Comments on: 9 Nude Photography Tips

By: May Baird

May Baird — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:38:31 +0000

I have been asked to do a nude photo session for life drawing purposes by a total stranger who replied to my ad offering portrait photography, thought it was a wind up at first but quickly realised he seemed more nervous than me over the telephone. I am willing to have a go but not sure I have the ability or equipment to get good photographs though. Nikon D40X 18 – 105 Nikon lens, Nikon SS 400 flashgun. Should I shoot in Micro mode ?
what background is best. ? I cant exactly do a practice run beforehand.

May

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:11:56 +0000

Hi! Does anyone have recommendation for a photographer who can do tasteful nudes and is willing to take the pictures on my sd card? I don’t mind if they keep the ones without my face but I’m concerned about privacy.

Thank you!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:39:50 +0000

I found the article to be very tastefully written and the authors advice was right on. I have shot quite a few nudes, both for artistic styles and some at the request of models for portfolios and magazine submissions. I tend to enjoy more of the natural settings and lighting for a more realistic appearance. One of the biggest elements to remain successful at shooting nudes, is a trust between you and the models, second most important thing is to always keep your model safe and comfortable. I encourage them to bring an escort, after awhile they start calling me to schedule sessions without escorts and is comfortable with my assistant and me in almost any enviroment to make great photos. Thanks for a great article!!

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:02:44 +0000

Thanks for tips on nude photography.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:35:05 +0000

I got my start in pro/amateur photography by shooting nudes/semi-nudes. The warmth of the air is critical if you want to maintain any kind of skin surface at all. You cannot cover all the “goose pimples” or “gooseflesh” no matter what program you use. I would love to upload some, but I have concerns because they’re a bit risque for this site. I primarily shoot now for people who have a spouse fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq and want to remind them of what awaits them at home. I am a male and shoot primarily – though not exclusively – females. Ideal props in my opinion have been shooting against a red, white or black/midnight blue background using roses as the props to conceal private parts. Critical to any nude work is the amount of time you spend with your subject before the shoot to obtain a comfort level. I disagree with the wine concept because there are laws dealing with obtaining signed photographic releases where the subject COULD be even the slightest bit incapacitatated. And yes, many of my best nude shots were taken at 2 specific times. 1) while subject was preparing for the shoot and as such not themselves distracted by their own nudity – such as while applying eye makeup and the shot unexpected, and; 2) When the nudity itself is not a distraction from the overall artwork of the shot. (Nudity implied, but not actually shown).

For those considering a career in this field, permit me to say it will take all of a week to get over the fact that your subject is sans clothing. In order to get artistic rather than erotic shots there are probably 50 other factors much more demanding of your attention! i.e. lighting, posing, props, backdrops, eyeglass glare, skin glare, hair placement, tattoos, piercings, eye makeup, lip makeup, application of face powders, wrinkles (where they don’t belong), stretch marks, “cottage cheese”, etc…………ad infinitum.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:24:44 +0000

@ElegantEye

Hi Aaron, I’d be happy to have a look although I can’t promise it would be more than a browse as my photography business is really starting to pick up now after many months of hard slog. Weddings are still quiet but boudoir, nudes, pregnancy followed by newborns is starting to grow now, which is great news

If interested email me direct so we can take this off line. You can get my email off my website.

Pat
Inner Beauty Photography

By: ElegantEye

ElegantEye — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:16:39 +0000

@Pat

Hi Pat. I’m very close to publishing my first how-to guide. It is about 120 pages. If someone has a prowess in both the mechanics of English and photography, I’d love to have them volunteer to review my book.

Aaron

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:25:12 +0000

@ElegantEye

I hope you’ll let us know when your how-to guides are written so we can see them. Perhaps you’d like to let some photographers review it for feedback before publishing – just a thought

Pat
Inner Beauty Photography

By: ElegantEye

ElegantEye — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:26:57 +0000

I enjoyed reading the article and comments. I’ve photographed hundreds of nude models, and am writing how-to guides for nude photography. A lot of the advice above is the same as I would give.

By: Rhoel

Rhoel — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:03:46 +0000

hi darren,

i’ve been trying to experiment in maternity shots and nude photography….would appreciate it much if i could draw inspiration from the nude photography section on this site…..please kindly e-mail me the password for section… thanks much darren……….

rhoel