Learning the Art of Fashion Photography

By Bea Allen

There is a chance that whenever you buy different fashion magazines you look at some of the photos in awe and think how most of clothing and models can look so perfect. However, in life nothing is perfect. That is why fashion photography is essentially considered to be a mysterious world for people who are not familiar with it.

It all starts with a concept. For instance, a designer is promoting their latest summer fashion line, so the aim of fashion photography is to make the clothing line look as attractive and desirable as possible. The idea is to have the summer fashion in a beach, and it is up to the professionals in fashion photography to find a beach that looks justly scenic. Once the beach has been found, the next thing to do is to find models that can make the clothing line look gorgeous.

It is the job of the modeling agency to cast the models or perhaps the designer has a favorite model and asks that they be part of the photography session. The camera can add a few pounds to anybody, so you can only imagine how outrageously thin those models you think that are too skinny are in person.

The next essential step is to apply makeup by the time the models are on set. There are some designers who needs a particular look for their models and will see models with quite various makeup styles on their face. Then you have to focus on the lighting. Even if you can do a lot with your flash, but sometimes you have to wait until there is just the enough amount of sunlight to take that photograph.

Fashion photography shoot can be quite thorough and frequently last the whole day. A lot of pictures of the models are taken, then the best of these are selected for the magazine. You have to take note that even though the models can be gorgeous, however they do not have unblemished skin. This is why pictures are normally edited with editing software.

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What is Art?

By Monika Agic

The arts are part of our everyday life. Everything we have and use on a daily basis was designed by someone and chances are the better the design, the more we like those objects. Companies such as Apple computers and Starbucks owe their success not only to the functional characteristics of their product, but also great design. It is all about how these companies make us feel. There are also performing arts: music, theater, film, etc...

The artists are as varied group as there are people. The key characteristic of great art is to cause an emotion. I like things that make me happy and comfortable. There are people who like disturbing and dark arts, but I don't. Art can have varying degree of functionality. It can be incorporated into a functional item like a rug on the floor that looks great and also warms our feet, but it can also be purely decorative.

Our selections truly reflect who we are: everything from our choice of furniture, clothing and choice of the cell phone ring tone in some way reflects our unique personality.

Art helps us define our sense of style. I personally like all styles but leaning mostly toward modern and abstract. My paintings reflect my personal sense of what looks good. Any artist really can only make the art that comes from within. I noticed that people who like me usually like my art as well. This is why I feel there is no competition between artists: we don't make the same stuff.

The beauty is surely in the eye of the beholder. I've been to many museums and there are art objects that I like, art objects that I don't like and everything in between. The art changes with times, cultures, beliefs and trends. It also changes with advances in technology and the availability of materials. It is not static. It changes just as we are changing.

When you buy a piece of art I would not expect that you will like the same piece forever. You may love it, but just as that old sofa it's time may have passed, it no longer excites you, no longer resonates with you, so you decide to change it. And that is OK, you have now evolved and want something different.

Finally the special category of arts is handmade and only one of a kind. To me, prints and multiplied decorations just are not the same as the originals. The original art has a soul of its maker in it. The framed print does not. The original art is reserved for a distinctive shopper, someone who wants not only original and unique, but has an evolved sense of style and financial ability to afford what they like.

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