Illustrated Human Body Photography

Author: Mike Clowrey
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This is both a new practical guide to human body photography and a wonderful collection of human body photography works. The author, Mike Clowrey, is a senior fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and a renowned human body photographer in Europe. In this book, he combines years of experience in human body photography to elaborate on the creative concepts, shooting techniques, and digital image processing techniques of human body photography. The book is a great combination of illustration and art appreciation. "Illustrated Human Body Photography" is more of a collection of human body photography works than a technical manual. Whether you are a beginner, an experienced photographer, or a professional photographer, you can find works in this book that inspire and cultivate your imagination. The book provides a wealth of helpful suggestions for the art of human body photography, serving as a reference for human body photographers. People will quickly realize that one of the main keys to success in the field of photography is having good creative ability, being able to compose reasonably, and having a rich imagination. The appreciation of art photography is far more important than the photography equipment one possesses. The book is divided into seven chapters, each of which is very easy to understand. Chapter 1 explains how to find human models and how to work with them. Chapter 3 focuses on lighting and metering, discussing how to use natural light and flash to create various lighting conditions. Chapter 4 covers posing techniques, explaining how slight changes in body position can improve the effect of human body photography, and provides useful tips on this. Chapter 5 is the core part of the book, exploring different types of human body photography and illustrating them with a large number of creative human body photographs. For darkroom enthusiasts and graphic designers, Chapter 6 is particularly important. It not only mentions how to shoot human bodies but also how to create human body works. The final chapter introduces the use of digital technology and the significance of digital processing of human body images.