The challenge of working with the nude form is one which attracts most photographers at one time or another. THE GUIDE TO NUDE AND GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY will appeal to anyone who owns a camera - whether a beginner or a practiced amateur. Included are over 70 full-colour and black-and-white photographs which clearly illustrate the detailed text. In addition to providing instructive technical text and how to choose the right cameras, films and lenses, THE GUIDE TO NUDE AND GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY offers examples of numerous different photographic styles and discusses how they can be achieved.

Whether you want to do straightforward figure studies, pin-ups, or subtly erotic, moody photographs, you will find helpful guides to follow. Suggestions are also given for choosing and directing models, for working in natural settings indoors and out, for improving picture composition or for experimenting with body shapes.

The intricacies and details of studio work - lights, props, and backgrounds - are investigated, as well as techniques for producing unusual effects with special filters, lights or darkroom processes. Interviews with four professional photographers are also included. They are Malcolm Scoular, Herbert W. Hesselmann, Karin Szekessy-Wunderlich, and Michael Boys. Their frank discussions of their work and the useful hints they provide are both informative and stimulating.