[Bill Giles]

What little fine art nude work that I have done in the studio has been with a single strip dome or window light cut to a slit by curtains. I have shot outdoor infrared nudes and indoor natural light infrared on High Speed Infrared film. I have shot a little digital infrared, but don't have a digital camera that is set up for infrared. The thing that I noticed about infrared film is a limited contrast range. When I first used it, I bracketed five stops and found that some shots had such a wide dynamic range that I had black shadows or blown out highlights in all of the exposures. This is especially true when I am using bright sunlight through a window to produce dramatic shadows. While not necessarily wanting to soften the light, I do want to reduce its intensity. I would probably use a scrim between the light source and the model. I have some black mesh tarps that will do this or might use a ND gel. I've known several photographers that shot outdoor infrared figure work and they just looked for the right light.