Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography (17 page)
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Authors: A. K. Nicholas
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The following general photography topics are not covered in detail in the guide but are helpful when
lighting
the nude. If you’re not familiar with any of the following, a basic photo
lighting
book or web search can help you.
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Additive color theory
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Color temperature
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Depth of field
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Inverse square law
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Light metering, spot metering
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Lighting ratio
/ Contrast ratio
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Flash duration (t.5 and t.1)
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The Zone system
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Warming filter for lights
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White balance
About the Author
A
.K. Nicholas has spent over twenty years photographing hundreds of nude models. He has an art degree and Master's in business; and has worked both as a professional photographer and a freelance artist. He comes from a family of artists and has traveled to more than three dozen countries.
He creates photographic images that are exhibited in galleries, licensed for publication, and used for photography instruction. In his books you'll learn from his twenty years of successes and from mistakes with hundreds of nude models.
His first nude photo shoot occurred as an art student, and quite unexpectedly. After asking a classmate if he could photograph her, she entered the studio and fully disrobed, assuming that he had meant a nude photo shoot.
From the age of nineteen, Nicholas' photographs have sold through exhibits in commercial galleries, been licensed through stock photography agencies, and appeared books and other publications.
Another Book from A.K. Nicholas
If you enjoyed this book, you’ll want to check out A.K. Nicholas’s first book at:
www.nudephotoguides.com
True Confessions of Nude Photography
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A Step-by-step guide to the techniques
of
nude photography
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Finding Models
:
10 mistakes that cause
you to
lose
a booking.
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Working with models
:
5 tips for working with first-time models
.
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100 nude poses
:
a
guide for ideas and inspiration
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Photoshop techniques
:
isolating figures, adding backgrounds, adjusting skin tone
.
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Selling your work
:
microstock,
galleries, posters.
A
step-by-step guide to recruiting beautiful models, lighting, photographing nudes, post-processing images, and maybe even getting paid to do it.
A range of processes are explained step-by-step. It's more than just a collection of photos; you'll see full lighting diagrams as well as frank discussions of techniques and pitfalls in making the images. The book explains how to prepare in the days and weeks leading up to making a nude photo shoot. From finding your first nude model to selling your first nude photo, the guide presents complete, concise instruction on lighting, posing, and-post processing with Photoshop.