Preferred label
Glamour photographs
Alternative labels
Beefcake photographs
Boudoir photographs
Cheesecake photographs
Pinup photographs
Broader terms
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Related terms
Erotica
Portrait photographs
Scope note
Photographs portraying women or men and emphasizing their physical attractiveness. Subjects may be scantily clad, but desirability is conveyed, not erotica. Similar to FASHION PHOTOGRAPHS, which emphasize the product being modeled, and PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS, which are made for publicity or promotion purposes.
Editorial note
Used in a note under FASHION PHOTOGRAPHS and PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term & TGMII term.