
Outwitting Self-Consciousness
Easy Poses First
Planning Ahead
More Difficult Poses
How Many Shots
Have Patience
Types of Pictures
Taking Stock of Results
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The Technical Aspect
Focus and Shutter Speed
Some Don'ts
Texture
The Model's Aspect
Modelling
Those Awkward Poses
Costume
Back to the Beach
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Changes of Clothes
Action Shots
Blur
Using Distortion
In the Water
Another Model
Suit Poses to Model
The Weather
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Warm and Sunny
Warm but Not Sunny
Raining
Dull Days
Wind and Snow
Time of Day
What to do in Winter
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Available Light
Studio Technique
Illumination
One Lamp
Two Lamps
Where to Place Them
Three or Four Lamps
Proportion Counts
The Spotlight
Fitting Up a Studio
Lighting Equipment
Props and Accessories
The Real Studio Session
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Trial and Error
Unexpected Snags
Reminder about Lights
A Variety of Poses
Keep Her Happy
Second Session
Kneeling Poses
Low Key
Bizarre Effects
Softer Lighting
Assessing Results
Must I Have a Beach?
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The Swimming Pool
The River
In the Garden
Faking a Beach
Unusual Effects
Finding Locations
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Costume
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Making the Best of It
Costume and Legs
One Thing at a Time
Bikinis
Straps or Strapless?
Colour in Black-and-White
Details to Watch
Lingerie
Using Props
Getting the Most from Your Film
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Focus
Exposure
Against the Light
Contrast
Density
Processing
Printing Techniques
When You Can Pick and Choose
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Try Out New Models
Enthusiasm
Vivacity
Physical Characteristics
Availability
Colour and Glamour
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Exposure
Backlighting
Trust Your Eyes
Using a Meter
Incident Light Method
Latitude
Tone
Colour Schemes
Taking Glamorous Portraits
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Composition
Clothes
A Natural Effect
Focus on the Face
Out of Doors
How to Make it Pay
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Competition
Local Papers
News Value
Importance
Topicality
Exclusiveness
Dispatching Pictures
Pin-Ups Become News
The Calendar Market
Pin-Up Magazines
The Advertising Field
Professional Portraiture
Story of a Model
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The Girl Next Door
Encouragement
An Improvement
A Different Girl
Story of a Photographer
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The Lessons Learned
The Rewards
If You Want to Keep Your Models
On the Beach
Judging Prints
When There's No Beach
In the Studio
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