Rants & Observations

Digital Photography Workshops: Nudes by Duncan Evans

In my recent efforts to return to the camera as part of my creative outlet I have purchased several books on the nude and how to photograph them. This work of Duncan Evans is one that I think you should seriously consider.

The book is like a course in digital nude photography. I'm not sure that I liked the specific organization of the chapters but I did like the material covered. Starting with the camera, Evans moves on through props and backgrounds and then covers location shooting and the law. That's all in the first chapter. The second chapter is more organized and does a reasonably good job of covering dealing and working with the model. I particularly liked the assigments and shooting ideas discussed while demonstrating the topics. With chapters on portrait and lighting styles, as well as location shooting, Evans demonstrates the concepts with numerous pictures. The use of histograms and lighting diagrams to illustrate how to go about getting the results intended did much to assist with my understanding of specific points. The book concludes with two chapters on image editing and how to store, print, and publish your pictures.

As I said, this is one that your should give careful thought to. While it can't cover every aspect of this art form, it does a fantastic job of introducing one to the topic. I have found the book to be of considerable assistance in helping me find my direction in where I want my art to go.

posted by Paul @ 3:25 PM