Comments on: 9 Nude Photography Tips

By: Erin Dyker

Erin Dyker — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:26:21 +0000

Great article! I’ve only done one nude shoot (of a pregnant friend who wanted pics for her husband). My favorite picture from the set was one I snapped during her ‘break’…she sitting with her feet up, wearing her robe loosely bound, eating a bowl of ice cream with the bowl was balanced on her bare belly…

By: Eddy

Eddy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:07:48 +0000

Gerson, it’s explained in the introduction : “the post is (in my opinion) very tastefully written by a woman (one of our forum members who wishes to remain anonymous) who shares her experience and some lessons learned while photographing a friend.”

By: tpphoto

tpphoto — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:39:10 +0000

one other thing to remember when shooting nudes, is too have plenty of time from taking off any tightish clothing to allow elastic (??) lines to vanish away

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:45:23 +0000

Good for you Jodie! Photographing nudes is very rewarding. It is much harder than it looks but stick with it and the rewards will come with time and lots of practice. Lighting, posing and composition are the key things, which is just about everything :-) There are several books on photographing nudes, which will give you a good starting place. Then look for the classics for inspiration from photographers such as Edward Weston. Inner Beauty Photography

By: Jodie

Jodie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:08:22 +0000

Thanks for the tips….I am currently taking a black and white photography class and my goal is to specialize in nude photography. I find it artistically stimulating. Your info was well done and not at all inappropriate. It is so hard to find good tips on this subject. Thanks to the others who left tips in their replies as well.

Respectfully,
Jodie

By: Gerson

Gerson — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:06:31 +0000

Hello Darren.
Are you a man or a woman? Your name seems more like a men’s name and your picture definitely doesn’t look like that of a woman. But yet, you said in your article (paragraph 6): ” I had the advantage of being friends with my subject and being a woman myself put her at ease more than if I were a male -”

Which is it Darren?

Regards,
Gerson

By: Davey

Davey — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:47:55 +0000

Wow! :) Great, well-written. I , having POSED nude for art classes as an art model ,(yes, I had the most interesting work study job on campus….) I will tell you that 1.) When I agreed to free lance for a couple of the photography majors it was a very oddly different experience. All of those things that you said were absolutely correct (although I would skip the wine unless you really, really know the photographer well! :)
2.) all of those things that have been said about tight clothing, being covered, black & white/sepia, having robes, sheets etc… all very helpful. Further..3.).a personal connection with the photographer does wonders… The photos taken of me were primarily of an abstract nature and I didn’t see them until they were submitted for showing.. They were nice–and I wasn’t recognizeable… :) The experience, though a bit more intimidating than I thought it would be was one I’m glad I had… 4.) You have an obligation to honor any requests your subject has regarding privacy (e.g. keeping the face in sillohette or off camera in full nude shots) Like any candid photos the photographer’s relation to the subject both focal and emotional really effect the quality of the pictures…Again, great article–I hope this helps! :)

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:22:21 +0000

David asks about the camera used because of the sensor size and the focal length of the lens used. Even though a 50mm lens appears to behave like a short telephoto on an APS sensor compared to a full frame sensor it does not. All lenses behave exactly the same regardless of the sensor size. All that actually happens is that the full image is cropped on the APS sensor giving the illusion that it is magnified. If one was to crop a full frame image down to the same proportion as that of the APS image they would be identical. Why is this important? It is important because if you're taking close ups of a person, such as a head & shoulder crop a standard or wide lens distorts the facial features. The ideal length for a H&S shot is 85mm to reproduce the face in the most flattering way. We may wish to use other focal lengths for effect of course :-) Inner Beauty Photography

By: David Blanchard

David Blanchard — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:48:21 +0000

The article fails to mention what kind of camera was used. A 50mm lens is a considerably different critter on an APS sensor than on a full-frame sensor.

I have done a little nude photography with my Canon APS sensored cameras and found that the 20mm-105mm L lens is a winner. Of course, that lens almost always a winner. That translates into 38mm-168m full-frame.

By: Aimee Greeblemonkey

Aimee Greeblemonkey — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:15:28 +0000

great post, thanks!