four of the best

these are four of the best images I've come across on DA in recent times - three fine art nudes and one other which I just can't resist including:

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without doubt kittytoxin is one of the most amazing and talented models on DA - and this image by norm murray is to die for - such a complex yet simple set-up, wonderful pose and lighting, and the amazing body and focus of the model (who will be appearing in this gallery shortly) - when I see a photo and think: I wish I could do that - that's when I'm really impressed



when it comes to eyes I've rarely seen a more hypnotically beautiful pair than those of model marcela in tikillanes' remarkable portrait - again wonderfully simple, but focusing in on those eyes and that incredible gaze, and with a depth of field which draws no focus from the model



again a beautiful form, wonderfully posed - the lovely katy t as photographed by K studios - the sense of balance, and that great lighting . . . katy is going to be in australia early next year and with luck she'll appear in this gallery

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another gorgeous harmonious offering by johnsy and his superb model kittten - their work is inspirational to me - their combination of natural and in this case man-made forms with the beauty of the human body is something I strive to achieve in my photography - love the opposing curves of kittten's body and the railway tunnel


plagiarising poses

I've just had my first suggestion of pose plagiarism - if there is such a thing - I guess that puts me in good company if picasso can 'appropriate' from goya

does a pose belong to an artist? I'm interested in your ideas

I'll admit to having seen great poses on DA and thinking - that's a great idea - I might try something like that . . .  have any other photographers done that?

the pose in question here is quite different - I wonder which photographer first used it

I have never studied photography but when, about ten years ago, I started taking photography seriously, the first thing I did was ask people to model for me - and with those models I experimented with poses, levels, light etc . . . one of the first ideas that occurred to me was to rotate a person 360 degrees in strong light and photograph all the different positions . . . this is something I do now with many of my models

below is a sequence with peach taken some time ago - and these are only a few of the shots . . . in doing this have I infringed any other photographers' copyright? do any of these positions belong to anyone else?




and from genevieve . . . do any of these shots belong to anyone else?



if a model is doing implied nudes and doesn't want to show breasts, obviously the whole rotation can't be shown - one is largely restricted to the back view . . . examples from becca's implied nude shoot:




jesi shoot

I've long wanted to do a shoot with lovely jesi
the zodiac shots - like those in the top row - are her concept and most of the zodiac poses are hers





andy feature

my first featured artist - the far too modest andy who shines in many photographic areas - art nudes, landscapes and wildlife - and has photographed some stunning models: elleisha, niyama, jenn, sarah and courtney





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dd

wonderful to have received a dd on 'marble'


please check out peach's gallery - she deserves at least half the credit for the dd


peach wrote

I would like to say a huge thank you to an amazing photographer, Andre J, with whom I did my first real art nude shoot yesterday. I trusted Andre from the minute I met him, and enjoyed every second of working with him (even lying down in the freezing water to get a good shot!). We have the same idea of what constitutes a beautiful art nude shot, which made the shoot a great occasion for us both to bring out our creativity and do some amazing work that I hope you will all enjoy.

Thanks for making it a great experience for me.

xx

Peach