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Nudism (Kindle Edition)
2010.12.25 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Hardfire Exposes the Naked Truth about Nudism (DVD)

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2010.12.19 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Spencer Tunick’s Naked States DVD

I found out about Mr. Tunick’s work from an article in Wired. The photographs are interesting studies in how the human body can be used to create a unique work of art. I found the documentary to be very interesting as I got to see how such work is accomplished and the kind of difficulties that he has experienced in New York City with those who would consider the nude human body to be obscene or something that needs to be covered at all times.

It was also great to be able to listen to the actual participants of these events and get their reactions to the whole experience and how liberating it was to pose nude for Mr. Tunick. It was especially touching listening to the poor lady who had been physically attacked 6 months prior to the photo shoot and how posing nude for Mr. Tunick was therapeutic to her and helped her to regain a positive self image of herself.

I also have to give Mr. Tunick a medal for his courage to ask people to pose for him at a biker convention. This part of the film was an excellent documentation as to how people have such pre-conceived notions of the nude human body and the negativety he experienced until he became better known.

I hope that Mr. Tunick decides to do a photo shoot in my neck of the woods soon as I would love to be able to pose for him. By the way, he has a official website where you can provide your email address and sign up to be informed of upcoming photoshoots and maybe pose as well.

Definitely I recommend this DVD. I hope the sequel “Naked World” is released in DVD format as well soon. I would love to see the one about the shoot in which there were 7,000 partipants. It must have been an amazing experience to behold.
2010.12.11 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
I Want To Get Naked! Social Nudity Places in North America [Kindle Edition]
2010.12.05 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Nudes in Nature – Innocent and Naked (DVD)

It doesn’t really provide much information about nude photography but is entertaining enough for the price. The ‘Nude in Nature’ title had me expecting some nudist style photography but this is more of the typical mild erotic style adult photography. If you find Family Naturism photography or videography a fun escape then the real Naturist DVDs on Amazon from RussianBare are really the best but they do cost more. If your looking for some fun posed shots this DVD will deliver.
2010.11.29 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Happy Naked Birthday (DVD)

This is a very tasteful DVD It clearly shows a borded women going about the chore of baking a cake. Must be the oven got too hot, and she went on to bake in the nude. Very tastefully done.
2010.11.21 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940
2010.11.13 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Learn Nude Photography: From the Creators of David Nudes

Within fifteen chapters of his book David Weisenbarger explains basic principles of nude photography. If you want to know what is the best camera and studio lights setup for getting similar pictures (like David is getting) of your girlfriend, open minded female friend or a professional model or you are curious how to make the model forget that she is nude and make her express emotions for photography to be more interesting, get this book. This book is an excellent starting point for many of us (would-be nude photographers) that want to learn fine art of female nude photography. Many of the tricks need to be tried and tested in real life situations, but it is good when there is someone who went through the process himself and is capable of summarizing the important things for us. This makes the process so much easier. I found the book useful also because the lighting diagrams in each chapter and many detailed explanations of camera setup can be used for trying to re-create similar lighting situations and therefore (potentially) similar beautiful pictures of your own. After that it is a matter of patience of each photographer to play with details in order to perfect the image. I even found the electronic format for iPod touch to be readable and good for taking notes for later use.
2010.11.07 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900-1940
2010.10.23 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's
True Confessions of Nude Photography: A Step-by-Step Guide to Recruiting Beautiful Models, Lighting, Photographing Nudes, Post-Processing Images, and maybe even Getting Paid to do it

As a seasoned travel photographer, my genre is quite the antithesis of this one: I shoot primarily outdoors rather than in-studio, I rely solely on natural lighting, I profoundly prefer candid shots over posed, and next to never do I digitally manipulate my images.

The upside to constantly traveling across the world is I know probably better than anyone which cities and countries are home to the most lovely ladies (Tokyo tops the list). I have always envied photogs who work in the comfortable confines of a studio, interact with a bevy of beautiful women and certainly get paid far better for their work than I. Why, then, shouldn’t I give it a try?

But before actually delving into nude photography, I first have been flipping through numerous volumes of photo technique guides to see if it is indeed a genre I could easily convert to (i.e. teaching an old dog new tricks), but thus far I have been put off by what I have seen: guides that are either excruciatingly technical or out-dated to the point of uselessness.

And then comes along True Confessions, a brand-spanking-new book that blessedly incorporates pretty much every up-to-date aspect of the nude photography profession into a refreshingly fun instructional manual for amateurs and pros alike.

With over 20 years nude photography experience (”hundreds” of naked girls, by his last count, lucky devil) combined with proper schooling, I can’t think of a better teacher than A.K. Nicholas. But even more important than his own experience and credentials is Nicholas’ talent as an author for being able to convey a highly-technical skill such as studio photography into easy-to-follow text and diagrams that will immediately put the reader at ease. “You’ll learn from my successes AND from my mistakes,” writes Nicholas. As a photographer who is entirely self-taught and has limited technical background, I appreciated this most about True Confessions.

At a 120+ pages, True Confessions is comprehensive. 20 of those pages are dedicated to the most challenging aspect of the job: recruiting and shooting models. Our Savior Nicholas plots it all out for us in hip lingo akin to the rules of dating (”I never call after a third `no’”; “concentrate on booking a specific day, not a specific model”). He then moves on to studio etiquette, such as how (not) to physically handle a model’s fun-parts, tips to make a new nude feel relaxed, and chatting a model up. “My goal is to make images, not to make friends,” states Nicholas. Elliot DiMauro from `Just Shoot Me’ would be so disappointed.

A sheer quarter of the book is on the art of lighting. Due to my personal jones for natural light, I was admittedly was initially loath to read this chapter. But Nicholas’ cool reasoning (”the key to background light is not a lot of light, but a lot of lightS”) complimented by helpful illustrated diagrams, example images and informational text – and even a token few pages on outdoor lighting – those 30 pages were, well, illuminating.

Arguable the most useful section of this book is on posing and composition. Nicholas dips into the “pin-up versus art” debate and critiques the mythical “Golden Mean” method, encouraging us to “depart from the formulaic,” though ultimately the author suggests a combination of classic and experimental composition to create new poses. The chapter closes (read: rewards us) with a whopping 100 (!) different sample poses ranging from traditional to avant-garde that are sure to give Playboy a run for its money.

Post-processing is covered in-depth (he suggests “a day of post-processing for every hour of shooting”), including instructional screen-captures of the most up-to-date computer software tips. Advice on shooting for microstock and making/selling 3D reference photos follows. A helpful glossary and sample model release forms close out the appendix.
2010.10.16 / no responses / Category: Nudist Books & DVD's