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How to shoot creative nudes

How to Do It

How to Photograph Nudes (Creatively)

Photographing nudes is easy. You simply find a model, persuade them to strip off, find a location or hire a studio, light them, pose them, make sure they’ve got the right expression. Oh, and make sure your camera is set up correctly.

Selling the pics is easy after that providing that they’ve signed a model release, they are in the right style and of course, not horizontal when the editor wants upright. Here’s a few tips gleaned from forty-years experience to get you started.

Nude photography composition

Nude Photography Composition

Improve your nude and glamour photographs by being aware of composition. Composing nude photographs is no more difficult than other subjects.

Glamour nude photo tips

Glamour Nudes Tips

There’s a lot to think about when shooting commercial glamour nudes.  So here’s a few glamour nude tips 

Photo of nude woman with a camera

What Camera Do I Need?

It doesn’t have to be a big one!

How to shoot studio nude photos

How to Shoot Studio Nudes

A Quick Guide to Shooting Studio Nudes

Nude photography The Concept

The Concept

Having a concept helps you take better photos of nudes

Lighting nude photos

Writing With Light

Lighting nude photos

How to photograph nudes on location

Location Photography – Woods

Photographing location nudes is always challenging (and fun) but does need a certain amount of planning.

Lighting nude photos

Daylight and Artificial Light

Nature has given us a large, bright light source complete with some very handy diffusers (clouds) which is wonderful for lighting nude photographs. 

How to photograph studio nudes

One Model One Light

Get creative results with one model and one light.

Photo of ghostly nude woman in a deserted house

Location Nudes – Deserted Buildings

It is easy to visualise the ghosts of previous occupants wandering through their empty rooms. Maybe it takes a creative leap to see them as attractive naked women but when photographing location nudes you can capture whatever you want.

Photo modelling guide

Modelling Guide – Pre-shoot Communication

Working with experienced and inexperienced models is fun but there are a lot of pitfalls. Here’s how to avoid them.

A little bit kinky fetish photography

A Little Bit Kinky

Fetish photography – leaving a lot to your imagination

Erotic book cover photos

Shooting Erotic Book Covers

Shooting erotic book cover photographs is not difficult but requires a little thought and preparation.

Photographing nude from a different point of view

A Different Point of View

The nude female form elicits a number of, sometimes conflicting, potential responses from the viewer of an artwork.

Black and white nudes

Location photography with a model

The Hazards of Working on Location

A cautionary tale and why I never believe weather forecasts .

Portfolios

Title photo for Creative Nude Portfolios of a black and white nude and dummies

Creative Nude Photography shows you how to go beyond the norms of conventional glamour. The book contains sections on the concept, but is it art plus practical advice on finding models and camera techniques. The final section shows examples of creative nude projects

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Thinking About It

A series of articles and portfolios that explore the thinking behind some of my photography and look at photographing nudes in a wider context.

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Latest Articles

  • Mixed digital media nudes
    Portfolio – Mixed Digital Media
  • Creating photographs of ghostly nudes
    Creating Ghostly Nude Photographs
  • Horror photomontage of a seductive woman in a gothic setting
    Gothic and Horror – Photomontages
  • Creating ghostly nude photos via photomontage
    Ghostly Nudes
  • Gothic nude photomontages
    Gothic Nudes – Photomontages
  • A little bit kinky fetish photography
    A Little Bit Kinky – Fetish Photography
  • Are nude models exhibitionists? Photo of three nude girls
    Are Nude Models Exhibitionists?
  • Folio of glamour photography
    Glamour Photography Portfolio
  • Scrap yard glamour calendar photos
    Scrap Yard Nudes
  • Erotic and fetish book cover photography
    Fetish Book Cover Photographs
  • The nude beyond glamour in photography
    Beyond Glamour Photography
  • Nude photography The Concept
    The Concept – Take Better Photographs of Nudes
  • Victorian style nude photos
    Victorian Style Portraits & Nudes
  • Photos of glamourous nudes in a scrap yard
    Scrap Yard Nude Glamour – Out Takes
  • Wet look glamour photos
    What Wave? Wet Look Glamour
  • Nude photography composition
    Nude Photography Composition
  • Is the still photo a dying art. Title photo of a nude in a graveyard
    Future of Photography. Is the still photo a dying art?
  • Nude art or erotic art photos
    Nude Art or Erotic Art?
  • Erotic photos in a Facebook world
    Erotica: Not nude?
  • Photo modelling guide
    Photography Modelling Guide

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