FAQ's:
Q: I'm a serious amateur and would like to experiment with nude photography, where
can I find models?
RF: "There are two ways I can suggest how I started: Contact schools that offer
figure drawing to students. They will have lists of professional nude models that
work at reasonable rates. The second suggestion is to ask a friend."
Q: Are your color photographs shot on negative or positive film?
RF: "All my color images are shot on transparencies (positive film). This gives me
more films to choose from. Also, when I shoot for advertising and magazine assignments, they would prefer to reproduce directly from positive film."
Q: Does the grain that you achieve in some of your images come from pushing your film?
RF: "I achieve the grain by using high speed films. In the past I have been pushing
film 1 or even 2 stops, but lately, I have been happy with the results by just using
the higher speed films that have been available (if you look in the back of my books
the types of films that have been used are stated)."
Q: In your book "Classic Farber Nudes", you have a black and white photo of a woman's back, plate #2. I remember seeing this image used in an ad. Could you tell me which
ad it was used in?
RF: "I actually shot this image as part of a Caress Soap campaign. Even when I shoot
commercial assignments, I try to create an image that I would be satisfied with for
my own fine art use. This image worked for me that way, and that's why I used it in
the book. If you look at my web site under the commercial page, tear sheets section, you will
see the actual Caress Soap ad."
