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About Me Official Beta Tester Long-Time Deviant The Art of Richard Rasner34/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 5 Years
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Aftermath

Featured Deviation: 'Aftermath' from the 2007 series "Abduction", shot using 100% invisible ink and photographed using a series of specialty UV lighting rigs.

This image has been displayed in Las Vegas NV at the following galleries: Apparatus, The Box Office, Laura Henkel Fine Art/M. Fattorossi Galleries at the Erotic Heritage Museum and also in California at the AMP Outdoor Gallery in Rancho Cucamonga. Numerous copies have been sold and also reside in private collections all over the world.

Newest

This is my most recent work, often posted within days or even hours of shooting it, if I don't have a backlog. I post new images every 6 to 10 hours if I do have a backlog, so as not to flood your inboxes.

Blacklight work


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As one of the first digital photographers to ever shoot a blacklight series I have stayed at the forefront of the technology, including using 100% invisible inks and custom UV lights and lighting rigs made especially for me by RiskReactor.com.

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Critiques

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First off, nice to see you posting again! In general this Dracula commercial series does exactly what it needs to: promotes the play i...


First off, I'd like to say this is a very eye-catching and well done image. The thumbnail caught my eye from the front page and i...

I don't often give critical advice to anyone other than my students/protoges/etc unless I really feel that I can help the person.

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25 5x7 Inch Cards

My Prints

I offer many of my prints as mugs, postcards, and other novelties as well as fine art prints. Most prints sell for as low as a few dollars! Don't let the default framed price of a huge print scare you off. Do a little shopping around.

What is your favorite *series* of UniqueNudes shoots? 

21%
37 deviants said Pin-up/Other Vintage
18%
32 deviants said Beauty of Ink
16%
28 deviants said Abandoned/Ghost Town/Empty/Industrial
9%
15 deviants said Group shoots
8%
14 deviants said Death & Beauty/Zombie Project
7%
12 deviants said Strength
6%
11 deviants said Golden Age of Hollywood
6%
10 deviants said Blacklight
5%
9 deviants said Dark Circus
4%
7 deviants said Other (please comment)

My Daily Deviations

This is a list of the Daily Deviations that I have been awarded. To see the list of DDs that have been awarded that I suggested, click here: [link] (scroll to the bottom)



2006-05-22
I love that the effect created by the model's legs gives her the look of a beautiful mermaid. Classical curves and beauty offset by the blue dye running out of her hair. Urban Mermaid by =UniqueNudes (Suggested by ~ladysky and Featured by `scottb)



2007-12-05
Seventeen Girls by =UniqueNudes was suggested by its own author, although I was going to feature it anyway, so I loved the courage! I'll now transcribe his comment: "I recently did a shoot celebrating the diversity of the female form. I had 17 models from all over the Southwestern United States; all races and all sizes. (Seriously! 96 lbs to 275 lbs.) It was a really neat shoot, and although it has gotten a lot of positive attention, I think it's exactly the kind of stuff that will bring a positive light to the AN gallery and I would love for it to get some more exposure." (Suggested by =UniqueNudes and Featured by `Helewidis)



2008-10-07
Brita Shive by ~princess-irulan UniqueNudes wrote the following: "I realize it might be considered "cheating" to suggest my own image on somebody else's gallery, but this series would not have worked without Amy's amazing expressions and style as Alex. Amazingly, this was her first ever (non self photographed) nude shoot, and she did one hell of a job. Also, I am amazed that a model as talented as this one has not yet gotten a DD for her work as a model!" (Suggested by =UniqueNudes and Featured by `Helewidis)



2008-12-05
An artistic nude calendar featuring shots from ghost towns all over the Southwest. If you are looking for a less traditional calendar for the holidays then be sure to check out 2009 Abandoned Calendar by =UniqueNudes. (Featured by `arachnid15)

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Unique Nudes in China

Journal Entry: Thu Nov 19, 2009, 3:46 AM
Models/Modeling | Equipment | Awards | Meet The Artist
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Hello everyone!



I've arrived safely and I will be here until December 1st.

If you're a deviant in or near Beijing (Peking) and you want to meet up, let me know! I'll be staying at the Embassy House in the Dongchengnm District, and I'll have a cell phone that works in China, please note me if you need the number.

Best Regards,
Richard Rasner
Nakayama Studios LLC

Just because she is naked it doesn't automatically make it porn. Likewise, just because you shot it on film in black and white doesn't make it 'fine art' either. Let's bring artistic nude photography back to the respected art form it once was.
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Tracey Hope - Stolen Seasons
  • Reading: The Living Dead
  • Watching: Sons of Anarchy Season 2
  • Playing: Warhammer, Dia edition

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Southern California
  • Interests: Fine Art Photography, Historical reinactment
  • Favourite movie: Errol Flynn's "Captain Blood" (1932)
  • Favourite photographer: Helmut Newton (1920-2004)
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Samsung Alias
  • Wallpaper of choice: A shot of model Pickles at an Abandoned shoot
  • Favourite game: Dia de los Muertos (RPG)
  • Favourite gaming platform: Dice & Paper
  • Personal Quote: "If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you"
  • Tools of the Trade: Canon Cameras & Lenses (see journal) -- Photoshop CS3 10.0 -- Unusual lighting -- Naked people
http://www.UniqueNudes.com

deviantID

My name is Richard Rasner and I am both a professional art photographer as well as an accomplished photojournalist, although art is my main job and source of income. My fine art work is currently shown in museums and art galleries worldwide and I also tour the U.S. quite frequently on book signing tours and photo safaris.
Before the economy woes forced its closure I also toured the music festival circuit with Mojo Republik Magazine (a division of Universal Records) as their lead staff photographer, shooting bands such as Billy Idol, NIN, Panic! At The Disco and many more.

My first nude photography book "Whispers of the Mind" was a best-seller on Amazon.com in 2006 and there are numerous documentary films about my work. I am quite friendly and approachable, so if you have any questions, ask! You can find me at my book signings and gallery shows of my work, as well as at my photography workshops which are taught through the Erotic Heritage Museum's "Education Outreach" program as well as at my own studio. I have curated art shows at The Apparatus, Box Office and AMP Galleries and I have also worked for Laura Henkel Fine Art as an *actual* gallery director, in the real brick and mortar art world.

I currently reside in Southern California very near Los Angeles, where I help a fellow deviant (my studio partner =JennaBlack) run her studio, The =RorschachComplex. The studio, which is overseen by my parent company, is a brilliant culmination of many months of research by Jenna to be the perfect rental studio, and I am proud to call the Rorschach Complex the Home of Nakayama Studios. If you're in SoCal and ever need to rent a place to shoot, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not do it at her place.

With a name like "Unique Nudes" I am constantly looking for new models and ideas, so if you're in Southern California or Southern Nevada and you want to help me create art, please contact me at info@uniquenudes.com.

Comments


:iconuniquenudes:
Hey there!

Good to see you posting again. Hey, two things:

1) The Colton Marathon (with professional production crew!) films all day Saturday, December 19th. It won't be the same if you don't make it. You were the #1 star of last year's; hands down.

2) I'm currently in Beijing, but I return home December 1st and I'll be in Vegas the 2nd & 3rd. I know you're not modeling as much but I would love to shoot you again.

Cheers!

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And as for being in Vegas... I'd love to shoot with you again! It's been much too long!
:iconnerdtastic1312:
I'll be there! Don't know how I'm getting there yet, but I'll be there!
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Lol!I m good at taking pictures!It s not the last time you laugh believe me!Thanks for the deviations and for the link once again!

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