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Dan Sumption's avatar

Funny, when I saw the word "glamour" I immediately thought of magic spells. Took me a while to remember that it has another meaning.

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Allie Carr's avatar

Oh my gosh, of course! To glamour. I love that inference too. Now I've let myself adopt the word, it'll all come out now!

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Steve Kempson's avatar

Hello Allie. Very nice to meet you.

The young Susan looks charming and full of joie de vivre. A great shame that you lost her so young.

I've never shied away from the word 'glamour' and am a bit mystified as to the reasoning behind the early advice given to you? For me it evokes movie stars, particularly from the B&W era, or being used as a code word for a particular genre of photography. Neither seem problematic from my perspective.

Looking forward to further posts.

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Allie Carr's avatar

The idea that glamour lacks substance and considering what I do comes from such a cerebral place I could lose potential supporters before they've engaged with what I do. It's quite a conservative idea and so it was a bit odd I didn't push back really. Thanks for reading!

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