Beyond Glamour: A Guide to Nude Photography

Description

Beyond Glamour is a highly illustrated, step-by-step guide to successful and striking nude photography, with a text that concentrates on achieving photographic originality in this demanding and popular field. Written by Mike Busselle, who is a master of the subject and well-known as a photographer and author, the book marks a conscious and successful move beyond the now familiar techniques associated with 'glamour' into a wider field devoted to the achievement of striking and original photographs of the nude, in a variety of styles, whatever the sex of the model. Beyond Glamour, which contains over 80 full colour and 110 black and white photographs, is written for the serious amateur and semi-pro photographer and includes detailed but clear chapters on Choosing and Directing a Model; Style and Approach; Equipment and Materials; the Basic Skills; Composition and Colour; Indoor Photography; Studio Lighting Techniques; Outdoor Photography; and - importantly - on Creating Special Effects. Mike Busselle is a successful professional photographer and the author of several other best-selling books on photographic subjects. ' ...a conscious and successful move beyond the now familiar techniques associated with glamour.' AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER Cover Title Contents THE MODEL Choosing a Model Directing a Model Hair and Make-up Clothes and Accessories Posing for Head-and-Shoulder Shots Posing for Full Length Shots More Than One Model Using a Male Model STYLE AND APPROACH The Natural Approach Contrivance and Ambiguity The Glamour Approach Creating Abstract Images The Erotic Element The Commercial Approach Presentation and Display EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS 35mm Cameras Medium and Large format Cameras Wide Angle Lenses Long Focus Lenses Filters for Black and White Filters for Colour Effects Filters and Lens Attachments Lighting Equipment Film THE BASIC SKILLS Aperture and Depth of Field Using Shutter Speeds Understanding Exposure Framing the Image Choosing a Viewpoint Using a Flash Gun Using Available Light COMPOSITION AND COLOUR Using Shape and Line Revealing Form Using Perspective Introducing Pattern Emphasising Texture Composition and Style Seeing in Black and White Using Colour Contrast Using Harmonious Colours Creating Mood INDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY Setting up a Makeshift Studio A Permanent Studio Using Indoor Settings Using Backgrounds, Sets and Props Using Daylight Indoors Using Mixed Lighting STUDIO LIGHTING TECHNIQUES Single Source Lighting Using Multiple Lighting High Key Lighting Low Key Lighting Lighting the Face Lighting the Body Lighting for Special Effects OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY Planning an Outdoor Session Choosing a Location Shooting in Sunlight Shooting on Cloudy Days Controlling the Background Using Foregrounds Using the Landscape Beach/Shore Locations CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS Effects with Film Diffusing the Image Creating Multiple Images Creative Printing Tone Manipulations Toning and Hand Colouring INDEX Back Cover