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I am an American photographer who has spent over twenty years recruiting and working with beautiful models. I come from a family of artists and have traveled to more than three dozen countries in South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Orient, and India. My work influenced by countless hours culling through dozens of museums and hundreds of galleries.

My first figure shoot occurred as an art student, and quite unexpectedly. After asking a classmate if I could photograph her, she agreed. We went to my studio, I set up the lights and got out my camera; she fully disrobed, assuming that is what I had intended.

I had my first commercial gallery showing at the age of nineteen, while still an art student. Since then, it's been my good fortune to have thousands of my photographs sold through art exhibits, licensed through stock photography agencies, appear in books, articles, advertisements, and other publications. I began teaching advanced photographic techniques while still in college, filling in for several weeks during a professor’s absence. After my education, I continued to teach photography both in public institutions and privately. I have not offered any regular instruction or workshops for the past decade and instead concentrate on shooting. I have written a few books and articles, including how-to's for nude photography and pictorial books that explore and celebrate beauty.

In my writings I draw upon my training in art, a Master’s in business, and experiences as both a professional photographer and a freelance artist. You'll learn from twenty years of successes (and even some mistakes) with hundreds of nude models.
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:iconcoroblue:
Excellant Gallery
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:iconmagxlander:
it is was so nice to see your gallery. :-)

It clearly shows how exquisite simplicity fills our senses with great and softness feelings. Delighted!
You deserve a :llama:!

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Delight with the finest beauty in: magXlander's Favorites!
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~eddy-avila-r Sep 15, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Excellent your work! my friend! I hope you like my paintings!

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*LemurianWanderer Sep 15, 2010  Professional General Artist
I wanted to let you know that I purchased I copy of your book. :) I should get it soon. I too am going be publishing a couple new books soon. My new poetry book, and a book of my photography work. The best of luck in your sales! -Chris Jacobs

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As fire is given back to water, the purity of it all becomes apparent as I reveal the sun. -ME
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*LemurianWanderer Sep 15, 2010  Professional General Artist
You have a beautiful gallery! Congrats on the book! This is coming from not only a published author, but an at least a semi experienced photographer. I would like to have alot more nudes in my port, but can never find any models that are comfortable posing nude even though their profiles state they pose nude. Also, I am not rich so I cannot pay models. I barely have enough to sustain myself let alone pay them by the hour! You seem to have succeeded where I have failed. Kudos to you and your models!

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As fire is given back to water, the purity of it all becomes apparent as I reveal the sun. -ME
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!Drew-Hagen Sep 15, 2010  Student Photographer
Beautiful gallery-can't wait to see more! Congrats on your DD :)

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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know. -Diane Arbus-
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:iconvampirexchan:
You take good pictures, but they are pretty boring.. You should put some things in the background, or just have a background, or make them look more like people instead of bad wax-figures... :/

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~Enigma-Studio Sep 15, 2010  Professional Photographer
Amazing work! Will definately look into ordering your book.

www.enigmaphotography.co.za

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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.
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I've published my book. It’s a step-by-step guide to recruiting beautiful models, lighting, photographing nudes, post-processing images, and maybe even getting paid to do it. The human body has been an inspiration for artists since before the invention of photography. Naturally, nudes were one of the first subjects of photography as well.

Prior experience with nude models is not required to benefit from this how-to guide. This guide can be enjoyed by anyone, but is written for two main audiences: the accomplished photographer wanting insight from a peer, and the serious amateur wanting a guided introduction to the field.

A range of processes are explained step-by-step. You’ll find more than just a selection of photos and a dissection of each; you’ll see full lighting diagrams as well as frank discussions of techniques and pitfalls in the days and weeks leading up to making a nude image. From finding your first nude model to selling your first nude photo, the guide presents complete, concise instruction on lighting, posing, and-post processing with Photoshop.

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