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Film Noir
I call this kind of setup "Film Noir" in homage to the films of the forties and fifties. It isn't really true noir, because you expect to see much tighter light shaping, but it is a short hand way of describing the look.
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Mirror
Mirrors, they are always so tempting to use in a shoot, yet they can also be the most frustrating and awkward prop you can imagine. For a start they always seem to be reflecting some part of the studio, or the photographer, or the lights or the w...
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Boudoir Light
A lot of boudoir photography is short as quite dark, low-key setups, a sort of re-imagining of the old 1040's Hollywood style of lighting. But I also like really high key, very light boudoir setups too.
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DVD: Learn Fine Art Nude Photography
Fine Art Nudes" - the art of the female form - explained so you can create your own. Taking the tradition of fine art nude photography into the new century with contemporary twists on old favourites, a considered and modern study of the female nude.
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Boudoir Ideas
These three images represent some of our simplest setups but also some of our strongest sellers to our boudoir clients. All of them are lit with a single light and so are really easy to setup.
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Boudoir Low Key
When shooting low-key images, it is common to use two lights. The first is the main light for the subject and the second is used as a hair or rim light to give some separation from the background.
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Boudoir High Key Part 3
I'm now using that window light as a rim light, letting it fall sideways across the body. By letting the sitter use the wall they can give themselves some comfort, I will have them lean on the wall several ways, with their back to the wall, wit...
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Creating an artificial "natural light"
These images and diagram show you how you can re-create the sense of natural light even when you are locked in your studio.
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Boudoir High Key Part 2
With boudoir shoots often you are trying to balance the need to show skin, but not too much skin. I have also found that when asking our female sitters what their men prefer backs and bums feature heavily.
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Boudoir High Key Part 1
In this sequence I have used a small 8 foot square area of set, with just two lights to create a range of different looks and styles. I want to show that even a small space used well does not need to be restricting at all.
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