Shooting good nude photography is a gift or something that is learned over a long time of shooting and correcting your mistakes. Thinking you can just pick up a camera and shoot is going to get you into a lot of problems.
The basics depend on your skills with people, then a camera and finally the knowledge of the niche you shoot.
Models are people with all sorts of personalities, if you want the best out of them you need to be able to get their confidence and direct them.
Knowledge of a camera and lighting are essential in most cases except the amateur niche. When shooting that niche making the model appear amateur and willing is the key. Knowing how to light a scene in different settings is essential, knowing what your camera can do is also required.
Then knowing what to shoot comes into play. No matter how good you are with a camera and people if you don't know the niche you end up with bland porn. It's more about the sizzle than the steak.
I tried to hit you up on ICQ via your profile and found it did not work. I was going to give you the link to my forum. Don't want to post the link here as it's against the rules.
Maybe I should try a mega thread and post all the articles here.
