Fashion photography tips - Make retro & in vogue fashion statements

Mar 21, 2015
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Fashion photography is one of the most exciting types of photography. Not only does it have to be more glamorous and chic, but it also has to maintain a sense of mystique and romance around it. Nowadays, more and more photographers are making sure that the photos are sexually alluring, so they tend to have nude shots.

It has become a common notion that for fashion photography, you’d need very expensive camera equipment. This, however, isn’t always true; you can click some beautiful and attractive photos with a bit of imagination and your standard photography gear.

The camera equipment for fashion photography

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Let’s begin with the photography gear you need for fashion photography. The camera that you use has to be a DSLR, which is at least 10 megapixels. This is important to maintain the quality of the images. It is helpful if your camera has a sync port or a hot shoe. Almost all big brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Olympus have good-quality DSLRs. With minor differences in all, these are all good for professional-quality pictures, but make sure that the formats are up to 6 x 6 medium.

The next important thing that you need to take care of while you are doing fashion photography is to make sure your lenses are good. Any medium, wide-angle, or telephoto lens like an 18–55, 17–50, or 16–50 is good for working in tight spaces.

Almost all big brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus etc have good quality DSLRs. With minor differences in all, these are all good for professional quality pictures, but make sure that the formats are up to 6x6 Medium. The next important thing that you need to take care of while you are doing fashion photography is to make sure your lenses are good. Any good medium wide angle or telephoto lens like 18-55, 17-50 or 16-50 is good for working in tight spaces.

Other photography gear that you need to take care of are the flash and light meter. Brands like Gosen, Sekonic, Kenko, and Polaris are good for choosing your option. Two or three monobloc studio units are good for shooting indoors. Flash units that you can buy from are Stofen, Leica, RPS, Canon, Garyfong, etc. Other than this, the laptop you use should have the facility to hold and alter thousands of photographs. It is advisable to have the necessary software that allows you to view images from your camera on your laptop. They also give you the advantage of using photography software, such as Photoshop, that enable you to edit and enhance the quality of your images.

It is advisable to have the necessary software that allows you to view images from your camera on your laptop. They also give you the advantage of using photography software such as, Photoshop that enables you to edit and enhance the quality of your images.

Indoor or outdoor shoot?

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For indoor shoots, in fashion photography, you’d need a good backdrop and lighting is very important. You need to make sure that there’s continuous light for studio photography. 500-watt halogen lights with barn modifiers and tungsten Mandarine lights are great. You can also try ‘Faux’ Kino Flo lights. Also, keeping a few Styrofoam 4 x 8’ panels, seamless paper support like white or any monotone color is good. For outdoors, you can choose locations that are more natural. This gives a great backdrop. Beaches, mountains, groves, and similar places with a rugged feel are great.

Poses for Glamour photography

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The kind of poses that a model gives in fashion photography is also very important. The expressions have to be absolutely spot-on to make sure that the photo has a good balance of both ambiguity and romance in it.

A little bit of flirting in the photos is encouraged to capture great shots. In case your model isn’t used to working in front of the camera, or is a bit self-conscious, make sure to build a supportive environment and friendly atmosphere for the model. Fashion photography is all about making sure that the pictures are attractive, so the subject being comfortable is important.

After these fashion photography tips, we are sure you’d be able to shoot some effortlessly stylish photos without breaking the bank. Always remember, photography is about taking risks and using your imagination to tell a story that hasn’t been told ever before! Let’s not keep you waiting then; go ahead and start clicking!

In this 5 hour workshop on Fashion Photography 101 with Miguel Quiles learn how to find models, build a creative team (hair stylists, makeup artists, etc.), build a portfolio of stunning images, and much more. You’ll also get the chance to learn fashion photography in depth by watching Miguel photograph a model live. So hurry up!

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