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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO

PHOTOGRAPHING NUDES

PETER BILOUS

Amherst Media ®

PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

About the Author

Peter Bilous was born and raised in Rochester, NY, where he currently resides. Although largely self taught, he did study pho-

tography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and has also attended several portraiture and nude photography workshops.

He is also an instructor and has taught black & white darkroom workshops, as well as a location portraiture class.

Peter’s work is a permanent part of the Elizabeth Collection at Artisan Works in Rochester. Other exhibits include Image City

Gallery, The Center at High Falls, Kodak Park’s main lobby, and the VARGA Gallery in Woodstock, NY. His images have appeared

in various publications, including The New Nude magazine and the Woodstock Photography Workshops catalog.

He currently shoots commercial and artistic nudes in his studio in Rochester and at various locations around upstate New

York.

View the companion blog to this book at: http://photographingnudes-bilous.blogspot.com/

Check out Amherst Media’s other blogs at: http://portrait-photographer.blogspot.com/

http://weddingphotographer-amherstmedia.blogspot.com/

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Table of Contents

Introduction ...............................5

1. Types of Nude Photographs ...............7

ArtisticandFine-ArtNudes ....................8

GlamourNudes ............................15

CommercialNudes ..........................18

NudePortraits .............................19

PornographicNudes .........................22

FetishImages ..............................23

ImpliedandPartialNudes ....................24

UnconventionalImagesand

ExperimentalTechniques ..................25

FinalThoughts .............................27

2. Models ................................28

WhereDoYouFindYourModels? ..............28

FindingtheRightModels .....................28

WorkshopsandGroupPhotoShoots.............31

OnlineModels .............................33

ExperiencedModels .........................34

PhotographerRecommendationsandReferences ...35

RegularPeople .............................36

FinalThoughts .............................38

NaturalSettings ............................47

TheStudio ................................48

WorkshopsandGroupPhotoShoots.............49

4. Equipment .............................51

WhatKindofCameraisRightforYou? ...........52

DigitalCameras:ImportantFeatures.............52

FilmCameras ..............................53

ElectronicFlash ............................55

StudioEquipment ..........................56

LightMeter ...............................57

Reflector ..................................58

Tripod ...................................59

LensesandFilters ...........................60

MemoryCardsorFilm .......................61

ComputersandSoftware ......................61

3. Shooting Locations ......................39

IncorporatetheFeaturesoftheLocation

intoYourImages .........................39

MaketheBestofYourLocation ................41

YourHomeortheModel’sHome ..............41

Old,AbandonedBuildings ....................45

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

ASecondEvaluation .........................95

LessisMore ...............................95

Cropping .................................95

EvaluatetheExposure,Brightness,andContrast ....95

ConsidertheColorBalance ...................96

Retouching ................................97

AddingSpecialEffects .......................97

SaveYourWork ............................98

ArchiveYourImages .........................98

Darkroom .................................63

FinalThoughts .............................63

9. Learning and Improving .................99

EvaluateYourImages ........................99

ReflectontheExperience ....................100

LookattheFlow ..........................100

GetFeedback .............................100

Don’tBeAfraidtoFail ......................101

LearnfromOthers .........................102

5. Preparing For A Shoot ...................64

BeforetheShoot ............................64

TheDayoftheShoot ........................69

FinalThoughts .............................72

10. Sharing Your Photographs ..............104

YourModel ..............................104

CreateaPortfolio ..........................104

SubmitYourWorktoGalleries ................105

DisplayYourWorkatHome ..................105

EnterCompetitionsandJuriedEvents ..........106

GetPublished .............................106

6. The Anatomy of a Shoot .................73

WhentheModelArrives ......................73

StartthePhotography ........................77

ConcludingtheSession .......................80

7. Posing a Model .........................81

PosestoGetaShootStarted ...................81

KeepYourEyesOpen ........................81

SomeFundamentalPrinciples ..................83

AddPropstoFacilitatePosing .................87

TrySittingandKneelingPositions ..............88

TryRecliningPoses .........................89

LettheLocationInspireYou ..................89

FinalThoughts .............................90

11. Ideas for Images ......................107

GetInspiredbytheLocation .................107

KeepYourSenseofHumor ...................110

ExperimentwiththeLighting .................111

MultipleImages ...........................117

Zooming ................................118

Movement ...............................118

ChangeYourPointofView ..................118

ShowEmotions ...........................120

ShootBlack&White .......................120

ManipulateYourImage......................123

8. Image Handling and Editing ..............91

MakeBackupCopiesofYourFiles ..............91

TakeaMomenttoEnjoyYourResults ...........91

First-CutEditing ...........................92

Conclusion ..............................124

Index ...................................125

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