The Nude in the Window

The nude in the window, especially the nude in the window of an old house is an old theme now in photography.  Probably it started with this photo made by Edward Weston.

But almost everyone has experimented with the theme or done slight variations.  Here are a couple of examples.

And another from the genre:

Mostly, they look [...]

Ansel Adams and Nudes

Ansel Adams reportedly did not make photographs of nudes. He said of Edward Weston’s nudes that they all looked like they were dead. I’ve never been able to look at this photo and many other of Weston’s nudes without thinking of that comment.
I don’t believe it, of course. It is quite possible [...]