This is a re-posting of a glowing review of Lights, Camera… Nude! written by Michelle7.com editor Jack Gilbert. I can only hope that you enjoy the book to the same degree that he did.

Nichols has hit another home run here. Much like in his previous book, True Confessions of Nude Photography, he presents what might be seen as a difficult subject and shows how simply things can be. The subject matter of this new book is lighting techniques for shooting nudes. He goes over general concepts at first, but then dives into explaining what the various lighting devices are and even provides what different lighting kits and equipment configurations can do for you. Studio and location settings are explained in a very-easy-to-understand manner. It’s refreshing in that Nichols does not try to overwhelm the reader with too much information or impress them with his wealth of knowledge and experience. He just lays it out simply and concisely.

All the but the most advanced professionals will benefit from reading this book, and the best part is that it won’t take that long before you’re lighting your models like a true professional.

Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography

Cover of the book Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography. Model: Hope S.

Title page of the book Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography. Model: Hope S.

Back cover of the book Lights, Camera... Nude!: A Guide to Lighting the Female Nude for Photography. Model: Narzahni

This guide shows you how to use light to photograph nude female models and create various moods and effects. From the plainspoken to the artistic, each lighting configuration is diagramed in painstaking detail. Learn the art and skill of using light and controlling shadows from the author of True Confessions of Nude Photography. For those who loved the lighting section in the first book want even more, this follow-up book concentrates purely on the author’s nude lighting style with updated images, text and diagrams.

Sample pages from the book Lights, Camera… Nude! showing the start of the chapter on Studio Lighting. Nine of the 18 lighting setups in the book are studio lighting setups.

Sample pages from the book Lights, Camera… Nude! showing accent lights, separation lights, and the effect of angle of light. Including examples of back light, kicker, and rim lights.

Sample pages from the book Lights, Camera… Nude , start of the chapter on Lighting Concepts for Nude Photography. This chapter discusses the importance of lighting, contrast ratio, setting up your studio to affect light, metering your lights, how many lights do you need, large close light, accent and separation lights, direction/angle of light, quality of light (hard vs. soft), and lighting equipment.