Showing posts with label FYI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FYI. Show all posts

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Eric Kellerman


A big congratulations to my friend Eric Kellerman on his latest publication entitled, The Box: A Typology of Poses in a Confined Space. The book will be released soon by German publisher edition GALERIE VEVAIS.

Visit Eric's site for a selection of images from the book.

Eric Kellerman Photography - Gallery The Box

NUDE Magazine in jeopardy

Photo by Carrie Leigh

I was saddened to hear this week that due to the closing of the Borders chain of bookstores, the good folks at Carrie Leigh's NUDE magazine have lost their major real world distribution source. Their website states that they are in the process of exploring their options.

Here's wishing this fine publication the best for their reinvention. Please support the people that support photographers like those I feature here.

Here's their blog post on the subject.

The Official Blog of Carrie Leigh's NUDE

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Dave Levingston - L'Allure des Mots


Congratulations to photographer and longtime reader of this blog, Dave Levingston, for his feature interview is the excellent online magazine, L'Allure des Mots.

Dave's interview starts at page 62, but there's lots of other great photography and written content in the magazine too.

La Allure des Mots || Poetry || Fiction || Art || Fashion

Friday, April 22, 2011

Carrie Leigh's NUDE


The good folks over at Carrie Leigh's NUDE magazine wrote to let me know they're selling off their back catalogue. If you're a collector or a completist, here's your chance.

Here's Carrie's blog post explaining the situation.

The Official Blog of Carrie Leigh's NUDE: An Announcement from Carrie Leigh

Here's the direct link to their shop.

FYI, I receive no promotional consideration from this magazine. I just appreciate the good work they do getting fine art nude photography into print.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

A Special Thanks


I'm extremely fortunate to have many of the readers of this blog submit sites for possible posting. I'm very grateful for each and everyone of you. Some only submit one or two links, others like my friends Eric Kellerman, JJ Andre and Chris Triance-Martin have been sending links in on and off for ages.

However, today I want to publicly thank two of the real unsung heroes of Art Nudes. I don't always credit the links they submit because there are so many, but between the two of them, Nicolas Taillard and Michel Nahabedian have probably submitted over 100 links to some truly amazing photography. Without their contributions, my life would be much harder and there's a good chance this blog wouldn't still be here.

So, to you two I say:

Nicolas Taillard - Merci beaucoup!

Michel Nahabedian - Vielen dank!

Rayzor Bachand


Art Nudes reader Rayzor Bachand wrote in to share Project REDSOKS his on-going (16 years so far) project for AIDS awareness & prevention.

Project REDSOKS

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Dave Rudin


Long time friend of this blog, Dave Rudin recently migrated his blog "Figures of Grace" over to the Wordpress platform. So for those of you looking to follow his ongoing adventures, update your bookmarks!

Figures of Grace | The weblog of fine art photographer Dave Rudin

Joe Edelman on Beauty Lighting


Here's a couple interesting and simple to implement lighting tutorials for beauty lighting techniques by photographer Joe Edelman. Worth your time if you're looking to add a few things to your bag of tricks.

Beauty Lighting... Not the textbook version!

Don't miss the second in the series as well.

Beauty Lighting Part II… One Light Behind Your Subject

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Bill Ballard


Figure photographer and long time Art Nudes reader Bill Ballard has abandoned his old blog and started up a new one at Wordpress.

Check it out and update your book marks.

Bill Ballard Photography | A Weblog of Fine Art Photography

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Holiday Break



Hello all,

I'm giving myself my annual present of two weeks off from blogging to focus on my eating, drinking and making merry.  I'll be back in January.  See you in 2011!

In the meantime, here's a special seasonal post for you all. Since this is the "season of giving", you may be interested in this list of secular charities. These organizations do great work without any proselytizing. I encourage you to support them.

UNICEF

Oxfam International

Doctors Without Borders

Kiva - Loans that change lives

The Nature Conservancy - Protecting Nature, Preserving Life

Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights

Sunday, November 28, 2010

New Edition of Nude Magazine

The fine folks over at Carrie Leigh's NUDE Magazine have started pre-ordering for the next edition of their quarterly publication. This issue has a feature article on a model many of us have had the chance to work with, the wonderful Candace Nirvana. (There's even a little quote from me in the article.)

Carrie Leigh's NUDE Magazine

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Erographic Interviews: Chris Triance-Martin


My old friend Chris Triance-Martin just did an interview for Erographic. I've know Chris for more that 25 years and am delighted that his photography is taking off in such a big way.

Erographic: photography: Chris Triance-Martin

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Server Issues

Dear Readers,

I've been getting repeated server error issues from Blogger.  This means I cannot upload images. I'm not sure what's going on, but obviously this puts a kink in my normal method of posting.

Therefore, rather than skip posting for the week, I present a special text only edition of the Art Nudes blog for today. Hopefully the server issues will be resolved soon.

This Week's Links

Absolutely stunning environmental nudes/installation art by Thomas Rucker:

Tomas Rucker

Terrific studio figure work by the Russian photographer identified as:

Studia18

Spanish Photographer, German Peraire has updated his website:

German Peraire

UK photographer Tobias Slater-Hunt started up a blog to introduce his latest work:

Tobias Slater-Hunt Blog

Photographer Peter Bruce wrote in to let us know about his new breast cancer charity book. A worthy cause indeed.

http://www.bforacure.com/

Here's the Sample Book

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips


If you're a Lightroom user, you'll want to visit this terrifically informative and useful blog by photographer Matt Kloskowski.  It's full of great lessons and free presets for download.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

If you're a new user, of just want a quick hit of ten solid tips, you may be interested in this NY Times article.

Ten Photo-Editing Tips From a Pro - NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 12, 2010

NUDE Magazine - Muse Search

Candace Nirvana by Michael Barnes
Every experienced photographer of the nude knows that to be a great model requires much, much more than a nice figure. A great model can elevate your work and inspire you. NUDE magazine is on the hunt for your suggestions of great models to celebrate in upcoming issues. I'm pleased to see that in the next issue, they are featuring the wonderful Candace Nirvana who I had the pleasure of shooting a couple months back.

If you're interested in nominating a model to be featured, here's what they say and a link to offer your suggestions:

Each issue of NUDE features a well known established model who has worked with a variety of photographers. With so many amazing models to choose from, we are turning to our audience for suggestions as to who you want to see on the pages of NUDE. Please send your suggestion as to who should join should join such greats as Charlotta Champagne, Veronika Kotlajic, Sarah Ellis, Datura Noir, and in our next issue, Candace Nirvana.

NUDE Magazine - Muse Search

Saturday, August 21, 2010

The Female Nude in Western Art


The more scholarly amongst you may be interested in this new book by Art Nudes reader and Syracuse University sociologist Allan Mazur, which traces the changing ideals of the female body in art history.

The Female Nude in Western Art: A Biosocial Interpretation

New Look

Regular readers will notice a slight design change. To report any glitches please contact me. If you'd like to critique the design, please go here.

Cheers,

Michael B

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Stephen Haynes


Long time friend of this blog, photographer Stephen Haynes has returned to the blogging world with his new blog, Truth and Justice For All. Rather than focusing strictly on photography, the new site provides, "Nudes and Commentary, with an Irreverent Liberal and Libertarian Twist"

So if this sounds like your cup of tea, go check it out!

Truth and Justice For All

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Guerrilla Glamour


I'm excited to announce that one of the photography bloggers I admire most, Jimmy D. of Pretty Girl Shooter has published his first e-book, entitled Guerrilla Glamour

For those of you that don't know him, Jimmy's a long time professional glamour photographer who's forgotten more about photography than most of us will ever know.

In his book he shares 101 pages of lighting set ups, information of finding and interacting with models, post production, and gear selection, all described in his own inimitable style. Specifically it is focused on making great pictures without overly complicating your shoots or bankrupting yourself with expensive gear.

For $9.95, it's a terrific deal, and whether you're a glamour or fine art shooter, you will certainly pick up some valuable information from this book.

By way of full disclosure, if you buy his book using the links I've provided, Art Nudes gets a little piece of the profit. However, I swear to you, I would have posted the same enthusiastic review even if Jimmy hadn't gracefully offered to share the proceeds. So, buy his book, increase your knowledge and support two fine photographic blogs!

Guerrilla Glamour

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Special Guests!


This week I was more than delighted to welcome three very special guests over to my house when photographer Dave Aharonian came by with two of the best professional art models in the business.

Candace Nirvana (left) and Stephanie Anne Landers (right) happened to be traveling through the Pacific Northwest and fortunately for me they both made it to Victoria. Even more fortunately for me, I was able to have a fantastic shoot with Candace this past Wednesday, and I'm shooting Stephanie Anne later today.

Both of these women are sensational models and charming people. If they happen to be traveling in your part of the world anytime in the future, don't miss the chance to hire them. Your portfolio will thank you!

Here are their respective Model Mayhem profiles as well:

ModelMayhem.com - Candace Nirvana - Model - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

ModelMayhem.com - Stephanie Anne Landers - Model - Albuquerque, New Mexico, US