Today I took a leap of faith and bundled a whole lot of courage into my camera bag and headed off to my first ever "NUDE" model shoot. To say that I was vested with a whole lot of trepidation would be rather an understatement and I am glad to report, my fears were for naught.
The "shoot" was very professional, the model most lovely and compliant and since I've spent many years peeking at naked bodies in various forms in my prior professional life, that part of it was not an issue.
We had two hours to take pictures, and I think I shot well over 800 raw images during that time. Obviously lots of them will go in the trash folder, but I'm surprised at how many are worth keeping.
Shooting with studio lights. posing and learning how the group worked, it was all very interesing. Sadly for PG rating reasons I can't really share too many of the pics I took with you on the blog. Rest assured they are very much in the "fine art" realm and do wonderful justice to the female form!!
Amazing what a little prompting and a leap of faith can do!
You can send those 'more than PG' shots to me.
These are quite luscious in any right, so bravo!
I didn't know you had peonies. Or, I forgot. I love the heck out of them.
I'm having some challenges, haven't been internetting, have thought of you often.
I'm glad to see you in love with your camera. The camera obviously loves you, too.
Off to see student work.
xoxo
c
Posted by: Chris | May 11, 2012 at 05:11 AM
Good for you, branching out, and what beautiful pictures came from it!
Posted by: Bren | May 07, 2012 at 06:15 PM
And - out of curiosity - how did you find out about such a nude shooting opportunity? Have been wanting to experiment with that for a long time. How wonderful for you!
Posted by: Marcie | May 07, 2012 at 07:50 AM
These are very cool shots.
Posted by: Joanne Thieme Huffman | May 07, 2012 at 06:16 AM
Soft and private photography
Posted by: Chantal | May 07, 2012 at 03:10 AM
These are beautiful as the female nude often is. I also took life drawing classes at university. Some of the models were even fellow classmates! But you stop seeing your friend nude & instead see the beautiful curves, lines & light. That is also happening now as I shoot self portraits. I no longer focus on petty imperfections and instead focus on light, composition, color, etc. Wonderfully freeing. Is there any online venue where you might feel more comfortable showing the less PG versions? I would love to see them but totally understand if not since it would likely draw unwanted attention to you. Downside of the mostly wonderful interweb.
Posted by: dori | May 06, 2012 at 04:43 PM
That must have been a most enjoyable photo shoot!!
(sorry I interrupted it with my questions)
~K
Posted by: karen burns | May 06, 2012 at 03:04 PM
The pictures you shared are lovely...I have done a couple of nude "life drawing" sessions and remember how nervous I was beforehand. But once I started drawing, I became so focused that I felt completely comfortable. This sounds like a wonderful experience - thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Sherri B. | May 06, 2012 at 08:51 AM
You can find some inspirational and beautiful fine art nude images here: http://www.joanbleasephotography.co.uk/#!fine-art-nude
Enjoy!
Sue x
Posted by: Sue Berry | May 06, 2012 at 04:44 AM