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Encyclopedia > Glamour photography

Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female), in a way that is intended to be erotic, yet not pornographic. Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... The mirror of the Roman Goddess Venus is often used to represent the female sex. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Erotic art. ... For other uses, see Pornography (disambiguation). ...


What is considered "glamour" has changed with the times. In the 1940s, clothed pin-up pictures were glamour. Many movie stars were featured in pin-up poses showing them in swimsuits. In the 1950s and early 1960s, photographers such as Peter Gowland produced glamour images with partial nudity. A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. ... A movie star is a celebrity who is well known for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. ... It has been suggested that Monokini be merged into this article or section. ... Peter Gowland (born 3 April 1916 in Los Angeles) is a famous Glamour photographer. ...


Nude or semi-nude pictures of glamour models typically appear in "softcore" adult magazines such as Playboy, Perfect 10, or in the pages of European tabloid newspapers like The Sun's Page 3. Softcore is a form of pornography that is less explicit than hardcore material in depicting or describing sexual behaviour. ... Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines or sex magazines are magazines that contain content of a sexual nature, typically regarded as pornography. ... Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... Perfect 10 is a quarterly mens magazine featuring high resolution photographs of topless or nude women who have not had cosmetic surgery, and focuses in particular on slender models with piercing eyes and medium to large, youthful breasts in pensive or artsy poses. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Sun, a tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, has the highest circulation of any daily English-language newspaper in the world, standing at 3,154,881 copies daily in early 2006 [1], (compared to USA Today, the best-selling US newspaper at... The first topless page 3 photograph of Stephanie Rahn published on November 17, 1970. ...


In recent years, many "top shelf" magazines like Hustler, and Club have moved in the direction of explicit penetration and sex to compete with the spread of easily available, hardcore Internet pornography. At the same time, the less revealing style of glamour photography continues in men's magazines like Maxim, Loaded, and FHM, which have been successful in large part because they can be openly displayed alongside other mainstream magazines and sold to minors. Hustler (April, 2004) Hustler (June, 1978), perhaps the most controversial issue due to the perceived misogyny of the cover image Larry Flynts Hustler, a monthly pornographic magazine published in the United States, was first issued in 1974. ... Club International Volume 34 Number 7 cover Club International is a United Kingdom-based magazine that depicts soft-core pornographic pictures of women. ... Internet pornography is pornography that is distributed via the Internet, primarily via websites, peer-to-peer file sharing, or Usenet newsgroups. ... This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for men. ... A 2004 cover of Maxim (U.S.) magazine, featuring Josie Maran The cover of the first American issue of Maxim magazine, featuring Christa Miller Maxim is an international English-language mens magazine based in the United Kingdom, and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female... Loaded may refer to: Loaded, an album by The Velvet Underground Loaded language Loaded, a British mens magazine Loaded, a novel by Christos Tsiolkas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The cover of the first issue of FHM in the United States, featuring Rachael Leigh Cook The cover of an issue of FHM Philippines, featuring Angel Locsin The cover of an issue of FHM China, featuring Britney Spears The cover of an issue of FHM Russia, featuring Alsou The cover...


There is a system of terms developed in the British glamour photography business to describe the graded levels of explicitness involved:

  • glamour (that is to say, typically a skimpy swimsuit, lingerie in the case of women, or briefs in the case of men)
  • topless (exposing the breasts)
  • artistic or figure nude (exposing the whole body apart from the genitalia)
  • UK magazine nude (exposing the genitalia)
  • US magazine nude (using fingers to spread the vulva - also known as "showing pink")
  • Continental (insertion of fingers or sex toys into the vagina)
  • Hardcore

Contents

It has been suggested that Monokini be merged into this article or section. ... Lingerie is a term, derived from the French language, for womens undergarments. ... A pair of mens briefs Briefs are a type of Y-shaped mens underwear and swimwear. ... Nudity is a common subject both in fine arts and popular culture. ...


Similar styles

The term “cheesecake” is synonymous with “glamour photography”. The earliest documented print usage of this sense of “cheesecake” is in 1934 [1], predating “pin-up”, although anecdotes say the phrase was in spoken slang some 20 years earlier, originally in the phrase (said of a pretty woman) “better than cheesecake”. A similar photographic style based on male models is often called beefcake photography. A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. ... Polish Cheesecake A cheesecake is a sweet, cheese-based dessert. ... Classic American Beefcake: Actor Gregory Harrison Beefcake is a slang word for erotic images or realistic photos of any well-muscled, well-built man, in a word play on cheesecake, used since 1934 of images of sexy young women. ...


Some well-known glamour photographers

A Page Three girl is a woman who models for topless photographs published in UK tabloids, specifically page three of The Sun. ... David Mecey began working with Playboy magazine in the fall of 1979, serving as staff photographer and later as Contributing Photographer. ... Pompeo Posar (1921–2004) was a Playboy staff photographer. ... George Harrison Marks was a British glamour photographer at the height of his productivity from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Michael Bisco. ... Herb Ritts (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was a fashion photographer who concentrated on black and white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Suze Randall Suze Randall is an American model and photographer, born in United Kingdom. ... Peter Gowland (born 3 April 1916 in Los Angeles) is a famous Glamour photographer. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Jelena Jensen (born October 7, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Glamour model. ...

See also

This is a list of magazines marketed primarily for men. ... This is a list of notable glamour models. ... List of Penthouse Pets Models who have appeared in Penthouse magazine. ... This is a list of all the models photographed for Playboy magazine. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This is a list of women known for modelling or performing in big-bust adult entertainment (also known as big-boob, big-breast, or big-tit porn)—that is, magazines, videos, websites, etc. ...

External links

  • Glamour photography of swimsuit models circa 1915, by Mack Sennett
  • Glamour1.com formerly GarageGlamour.com

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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Glamour photography (1480 words)
Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (usually female), in a way that is intended to be erotic, yet not pornographic.
glamour (that is to say, typically a skimpy swimsuit, lingerie in the case of women, or briefs in the case of men)
Glamour photography covers a wide range - from the partial nude body, which you may see an a billboard advertising ladies underwear to the erotic images or the full nude body you may see on Page 3 of some papers or adult magazines.
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The world of macro photography holds many delights and is an area that cannot be appreciated with the human eye.
Glamour photography remains one of the most lucrative areas of freelance photography.
Nature photography is in great demand among publishers, artists, graphic and web designers, book publishers, greeting card companies and others for web design and publishing their websites, books and greeting cards.
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