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Tag Archives: Nudes
Sam The Studio Man
When I prepare a tricky shot, I tend to use stand-in model while I work on light, so the model does not need to stand there for half an hour while I adjust and move lights. But these stand-in shots … Continue reading
Posted in Composition, Digital Darkroom, Light, Technique
Tagged desaturate, Flash, Nudes, portrait, Snoot, Studio
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More edgy
In addition to this blog, I occasionally post more edgy, artistic work, much of it containing nudes, on my Tumblr blog: if you are interested, have a look at the work, at http://mvwphoto.tumblr.com/ And let me know what you think!
Softly softly.
In keeping with yesterday’s post, one more post on lighting humans, and why a”softly softly” approach is good especially in glamour and art nudes photography. In Sunday’s “The Art of Photographing Nudes” workshop, we shot a lot of the images … Continue reading
Warning: bodies here
Today marked the first “The Art of Photographing Nudes” workshop that Joseph Marranca and I held in Mono, Ontario for photo enthusiasts. In this workshop, students learned about such things as: Background of the nude photograph Types of nude shots … Continue reading
Course for past students only
Joseph Marranca and I are planning a number of new workshops. One is an all-day workshop in Mono, Ont. on January 16. This is a course for past students only. It is about a slightly more advanced subject than the … Continue reading
