Title: The Naked and the Lens; A Guide to Nude Photography
Category: Nude Photography, Photography Equipment, Artistic Photography
Author: Louis Benjamin
ISBN-13 number: 9780240811598
Binding: Paperback
No. of Pages: 248
Publisher: Focal Press
Publication date: 16/09/09
Dimensions: 8.5"x11" (21x28cm)
Description:
The Naked and the Lens is designed as both a technical guide and an artistic inspiration. Filled with beautiful images of the nude form, it also shows you how this can be technically achieved. The book covers key topics: concept, lighting, directing, post-production, and artisic re-interpretation and how to find models. Legal and photo release issues are covered as well.
The techniques are up-to-date, including Photoshop CS4, RAW capture and shooting with a gray card to capture accurate white balance information. The lighting section will also show how to get studio quality light from hot-shoe flashes by adapting them to umbrellas and soft boxes.
Regardless of whether you are shooting in a studio or in a field, this book will show you how to create works of art with nude bodies and it will also teach through advice in a unique interview section with leading nude photographers around the world through their words and their images.
Features:
- Lavishly illustrated by contributors from around the globe
- Covers photographing art nudes from concept to completion
- Includes lighting, working with models, legal issues, and post-production
- Bonus interviews and expansive resources on www.TheNakedAndTheLens.com
Contents:
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Gallery
Chapter 2: Undressing Fine Art
Chapter 3: The Body Itself - A Survey of Modes
Chapter 4: The Nude in Context
Chapter 5: Light, Shadow, Color, and the Qualities of Lighting
Chapter 6: Composition
Chapter 7: The Camera is Not an Eye
Chapter 8: Working With Models
Chapter 9: The shoot
Chapter 10: Digital Technique
Chapter 11: Interviews:
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
