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Composite Cards – The Starter Kit for Photography Models
What are comp cards?
In a nutshell, comp cards (short for composite cards) are a form of advertisement and promotion for fashion, glamour and other types of models. They come in many different shapes, layout styles and sizes giving models the benefit of being creative when choosing how their promotional piece will look.
Benefits of comp cards
Can We Switch the Models’ Faces?
It’s not like I have been asked to exchange a girl’s face all that often in my eight-year career. And it’s not like it is technically impossible or even all that hard. However this particular question reflects the dilemmas clients have to face when the folks upstairs refuse to drop cash for art directors and let the sometimes less focused employees take over that role. While photographers have to make this happen. Misunderstandings, unfair deals on either side and disputes can potentially erupt.
Luckily I’ve been blessed for the vast majority with people who are friendly, competent, knowledgeable or at the very least communicate well about what they need, when they need it and how they need it. But about when they don’t? Or what if your shutterbug is new to his own industry and lacks experience as to how to deal with such a situation?
Making Pretty Girls – Photo Manipulation and You
One of the problems with photography, especially glamour or high fashion photography, is that you’re trying to show something that people will think is perfect. The illusion of perfection is what most people want and it can be sometimes be broken by too much sweat, too many wrinkles or an oddly out-of-place piece of body flab. After all, humans aren’t perfect and slight imperfections can be found in even the most beautiful of women. That’s where the art of touching up photos comes in.
In the past, if you needed to change anything about a photo, you would have to resort to using airbrushes. These old-fashioned photo manipulation tools needed a deft touch and some specialised bit of training to get the hang of it. This is because one misstep and you ruin the photo and have to develop another print. Part-painting, part-special effects, airbrushing was the province of professional photo manipulators.
Types of Photography
In this post we will explore different types of photography. There are several different directions one can go in with photography. You can even specialize in one or more of them if you like. Some types of photography will be discussed below.
There has been color film for many years for cameras. Most of the time people opt for a color photograph to be taken of themselves at their weddings, for portraits or for pictures that they take for their own pleasure. But, black and white photos also have their place in photography.
Photography Posing
If you are a model or photographer the following posing tips will help you improve your trade.
The first piece of advice that I can give the photographer or model is to relax. This is the key to warm and stunning studio photography. If the subject feels uncomfortable it will show in the final image. A good fashion or portrait photographer should develop a friendship with his subject. This will lead to better working conditions for both and will guarantee extra work for the photographer in the future.
Make sure that the model is happy in the clothes that she is wearing or she will feel uncomfortable and this will show in the final image.