Reply To: Selective Coloring vs. Kim Anderson's Photography

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Somewhat off topic but kind of on…
I can’t knock Glamour Shots. I just can’t. My dad got my mom glamour shots one year of Mother’s Day (it was like, 1997 I think) and my mom is a fairly heavy set woman. She was much leaner before having kids and I think that it really affected her confidence how much weight she had gained approaching her mid-forties. When she got those photos done, there was such a renewed confidence in my mom. Now, I’m not saying my dad couldn’t have been doing more to make her feel beautiful, but getting dolled up and doted on for portraits was a way he could SHOW her.
That being said, I would never do them the way they did in the 90’s… but I do think that projects that Photographers like Kari Rae and others do with seniors and families, partnering with professional hairstylists and makeup artists and wardrobe consultants/boutique owners is an excellent way to give a client that kind of feeling. I think when you build up confidence like that, your portraits exude it!

On the topic of selective coloring – The Kim Anderson look is far different from the stuff I see in the day to day. The vintage, hand colored look is a guilty pleasure. I think one thing I don’t mind so much is when the colors are muted or antiqued instead of completely converted to grayscale and then a certain color (only one!) is more distinguished (in terms of like, a rose, the color would be more crimson than say, a candy apple color). I absolutely agree that it can be garish and that I do not use it… but when done well, it really is a moment that makes me happy. :p