Photographing Models

Photographing Models and Nudes

An Interview with Bill BrentPhotos by Bill Brent

Mike Johnston:Bill, I've just spent some time poking around on your website,www.bbrent.com. There's lots of model photography, publicity and contact information for individual models, and links to other model-oriented sites. You know, the world of modeling and nudes and glamour is something I know very little about. So what's your goal on the website...to get models as clients, to promote your clients as models, to connect photographers and models, or what? And what's your own background?
Bill Brent: I'll give you the $1 tour. From roughly 1974 through 1984 I made my living as a photographer. Like most boys, I picked up my first SLR in hopes of using it to meet girls. Before long I hooked up with a "mall photographer" who taught me the basics of posing and lighting. With a solid background in the arts, I had some clue about things like composition, perspective, balance, and so forth. I began by...