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.avoid lighting the subjectPose.Turning the hips straight toward the camera works too, makinglike a fine-art nude.them look fuller and sometimes hiding the protruding hip bones of a verythin model especially if your subject rests her hands on the natural hippockets.The Figure 49 Heavy SubjectsIf your subject mentions the extra pounds she s carrying, do your best to In these two images, you ll notice the one onthe right has larger red-and-white squares,thin her out through your photography.Never discuss your subject swhile the one on the left has smaller squares.weight, however; mentioning it will only confirm that you think she has aOnly the camera lens was changed.The imageon the left was created with a 19mm lens (eff.weight problem.If she raises the issue, say, I call it the good life. Then,26mm).The image on the right was exposedmove on to another topic.You should also avoid saying that you ll makeusing a 100mm lens (eff.137mm).The lessonhere is that, by changing lenses (while keepingher look thin. Again, this only implies that she is fat and needs to be fixed.the perspective such that the subject s headKeep to yourself the various posing and lighting tricks you might have insize is approximately the same) you can con-trol the rendition of the background.With amind and just say, I know you ll photograph wonderfully. longer lens, you ll get a more magnified andLens Selection.I prefer to use medium telephoto to telephoto lenses incompressed background, usually more flatter-most of my private glamour photography, as these lenses provide a compres- ing background for glamour photography.Thisphenomena is important is when you have thesion of the background, good composition of the image, and a comfortablesun or moon in the background; the larger theworking distance between the subject and the camera.If your subject is lens, the larger the sun or moon will appear.50 Rolando Gomez s Glamour Photography short and heavy, however, you ll want to shoot with wider lenses and uselower camera angles.This will normally thin the subject out and give themheight but watch out for distortion.Camera Angle.Even if the body is tall and heavy, shooting up will takepounds off your subject s figure.When using this technique, be careful toavoid distorting the subject s body so much that it looks abnormal.Also,take a close look at the nose; no one likes to look up a person s nostrils.When using a low camera angle, use a loop- or Paramount-lighting pattern(see chapter 7) to produce shadows under the nose.This will conceal theAllure doesn t come from anostrils.lack of clothing, it comesShadow.With heavier subjects, you can also use more dramatic lightingeffects.This will create heavy shadows around your subject.Especially whenfrom the face and eyes.paired with a darker background, these shaded areas will seem to disappear,leaving the emphasis on a smaller area of the body that you choose to accen-tuate with highlights.Clothing Selection.Another technique for photographing heavier orstockier subjects is to have them wear black clothes; this is a naturally slim-ming color.Avoid sleeveless shirts or tops that reveal their upper-arms.Arms will not only photograph as thick, but normally one arm (or theupper arm area) will be closer to your light source than the subject s face.This tends to render it as brighter than the face.This places an unflatteringemphasis on the upper arm and takes away from your subject s face.Other body parts that photograph thick on stockier people are theirupper thighs and stomachs.Therefore, make sure your subject doesn tselect clothes that bare the midriff, such as a two-piece bikini.You can stillshoot sexy images after all, allure doesn t come from a lack of clothing, itcomes from the face and eyes.If your stockier subject insists, use wraps forbikini photos by the pool, then style the wrap around her abdomen.Conceal Trouble Areas.Whether on location or in the studio, you canalmost always find elements that will block your view of any problem areasthe subject might have
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