Pascal Baetens. Nude Photography. The Art and The Craft. 2007

the shot

as this shoot took place in an apartment i wanted to create images that reflected

a domestic nude at ease in the home environment. simplicity was the key.

i positioned Hercules next to the kitchen window, allowing diffused light to fall

very lightly on the left side of his body. to enhance the mood of the photograph,

and to avoid being too literal, i photographed from the right, shadowed side of

Hercules’s body, capturing a beautiful silhouette. His position and expression

evoke an introspective mood; the mug completes the look.

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FOr tHis sHOt

Camera: canon 20D; 70–300mm lens

Aperture: f/8

Shutter speed: 1/350th of a second

Sensor/film speed: isO 400

Lighting: natural light

The human body

One of the reasons why the

nude is a subject of endless

fascination to so many

photographers is the beautiful

way the light falls over the

body’s contours, just as it

does here.

Composing the shot

rather than cropping images in the

darkroom or on the computer, i take

care to frame the composition as

i want it when i take the shot.