The naked and the lens : a guide to nude photography /

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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benjamin, Louis
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.
ISBN:9780080885285
0080885284
0240811593
9780240811598