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Lights, Camera... Nude!

A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography

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Lights, Camera... Nude!

A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography

Table of Contents

Preface               
2  
Overview of the Book   
2  
Quick Reference of Lighting Setups        
4  
Lighting Concepts for Nude Photography             
6  
     The Importance of Lighting         
7  
     Contrast Ratio  
8  
     Setting Up Your Studio to Affect Light 9  
     Metering Your Lights     
11  
     How Many Lights Do You Need?              
12  
     Large Close Light             
13  
     Accent and Separation Lights     
14  
     Direction ( Angle) of Light            
15  
     Quality of Light (Hard vs. Soft)   
16  
     Lighting Equipment        
18  
     About Equipment           
19  
     A Word About Exposure              
19  
     Light Kits             
20  
          Light Kit 1            
22  
          Light Kit 2             23  
          Light Kit 3            
24  
          Light Kit 4            
25  
Lighting Nudes on Location         
26  
     About Locations              
27  
     Bathtub and Backlit Window      
29  
     Stairway               33  
     Pool Table          
37  
     Antique Bathtub             
40  
     On Location with One Light         
42  
Studio Lighting Setups  
44  
     About Studio Lighting    
45  
     Restricting Light: Snoots & Gels
47  
     Sculpt with Light: Selective Lighting         
51  
     Beauty Dish and Softbox             
55  
     Boom Spot         
59  
     Low-Key Light   
63  
     Gelled Backlight               
67  
     Isolation with White Tile Board 
71  
     Water Splash    
76  
     One Light in Studio         
77  
Outdoor Lighting             
78  
     About Outdoor Lighting               
79  
     Overcast Day with Strobe Fill Light           
81  
     Swimming Pool, Reflector           
85  
     Submerged Nude           
87  
Continuous Light             
88  
Lighting Exercises            
89  
Lighting Problems & Solutions   
91  
Conclusion         
94  
Glossary              
95  
Index    96  
Appendix            97  

 

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