A video experiment with Kristen Surban.
Part of TwinLens: An Exploration of the Art Nude & Global Culture
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Category Archives: Artistic Nude
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© 2011 Dan Smith. All rights reserved.
Charm
Artistic nude portrait of Rebecca Lawrence, taken by Durham, NC-based art photographer Dan Smith. Continue reading
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A Shallow Dunescape
One of the things that’s always compelled me about the nude is the idea of the body as landscape, or, in this case, dunescape.
I was thrilled to be able to find a set-up that let me dial in a minimal DoF. It’s not quite the f/1.2 that I was really hoping for, but it’s close-enough for government work.
Front to back: Bunny, Kitty and Wendy
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Cosmic Intersection
Marissa Katarina Bergman‘s art often features themes of stardust and infinity. Just by happenstance, I mentioned that I live off of Infinity Road, just north of Durham’s West Point on the Eno, where she’ll likely be painting faces on July 4th weekend. To prove it, I sent her a Google Maps link to my home; much to my surprise, she replied with a screenshot, showing that the intersection immediately Continue reading
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Cyberwoman
The above is the result of a body paint collaboration with a very-talented artist, Jon Son, and one of my favorite models and good friend, Kristen. The shoot went super-late (on a school night, no less), but it was worth the exhaustion. More to come… Continue reading
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Chinatown Special
The image above was created with $20 $40 worth of mixing bowl, pizza pan, machine screws (plus a flash bracket from an inexpensive $20 softbox) and spray paint, all sourced from Amazon and Home Depot. Building my own Chinatown beauty dish, following the instructions provided by Todd Owyoung, probably saved me between $90 and $250.
The only realy fault I can find with the… Continue reading
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The Messenger
I just wanted to share this bodyscape from this weekend’s shoot with Angela. I’ll be updating my nude portfolio soon. For now, there’s a sampling on my Flickr photostream and my ModelMayhem portfolio.
This was lit with a single Lowel Tota. Converted to black & white in Aperture 3.1.3, with a contrast adjustment of +1. (Which is exactly how I’d print it on an enlarger.)… Continue reading