Nude photography has been a genre of fine art photography since the inception of the medium in the middle of the nineteenth century; depicting the nude human body with a particular emphasis on form, composition, and the emotional qualities evoked by such. Nude photography has played an important role in establishing photography as an accepted medium of fine art practice. Nude photography should be distinguished from erotic photography, although there has been some genre overlap over the years. Erotic interest, although often present, is secondary, which distinguishes fine art nude photography from both erotic or glamour photography, which focuses on showing the subject of the photograph in the most attractive way; and pornographic photography, which is of a sexually explicit nature and has the primary purpose of sexual gratification for the viewer and which ordinarily claims no aesthetic value in and of itself. Fine art photographs are also not taken to serve any journalistic, scientific, or other practical purposes.

List and photographic thoughts by PhotographerNL. Fine Art Nude is a wonderful and creative photographic genre, but it is also very challenging. Finding a model and a good location is only the beginning. The beauty and mood of this pictures doesn't portray what goes on behind the scene. The beginner has to grow and gain experience.

In , I've been setting a weekly mantra for myself. Undoubtedly inspired by quotes I'm a quote girl, you know it I know it This week's mantra is to "remain unruffled", inspired by a pretty spectacular quote by Thomas Jefferson that's been giving me life this week amidst lots of things that would normally "ruffle" me. I won't go into a long-winded story here I know, that's a first!!!