Simon is an experienced professional photographer and tutor. Creative Nude Photography shows you how to go beyond the norms of conventional glamour. The book contains sections on the concept, but is it art plus practical advice on finding models and camera techniques. The final section shows examples of creative nude projects

Follow practical advice from nude photography experts and learn to create picture-perfect results every time with this master class in photographing the human form. Everything's covered, from working successfully with amateur and professional models to getting great results in your own home or outdoors. Find tips on setting up a shoot, lighting effects, and post-production techniques, so you can turn a good picture into a really great one.Get inspired by a stunning "Photographer's Gallery" featuring the work of an international panel of photographers, from Andreas Bitesnich and Sylvie Blum, to Allan Jenkins and Almond Chu.

The nude is a difficult subject to light. This book gives ideas on lighting nude and semi-nude figures, based on successful examples by established and renowned photographers. This revised edition features all new three-dimensional illustrations, plus new images from photographers working in digital. The pictures in Lighting for Nude Photography are both beautiful and inspiring, covering full nude and semi-nude erotica, working from natural light and simple light setups, to complex multi-light arrangements. The accompanying diagrams provide a starting point for readers to experiment with their own photography. Rod Ashford is a professional photographer whose work is in demand all over the world. He regularly writes about the business of photography and his articles have appeared in every major British photographic magazine. He is also the author of 500 Lighting Hints, Tips, and Techniques for RotoVision. He lives in Surrey, UK.

Bill Lemon analyses over 100 of his acclaimed images, showing readers how to duplicate or adapt each of his successful techniques. Sections are devoted to evaluating lighting, modifying light and making setup changes for a variety of effects. Special tips for achieving an ideal digital exposure are provided, as is a look at lens selection. Lemon also demonstrates how to identify locations that add to the overall appeal of the image, select interesting props and choose poses that visually enhance a model's assets and help to create a particular mood.

Combining creative insights with stunning imagery and shots of the artist at work, this book explores the work of acclaimed photographer Allan Jenkins, renowned for his exquisite images of the female form. Jenkins shares the secrets of his success with photographer-writer Eddie Ephraums, who has captured the artist at work through all the stages of image-making process, from the concept to the final exhibition print. Through additional sketches, contact sheets, proof prints, and comments from the photographer’s own notebooks, the reader is offered a rarenbsp;look into the fascinating process of fine-art nude photography. Allan Jenkins is a fine-art and commercial photographer, with clients that include Ralph Lauren and Ikea. Eddie Ephraums is the author ofDarkroom to DigitalandCreative Elements.

Two professional photographers discuss and illustrate techniques and effects for indoor and outdoor settings and give practical advice and creative insight into this form of artistic expression