"How to do a fine nude? The Basics" part 3: Lighting. ๐ท Lighting is a very important thing when youโre taking a nude. Natural lighting will always be better for the pic, but you need to see how itโs โhittingโ your body. The direction of light will make shadows appear in your body. How the lights hits your body and the shadows that will be formed can change your body shapes a little, or maybe even a lot. Always notice if the light is good at you, if there are no shadows from objects over you (like cellphone shadow, a chair shadow) and if youโre liking your body shapes in that framing. Sometimes the shadow/light can make nudes more interesting, giving a three dimensionality to the pic and showing better/bigger curves/shapes of our body. There is also the baroque element of shadow/light play. It can give dramatic, erotic and a cool effect to the pics when you have a good contrast between light and shadow. When playing with lights and shadows, you have many different possibilities to explore. Have fun creating with it.