ABSTRACT

Nude photography can be intimidating, for the artist and the subject. Technique, creativity, and psychology all need to be considered and executed seamlessly to achieve a photographer‘s desired artistic and professional result. Author Louis Benjamin has built a career by studying the intricacies of the perfect nude photography photo shoot and he has compiled what he has learned for you in this second edition of the best-selling book, The Naked and the Lens. This revised text updates and builds upon the key concepts presented in the first edition that guide photographers from finding models and planning a shoot, all the way through to post production. New material includes discussions of the latest equipment, software, web publishing options, as well as fresh and more diverse photographs and interviews.

part I|61 pages

Seeing Beneath the Skin

chapter 1|8 pages

Focusing In

chapter 2|14 pages

Art Photography Laid Bare

chapter 3|37 pages

Fleshing Out the Idea

part II|110 pages

Photo Anatomy

chapter 4|36 pages

Portraying the Body

chapter 5|18 pages

The Camera vs. the Eye

chapter 6|36 pages

It All Starts with Light

chapter 7|17 pages

Inside the Frame

part III|68 pages

Making Nudes

chapter 8|8 pages

Tripping the Shutter

chapter 9|16 pages

Collaborating with Models

chapter 10|32 pages

Working in Digital

chapter 11|9 pages

Showing Your Stuff