inspirational people photography

A collection of inspirational works for photographers seeking to take their portraiture and model photography to the next level. These images have been curated to exclude works that are clearly NSFW but do include some implied nudity and the occasional raunchy style although nothing more than which can be readily seen on advertising billboards. I have also generally excluded extremes of stylized imagery, composited imagery and face painting - yes it is arty, but not primarily in the realm of the photographer who is more concerned with lighting, depth of field, bokeh, composition, tonality, and the interaction with the subject. Images have been flagged by main type of lighting (short-lit, broad-lit, rear-lit, back-lit, side-lit, rembrandt, outdoor, sun, cloudy, overcast, sunset), degree of makeup artistry or stylist (makeup, stylized, casual, natural), camera position (from-above, from-below, over-the-shoulder), etc. Please respect the owners of the copyright of these awesome images.

[odetopictorialism]

Arnold Genthe • Lee Miller, 1927

[gacougnol]

Veronica Lake by Richard Avedon

Harper's Bazaar, July 1947

[odetopictorialism]

Herbert Matter • Summer Wind (Mercedes Matter ) 1940

[odetopictorialism]

Man Ray • Untitled, from the Series "Femmes", 1934

[odetopictorialism]

Alfred Nybom • Maud Allan (Canadian, 1873–1956) dancer famous for her interpretation of Salome, 1900

[odetopictorialism]

Philippe Halsman • Sharon Tate, 1966

[metropolicinema]

[impliied]

[antheque]

[bwfemininebeauties]

Reblogged from @the-frenchdom

[ballata]

Ah! Però.

[moradadabeleza]

Antonio Palmerini

Girl with curious eyes

[wounderful-chaos]

I am not sorry for mistakes and losses - I am sorry for the short earthly time. I would have known earlier that I know now, Then I would have lived differently now.

[wounderful-chaos]

And you arrived—just as the most beautiful things arrive— never to depart; just as you arrived to the one you came to inspire to dream— so beautiful you were; just as a true woman arrives— quintessentially feminine, without equal. That is why touching you is the greatest happiness.

[sinilga]

[adreciclarte4]

Kirsten Dunst

[adreciclarte4]

Pierre Niney by Rudy Wak