Digital photographic technology has created a surge in the popularity of nude photography. Mastering Digital Nude Photography contains ideas and techniques that will develop your creativity and challenge you to expand your boundaries. This book examines photography of the nude for the serious photographer - one who already possesses visual imagination and creativity, but is ready to take the work in a new direction. It explores a range of photographic styles, including erotic, glamour, fetish, bodyscape, and art nude. You'll cover each important aspect of creating your initial image in the camera. Then examine postproduction through discussion of digital image manipulation and the opportunities that the computer offers for experimentation in creating your final work of art.
Author(s): Roderick (Roderick Macdonald) Macdonald
Edition: 1
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 401
Tags: Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;Жанры фотосъемки;Обнаженная натура;
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 8
Bibliography......Page 28
1 Equipment and Software......Page 30
Sixteen Bits of RAW......Page 33
Understanding Camera Raw......Page 37
Getting Flexibility from 16 Bit......Page 40
Shooting with Camera Raw......Page 41
Camera Considerations......Page 44
Sensors......Page 47
Lenses......Page 57
Stabilizing the Image......Page 63
Light and Lighting......Page 65
Wish Lists......Page 79
Computers......Page 84
Storage and Backup......Page 85
In Place of the Mouse......Page 89
Printers......Page 90
Color Management......Page 95
2 Models......Page 103
Choosing a Model......Page 109
Finding Your First Model......Page 121
Partners, Friends, Acquaintances, and Strangers......Page 131
Models on the Internet......Page 135
Modeling Levels......Page 137
Avoiding Conflict......Page 155
“Can I Bring a Chaperone?”......Page 157
On First Contacting a Model......Page 161
Welcoming the Model to the Shoot......Page 164
Makeup and Other Adornments......Page 166
The Human Landscape......Page 190
Disagreements During the Shoot......Page 197
3 Lighting......Page 199
Shadow......Page 202
Experimentation......Page 209
Photoshop......Page 215
Positioning Lights......Page 217
Backlight......Page 221
Continuous Light......Page 227
Shadowless Light......Page 229
Candles......Page 232
Softboxes......Page 234
On-camera Flash......Page 244
Other Attachments......Page 246
4 The Shoot......Page 249
Planning and Ideas......Page 251
Places to Shoot......Page 253
Commercial Studio......Page 254
Location......Page 258
Around the House......Page 267
Home Studio......Page 274
Moving into the Shoot......Page 285
Shooting Faces and Expressions......Page 291
Themes and Poses......Page 298
5 Postproduction......Page 319
Cataloging, Reviewing, Renaming......Page 326
Making a CD for the Model......Page 330
The Camera Raw Plug-in: Main Features......Page 331
Setting the Defaults......Page 336
Adjusting the Image......Page 337
Leaving Camera Raw......Page 347
The Settings Tabs, Part II......Page 348
Adjusting Levels......Page 352
Making Selections......Page 355
Cleaning Up......Page 358
Altering Emphasis......Page 369
Playing with Filters and Blend Modes......Page 378
Creating Monochrome......Page 381
Color Pass......Page 389
C......Page 395
E......Page 396
I......Page 397
M......Page 398
P......Page 399
S......Page 400
Z......Page 401
