Photographing Men

More and more men are seeking out great portrait, commercial, or fashion photography. For working photographers, photographing men may be one of today's greatest new opportunities. But, while there are dozens of books, guides, and workshops on photographing women, there's been practically nothing comparable for men… until now! Jeff Rojas's Photographing Men is today's definitive full-color guide to every aspect of modern male photography. Rojas builds on his unique in-person course, which has made him Google's #1 go-to search result for knowledge on photographing males. Rojas covers posing, styling, posing, lighting, post-production, and more, showing how to achieve outstanding results and maximum creative expression. You'll discover how to: Make male clients look natural, masculine, and confident Skillfully document your male clients' best attributes, physical and emotional Define every man's face shapes, body shapes, and other features Compensate for flaws and perceived flaws, including acne, baldness, double chins, gray hair, wrinkles, and large features Overcome the challenges of styling male subjects, including big, skinny, and short men Understand how a suit should really fit your subject - and what to do if suits are out of the question Properly light all shapes and sizes of men for portraits, fashion, and commercial images (with complete lighting diagrams, behind-the-scenes images, and gear lists) Get detailed examples and tips for portraits, 3/4 poses, and full-length poses Photograph entrepreneurs, managers, prosperous men, innovators, "classic" and "handsome" men, athletes, muscle men, underwear models, and even movie stars Complement every man's features in post-production techniques And much more

These photographs, spanning from before the Civil War to the 1950s, reveal a lost world. Rather than imposing contemporary notions of sexuality by assuming the images only illustrate a portion of the gay past, Ibson returns them to their own time to examine what they meant to the subjects. His perspective unearths a hidden aspect of American men's history. 140 photos.

Designed to address the challenges of posing two subjects together, this visual sourcebook offers creative, evocative poses for a variety of two-subject groupings, including romantic couples, business partners, friends, and siblings. Through the inclusion of contemporary images from some of the world’s most accomplished photographers, shutterbugs will learn how to finesse poses to show the relationship between the subjects in the portrait. Grouped according to how much of the subject is included in the frame—from head-and-shoulder shots to full-length portraits—this manual is organized to teach compositional skills and how to direct the eye to points of focus within an image. An indispensible handbook for beginning, intermediate, or professional photographers, this book provides inspiration along with a plethora of images for igniting a creative spark.

Provides a valuable resource for photographers seeking inspiration for their own work, with 500 samples presented clearly. For ease of use, the portraits are grouped according to how much of the subject is included in the frame. Thus the book begins with the head-and-shoulders look and moves on to finally include the subject in his entirety. Standing, seated and reclining poses are also incorporated.

One day each year camera-wielding men who paid the cover charge were invited into the Festival Theater, a strip club in Chicago, for 'Camera Night' and permitted to direct their lens anywhere they liked. Shot between 1978-80, these images offer a cheeky retrospective look at the way in which men used to look at women. By choosing to photograph the men photographing the women, Abramson was able to remove himself from the sordidness and yet show it to us at the same time.

More and more businesses and potential clients are seeking out great portrait, commercial, and fashion photography featuring men. For working photographers, photographing men may be one of today's greatest new opportunities. But, while there are dozens of books, guides, and workshops on photographing women, there's been practically nothing comparable for men... until now! Photographing Men: Posing, Lighting, and Shooting Techniques for Portrait and Fashion Photography, 2nd Edition, is an updated version of the bestselling first edition by photographer and author Jeff Rojas. The book remains the definitive full-color guide to every aspect of modern male photography. In this book, Jeff covers posing, styling, lighting, post-production, and more, showing how to achieve outstanding results and maximum creative expression. You'll discover how to: -Make male clients look natural, masculine, and confident -Skillfully document your male clients' best attributes--both physical and emotional -Identify and complement different face shapes, body shapes, and other features -Compensate for "perceived flaws," including acne, baldness, double chins, gray hair, wrinkles, and large features -Overcome the challenges of styling male subjects, including big, skinny, and short men -Understand how a suit should really fit your subject--and what to do if suits are out of the question -Properly light all shapes and sizes of men for portraits, fashion, and commercial images (with complete lighting diagrams, behind-the-scenes images, and gear lists) -Shoot 3/4-length and full-length poses -Photograph entrepreneurs, managers, businessmen, innovators, "classic" and "handsome" men, athletes, underwear models, and celebrities -Complement every man's features with tried-and-true post-production techniques -And much more TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: DEFINING FEATURES Chapter 1 - Face Shapes Chapter 2 - Body Types Chapter 3 - Perceived Flaws Chapter 4 - Appealing to Men PART II: POSING AND STYLING Chapter 5 - Posing and Directing Your Subjects Chapter 6 - Understanding Body Language Chapter 7 - Standing Poses Chapter 8 - Sitting Poses Chapter 9 - Laying Poses Chapter 10 - 5 Go-To Poses by Profession Chapter 11 - Styling Chapter 12 - Styling Difficult Features PART III: LIGHTING Chapter 13 - Introduction to Lighting Men Chapter 14 - Portrait Photography Chapter 15 - Commercial Photography Chapter 16 - Fashion Photography

An absolute classic of pure physique photography. Enthused with strong gay feeling these are photos of the most beautifully proportioned and body-sculpted males of 50s and 60s Western America, many posed with or without pouches on Rocky Mountain slopes.

‘This book is fantastic! Jonathan Daniel Pryce has raised the bar for international street style photography.’ — Sir Paul Smith Delve into New York, London, Milan and Paris with close to 300 street-style images by the award-winning photographer Jonathan Daniel Pryce. From impeccable tailoring to vintage finds, these evocative images capture the myriad ways men in the fashion capitals express themselves sartorially. Featuring a foreword by Paul Smith and interviews with a selection of each city’s most stylish men, Garçon Style is a stunning showcase of menswear today. Praise for Jonathan Daniel Pryce ‘There is energy in Jonathan’s work. He understands how to capture the zeitgeist without making a big fuss about it. Jonathan is a great photographer.’ — Dylan Jones, Editor, British GQ ‘Jonathan has managed to create a unique form of photography that melds something lyrical with something journalist, blurring the line between reportage and poetry’ — Nick Wooster, Creative Consultant ‘Jonathan manages to capture those impossible moments where easy candour and the perfect light source seem to meet. His images have a stillness I find really beautiful.’ — Jo Ellison, Fashion Editor, Financial Times ‘Jonathan’s subjects are refreshingly varied; his pictures give you much more than cues on who’s wearing what this week.’ — Nick Sullivan, Fashion Director, Esquire

This book is the first to question both why and how the colonialist mythologies represented by the work of photographer Eliot Elisofon persist. It documents and discusses a heterogeneous practice of American coloniality of power as it explores Elisofon’s career as war photographer-correspondent and staff photographer for LIFE, filmmaker, author, artist, and collector of “primitive art” and sculpture. It focuses on three areas: Elisofon’s narcissism, voyeurism, and sexism; his involvement in the homogenizing of Western social orders and colonial legacies; and his enthused mission of “sending home” a mass of still-life photographs, annexed African artifacts, and assumed vintage knowledge. The book does not challenge his artistic merit or his fascinating personality; what it does question is his production and imagining of “difference.” As the text travels from World War II to colonialism, postcolonialism, and the Cold War, from Casablanca to Leopoldville (Kinshasa), it proves to be a necessarily strenuous and provocative trip.