Glamour photography

Glamour photography is a genre of photography in which the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in erotic or exciting ways ranging from fully clothed to nude but in ways that either may conceal or may otherwise not especially draw attention to the subjects' breasts and buttocks.. Glamour photography is typically less explicit than pornography and erotica although the term may also be used as a euphemism for erotic photography. For glamour models right body shape and size is directly related to success. This is particularly the case of female breast, where having their size and shape altered by breast implants is considered crucial for success in the glamour industry.

This type of female photography is colloquially called "cheesecake". Male sex symbols are known as "beefcake".

Glamour photography is generally a composed image of a subject in a still position. The subjects of "glamour" photography for professional use are often professional models, and the photographs are normally intended for commercial use, including mass-produced calendars, pinups and men's magazines such as Maxim; but amateur subjects are also sometimes used, and sometimes the photographs are intended for private and personal use only. Photographers use a combination of cosmetics, lighting and airbrushing techniques to produce an appealing image of the subject.