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Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography
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by A. K. Nicholas (Author) (edit contributors)

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Use Light to Photograph Nude Female Models This guide shows you how to use light to photograph nude female models and create various moods and effects. From the plainspoken to the artistic, each lighting configuration is diagramed in painstaking detail. Learn the art and skill of using light... read more

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Use Light to Photograph Nude Female Models
This guide shows you how to use light to photograph nude female models and create various moods and effects. From the plainspoken to the artistic, each lighting configuration is diagramed in painstaking detail. Learn the art and skill of using... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Use Light to Photograph Nude Female Models
This guide shows you how to use light to photograph nude female models and create various moods and effects. From the plainspoken to the artistic, each lighting configuration is diagramed in painstaking detail. Learn the art and skill of using light and controlling shadows from the author of True Confessions of Nude Photography. For those who loved the lighting section in the first book want even more, this follow-up book concentrates purely on Nicholas' nude lighting style with updated images, text and diagrams.

More than just studio lighting. From indoor to outdoor, studio to location, you'll learn what can be achieved and how to make it work for you. From just one light in a small room, to elaborate creative setups, everything is described.

Shoot Great Nude Photos
Photos you can actually create yourself. If you think that great photos require expensive lights, an enormous studio, and a team of assistants, this book will debunk that misconception. You may be surprised at how many ways you can shoot great nude photos you'll be proud of without breaking the bank. And there's plenty more you can accomplish if you do want to invest a few well placed dollars on some moderately priced equipment. This book doesn't promise that learning is easy or quick - your results will be based on your level of effort, but it is easier and quicker with a guide.

18 Lighting Setups
There are sections on Equipment, Lighting Exercises, Lighting problems, Outdoor lighting, Studio Lighting. The lighting setups include the use of softboxes, umbrellas, snoots, gels, booms, diffusers, parabolic reflectors, water nudes, and a beauty dish. Techniques include isolation, backlighting, accent lighting, and fill light. Lights Camera Nude! includes an 18 lighting setups and over 80 example photos as well as a link to online bonus material exclusively for readers.

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  • “Preface: An older artist, a relative of mine whom I greatly admire, once admo­nished me not to reveal too much of my techniques to others. She wor­ried that I may lose my distinction as a photographer if others mi­micked my techniques. Contrary to her advice, I think a photographer's work is distin­guished by hard work and creativity, and these traits cannot be merely copied. Although creativity and imagination may not be learned, I believe they can be developed through practice. The techniques in this guide are not the traditional "textbook" way of learning nude lighting - there are already plenty of books to teach you to light textbook nudes. These are my techniques for lighting nudes; some of my methods follow traditional rules and some do not, and I honestly don't keep track of which do or don't. I do hope you will learn from my techniques, and through hard work and practice evolve these techniques into something that is uniquely yours.”

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Lighting the nude model is distinct from lighting in other types of people photography.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Preface ........................................................... 2
Overview of the Book ......................................... 3
Quick Reference of Lighting Setups ................ 4
Lighting Concepts for Nude Photography ........ 6
The Importance of Lighting ................................ 7
Contrast Ratio .................................................. 8
Set Up Your Studio to Affect Light ..................... 9
Metering Your Lights ....................................... 11
How Many Lights Do You Need? ...................... 12
Large Close Light ............................................ 13
Accent and Separation Lights .......................... 14
Direction (Angle) of Light ................................. 15
Quality of Light (Hard vs. Soft) ........................ 16
Lighting Equipment ...................................... 18
About Equipment ............................................ 19
A Word About Exposure .......................... 19
Light Kits ........................................................ 20
Light Kit 1 ...................................................... 22
Light Kit 2 ...................................................... 23
Light Kit 3 ...................................................... 24
Light Kit 4 ...................................................... 25
Lighting Nudes on Location .......................... 26
About Locations .............................................. 27
Bathtub and Backlit Window .......................... 29
Stairway ......................................................... 33
Pool Table ....................................................... 37
Oversized Bathtub .......................................... 40
On Location with One Light ............................. 42
Studio Lighting Setups ................................. 44
About Studio Lighting ..................................... 45
Restricting Light: Snoots & Gels ..................... 47
Sculpt with Light: Selective Lighting ............... 51
Beauty Dish and Softbox ................................ 55
Boom Spot ..................................................... 59
Low-Key Light ................................................ 63
Gelled Backlight ............................................. 67
Isolation with White Tile Board ....................... 71
Water Splash .................................................. 76
One Light in Studio ........................................ 77
Outdoor Lighting .......................................... 78
About Outdoor Lighting .................................. 79
Overcast Day with Strobe Fill Light ................. 81
Swimming Pool, Reflector................................ 85
Submerged Nude ............................................ 87
Continuous Light ......................................... 88
Lighting Exercises ........................................ 89
Lighting Problems & Solutions ..................... 91
Conclusion ................................................... 94
Glossary ......................................................... 95
Resources ...................................................... 95
Index .............................................................. 96

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  • backlight (a.k.a. hair light): Typicallyabove the subject, either directly behind orslightly to one side. Light-colored hair can look great with backlighting.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. A. K. Nicholas (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Tia Sukin, Ph.D. (Editor)
  2. George Nicola, Ph.D. (Editor)
  3. Michelle Lovi (Editor) - Copy Editor
  4. David Roark (Editor) - Development Editor
  5. Shelley Doyle (Editor) - Development Editor
  6. Sarah Hyder - Model
  7. Ariel Williamson - Model

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

For adults only. Contains nudity.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • True Confessions of Nude Photography: A step-by-step guide to recruiting beautiful models, lighting, photographing nudes, post-processing images, and maybe even getting paid to do it.
  • Up to My Eyeballs in Nude Women: Techniques to Recruit and Direct Models, and Build Working Relationships

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