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Professional Secrets of Nude & Beauty Photography: Techniques and Images in Black & White

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My shipment of books arrived to great anticipation because after 15 years of shooting professional travel photography I wanted some reference books to help provide inspiration for photographing nudes. Of the five I ordered, unfortunately, this book left me wanting more. While going into detail about lighting, posing and technique, once you've seen a few pages you've got the entire book. First, know that it's entirely in B&W--not bad for nude photography, except Mr Lemon notes that many of the images were originally shot in color. Also if you eventually want to sell your images you need to shoot color. If you're new to using flash or don't understand basic lighting concepts this book could help, but advanced amateurs and pros will bore quickly.

Light and beauty go together like the sky and the sun. When a professional photographer is in harmony with beautiful models and their environment they will create images that reflects this light and beauty. That's what you will find in Bill Lemons new book "Professional Secrets Of Nude & Beauty Photography". This book is full of exceptional images illustrating outstanding lighting techniques and beautiful models posed in flattering ways.

This book is more then just beautiful people and well-lit sets. There is substance here as well. "Nude & Beauty Photography" is full of instruction, inspiration and creative tips. Each setup is outlined in a narrative, with lighting graphics and equipment/film details. The reader can learn tips on posing, camera angles, composition, lighting, selecting models and much more.

Bill Lemon knows his craft and illustrates it with provocative and creative images. Further, he knows how to explain his techniques in ways that are understandable to average photographer. He gives you just the right balance between instruction and enjoyment. If you?re just a 'looker' or want to be a 'learner' I can highly recommend "Nude & Beauty Photography".

This book is one of the best ones on this subject that I have read. Bill Lemon takes you through a series of several photographs and for each one he details what he did and how he did it. The details are complete with not only the camera and film information, but also the details of the lighting, angles, custom development, model selection and posing information. This is an excellent book to read through and study in order to expand your understanding of model photography. By including all of the details and what the photographer was thinking and what he would do different after studying the results it provides a great deal of good information from a talented photographer. It is great study in how to apply the techniques of lighting, camera settings and posing to get the results that you want. If you want some detail knowledge or have studied lighting and posing and similar areas but are having trouble putting it all together into a comprehensive whole then this book is for you. My only complaint is that it is too short and I would have loved even more examples of his work.

A fantastic book with great ideas, fantastic posing and an inspiration for any photographer that wants to photograph women. Personally I find Lemon's books easy to follow and find his posing techniques superlative. He has the ability to make average women look stunning with his beauty lighting, posing and make-up. Bill Lemon is a master of Beauty, Glamour and Nude photography

This is a great book with beautiful photographs. Bill Lemon does a good job of explaining the techniques and thought processes that went into the creation of each of the images.

In comparison to other books available on nude and glamour photography, there is not better book. Bill Lemon does an excellent job of discussing a sensitive topic.

Although the book focuses on black and white photography, don't be discouraged if you are only interested in color work. Bill Lemon's techniques apply just as readily to color work.

Unfortunately, the book is not as in-depth as I would have liked (thus, the 4 stars). In addition, it should be noted that the book is geared toward intermediate to advanced photographers as he does not spend time discussing the basics of photography.

Overall, a great resource.

I just received Bill Lemon's newest book on Nude and Beauty Photography and I will have to say I am impressed with it! Bill knows how to get the best out of a model and show her asets in a way that is very flattering and classic. And then he is able to reduce the process and art to a very easily understood format. It was about four years ago that I took one of Bill's courses on glamour photography and it was one of the highlights of my career in photography as a serious amatuer. If you ever have the opportunity to take one of his courses, jump at the chance. You will not be disappointed. And if you are unable to do that then I would recommend that you buy this book today. It will give you an idea of his work and it will help you in achieving your goals. And certainly the price is very reasonable for the content!

Light and beauty go together like the sky and the sun. When a professional photographer is in harmony with beautiful models and their environment they will create images that reflects this light and beauty. That's what you will find in Bill Lemons new book 'Professional Secrets Of Nude & Beauty Photography'. This book is full of exceptional images illustrating outstanding lighting techniques and beautiful models posed in flattering ways.

This book is more then just beautiful people and well-lit sets. There is substance here as well. 'Nude & Beauty Photography' is full of instruction, inspiration and creative tips. Each setup is outlined in a narrative, with lighting graphics and equipment/film details. The reader can learn tips on posing, camera angles, composition, lighting, selecting models and much more.

Bill Lemon knows his craft and illustrates it with provocative and creative images. Further, he knows how to explain his techniques in ways that are understandable to average photographer. He gives you just the right balance between instruction and enjoyment. If you're just a 'looker' or want to be a 'learner' I can highly recommend 'Nude & Beauty Photography'.

Bill Lemon does it right. Its a simple, and easy to read book on photographing women. It covers positions and lighting that work consistantly. Nice diagrams and examples with enough text to inform. Should be in every photographers library.

After i got other Lemon's book(colorful "nude&glamour photography") i sworn to never get anything from same author. Well i broke this oath, buying this B&W book.

Dont get me wrong - photos in book are , mostly , good. In fact this book is better than colour, one, as it at least has more system to it and got light setups.

Unfortunately - thats about it. Its is not "professional secrets" its "here, i had this model, and took this picture, setting up lights". If you had ever read a single good book on light... I'd skip this book. Its not particularly good on posing either - in fact you can find more posing guides online nowdays, for free, than you will see in this book.

If i would be just starting up - may be i'd appetiate book as a thing "do as i am and you will make good shot". Unfortunately (?) i am not, so it was browsing through book for 30 mins, and now its dead paperweight.

Bill has a great mode of teaching, he shows you how to do your job and push you to do it better. Great book from a great artist.