Rayment Kirby

Fantasy Nude Photography (eBook, ePUB)

Use Lighting, Posing, and Digital Compositing Techniques to Create Amazing Images

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Of the many different types of fine art photography, fantasy nudes are among the more creative and daring. Since we're dealing in fantasy, anything is possible. It's not necessary to travel to exotic locales for a shoot or for that matter, limit yourself to locales that exist at all! With a little imagination, simple lighting arrangements and some computer postproduction, it's possible to simulate location shoots, create imagined locations or take a standard nude shot and make it into an exotic portrait.
One of the benefits of creating images in this manner is that it frees the photographer up from needing a model to be in the right place at the right time. Working with preexisting nature or location shots, it's possible to photograph a model in the comfort of a studio and then combine the images by compositing. Kirby presents dozens of examples where he employed this method to great success.
While creating fantastical and striking backgrounds are a big part of Kirby's work, thoughtful lighting plans when shooting the models is what makes the images really standout. He experiments with different ways of using his lights, sometimes creating his own DIY lighting units, and shares the details throughout the book. Matching the light in the studio to the light of the imagined location is imperative. Each photo in the book has an explanation of the concept for the image, details on the execution of the shoot, and a lighting diagram. In addition, the images are also accompanied by alternate photos or before-and-after shots.
Not every image in the book is rooted in fantasy. There are dramatic studio portraits and unique nature shots all created in the same manner that Kirby employs for his fantasy shots. Working in this manner allows for more trouble-shooting options. Sometimes it is necessary to create an image under less than suitable conditions. For instance, say your shoot requires a summery scene in mid-winter. In one of the lessons, Kirby used a previously taken picture of a bright cloudy sky, added lighting to the model as if the shoot were being done outdoors and photographed the model in front of blue screen allowing him the option to drop her into the landscape photo afterwards.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amherst Media
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608957088
• Artikelnr.: 42042908

Autorenporträt

UK based Rayment Kirby started his photographic career as a photographer in the Royal Air Force when he did his Nation Service in the early 1950s. After that, he worked in a color-processing lab, and then went on to a large London Studio. Here, he assisted photographers in the fields of food, fashion, and advertising. After this, he set up his own London studio and went on to shoot assignments for clients in the fashion, advertising, book publishing and music industry. He writes for the photographic press and take photographs for picture agencies both in UK and abroad. He also built and designed large format cameras. More recently, his interest in the art nude genre has returned and coupled with his work with the computer, it has enabled him to incorporate the fantasy element he enjoys into his pictures.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 5
1. Attic 6
2. The Doorway 8
3. Poppies 10
4. The red Chair 12
5. Beach Sunset 14
6. Nude Seated 16
7. Dancers 18
8. Sunrise 20
9. City Lights 22
10. Grecian Statue 24
11. Hole in the Wall 26
12. Hands 28
13. Fountain 30
14. Spirit of the Wood 32
15. Woodland Fantasy 34
16. Snow Bound 36
17. Nude on the Rock 38
18. Snow Maiden 40
19. Sunlight 42
20. Cloister 44
21. Ladders 46
22. The Scaffold 48
23. Fantasy in Plastic 50
24. Nude and Tree 52
25. Rope Trick 54
26. Recloing Nude and Flower 56
27. Fantasy Ruin 58
28. Morning Mist 60
29. Exuberance 62
30. Tug of War 64
31. The Swimmer 66
32. Gymnast 68
33. The Beach 70
34. Blue Nude 72
35. Imagination 74
36. Out of the Clouds 76
37. The Pier 78
38. Figure in the Lanscape 80
39. Garden Shed 82
40. Body Shapes 84
41. Torso 86
42. Dancing in Smoke 88
43. Venetian Blind 90
44. Orb 92
45. Clouds 94
46. The Pond 96
47. Stable Door 98
48. The Workshop 100
49. Nude and Window 102
50. Back View 104
51. Nude and Rapefield 106
52. The Other World 108
53. Washing 110
54. Nude on Red 112
55. The Butterfly Tattoo 114
56. The Dressing Table 116
57. Flaming Torches 118
58. Threesome 120
59. The Storm 122
60. The Poppy Field 124