Interviews with eminent photographers are a fantastic way to learn from and be inspired by them.
In this article, we interviewed a renowned glamour photographer, Dan Hostettler, who is an entrepreneur, photographer, and writer from Switzerland. He graduated as a photographer from Bern’s Professional School for Fine Arts and Design in 1995.
During the next 15 years, he established numerous successful enterprises specializing in electronic media and photography, including a platform to assist and mentor newbie glamour photographers.
Starting Out as a Commercial Studio Photographer
While today Dan is recognized as one of the most successful glamour photographers, he spent his first few years photo shooting in a commercial studio.
According to him, advertising this genre of photography had never been commercially viable in Switzerland. All internationally renowned Swiss photographers began and developed their careers outside of Switzerland.
As Dan stated in numerous interviews fashion photography appears to have a big impact him. Faces, forms, colors, and bodies that emerge in this photography technique seem to provide him with a greater inspiration than “the concept of fashion”.
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Discussing, lighting and light setup he was largely influenced by architectural and design photography, which employs extremely accurate light design, control, and direction, as well as the development of shapes, structures, and lines.
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How Was Dan Attracted to Glamour Photography?
Attracted to women of the world, glamour photographer Dan Hostettler suggests that elegance, charisma, and presence have nothing to do with any particular photography style.
It’s unmistakably all about women’s appeal. This begins with bright, lively eyes, a delighted (sometimes entranced) grin on the lips, and a gaze that instantly draws you in.
The matching figure, curves, and silkiness – these are the visual upgrades of a woman’s figure and natural elegance highlight her individual style and presence. Mentoring his students, Dan emphasizes the importance of setting personal objectives.
While he recommends going through model websites when photo shooting in a foreign country he suggests your eyes wide open. Many self-proclaimed models break their promises and/or are “creepy” in real life. As a result, the ideal method to act and organize is to network with other models, photographers, and stylists.
Dan’s Approach to Gear and Technical Setup
The most critical factor is having decent lenses. They don’t have to be prime lenses, and they don’t have to have a large open aperture, such as 1.2.
The body of the camera is up to you and your preferred brand. If at all feasible, get a full-frame model, and your camera must be capable of shooting in RAW format.
Investments in a successful photography pastime and for aspiring professionals should be made based on a well-established long-term system.
In terms of lighting, if you want to start with strobe lighting, use your brand’s speed lights first. If you are looking to start in outdoor photography, then you are best off investing in an affordable 5-in-1 disc reflector.
Promoting Glamour Photography
Today, Hosteller is one of the best-known glamour photographers in the world. Discussing his rise in popularity, Dan said that he has significant challenges in advertising his work on social media platforms.
Apart from Instagram, Facebook, and its associates censoring this type of content, large professional photography community sites such as Fstoppers, SLRLounge do as well. In 2013, he started his platform with the idea of advertising his work and making way for future glamour photographers.
Dan is also one of the bestselling glamour/boudoir photography instructors on PhotoWhoa, you can check all his courses here.
