Atlanta Photographer Shoots "Artistic Nudes" to Show the Beauty of Women Through Lighting
“Artistic Nude”. (Picture by Michael Davidson)
For Atlanta photographer Michael Davidson, the perfect lighting makes for the best photo. Davidson spends hours to days creating the lighting setup, which sometimes involves him starting the process all over.
Through his lighting work, he’s able to expose shapes, curves, and shadows in his photography.
He has over 40 years of experience in the game. Davidson describes his work as “artistic nudes” where he uses lighting and photography to show the beauty of women’s bodies.
“I’m looking at the female body as an art form,” said Davidson.
Davidson hasn’t always shown off his work publicly but that recently changed at his first solo exhibit held in Atlanta. The event was organized by Koncept House and The Stuyvesant. Koncept hosts monthly art experiences, which gave Davidson the opportunity to showcase his work to the public in a new way.
“I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me on this journey. It has always been my desire to show my work and the creations of the figure models that have been so patient and inspirational,” said Davidson. “Up to this point, I have been tentative about moving from digital imagery to printed images.”
Michael Davidson. (Picture provided by Michael Davidson)
With around 300-400 terabytes, it was hard for Davidson to pick which photos to use for the exhibit. He said it came to the point where he chose picked random photos; one’s that stood out to him the most. He wanted to keep in mind that his art can be seen as risky, so he wanted to go light for this show.
“These particular images just touch the surface of what I do,” he said.
Davidson has a show coming up within the next few weeks that will feature more of his real artistic nude work.
To follow Davidson’s art journey, click here.