ABOUT MY SCANNING PROJECT: Bringing Historic Fit And Fabulous Photos Out Of The Archives And Onto The Internet By Bill Dobbins THE BODYPHOTOGRAPHER http://www.gofundme.com/fhu600 A quality scan of Laura Creavalle done for a book. Unfortunately, too many in my files don’t look this good. “What exactly do you mean by scanning?” Somebody who has always… Read More SCANNING PHOTOS OF FIT AND FABULOUS FEMALES
Bodybuilding for women is a shockingly novel development in our world. “Something new under the sun.” And a phenomenon that has deep implications to our view of the female body, sexuality, gender and a host of sociological, philosophical and health implications. As women bodybuilders have continued to evolve and create more muscular bodies since they… Read More BODYBUILDING FOR WOMEN AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION
THE REVOLUTION THAT IS BODYBUILDING Where It Came From, Where It’s Going By Bill Dobbins ORIGINS Strength training is an ancient human practice. Sometime in the past 15 thousand years people who formerly lived as hunter/gathers moved into villages, towns and later cities. As they accumulated land and property the need developed to defend what… Read More THE REVOLUTION THAT IS BODYBUILDING
FROM BODYBUILDING TO FITNESS/FIGURE: THE EVOLUTION OF WOMEN’S MUSCLE COMPETITION By Bill Dobbins Fit and Fabulous hardbody women have pioneered a new look, are the Supermodels of the 21st Century FIRST CAME BODYBUILDING Before there was fitness and figure (and physique or fit bikini) there was bodybuilding for women – with the first contests being… Read More THE EVOLUTION OF BODYBUILDING TO FITNESS/FIGURE
BODYBUILDING FOR WOMEN: SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN By Bill Dobbins It can hardly be a revolution if everyone agrees with you at the beginning. Can it? IN THE BEGINNING Women who develop the muscles of their bodies for primarily aesthetic purposes is something brand new in our culture. Charles Gaines, author of Pumping Iron,… Read More SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
MY NEW GALLERY ASSOCIATION I have consciously been doing fine art photos of aesthetically muscular female physiques for decades. I would quite often ask myself how a given image would look on the wall of a museum or gallery. Over time my photos have been exhibited in two museums, a half dozen galleries and been… Read More THE FEMALE PHYSIQUE AND MY ART PHOTOS
FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE: EASY TO COME BY, NOT WORTH MUCH If you have ambitions that require some kind of marking or promotion using photographs, unless your photos are good enough you are essentially wasting your time. If you rely on getting photos for free from somebody who is a camera owner… Read More FREE PHOTOS ARE LIKE FREE ADVICE…
Anyone who follows fashion knows how specifically things like clothing, hair or even make-up change over time. When a model was shot in the 1980s or 1960s, for example, you can often tell so at a glance. And that becomes even more evident when you are dealing with the 30s, the 20s or even earlier.… Read More THE BODY AS FASHION
Amber Deluca FEMALE MUSCLE: THE SHOCK OF THE NEW Not just another social trend, but a cultural revolution! By Bill Dobbins Although I do a variety of different kinds of photography – advertising, fashion, lifestyle and such – my fine art work (and my two fine art books) are on the subject of the aesthetically developed… Read More FEMALE MUSCLE – SHOCK OF THE NEW
PRO PHOTOS ARE WHAT GET DRAMATIC RESULTS By Bill Dobbins Model: Carmen Garcia IMAGES THAT MATTER Want people to notice you? Want to be famous? Trying hard to market your image on websites and social media? Are you images all over Facebook? OK – then why isn’t this working? Why isn’t the world paying the… Read More PRO PHOTOS FOR DRAMATIC RESULTS
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