| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 5:38:15 AM | If you were dating someone whom was asked to pose naked for a photographer would you have a problem with that?
I go to photography school, and nude photography is very popular using body as landscape, and just because the human body is a beautiful piece of art, I was approached yesterday by a fellow student whom i know pretty well, and he asked me if next semester for his nude project if I would have any problems posing nude for him...
I immediately said no i have no self concious issues, and i think nude photography can be beautiful. Now if you were my boyfriend would you have a problem with me getting naked for about 2 hours being photographed and then displayed in galleries?? | |
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 5:45:00 AM | | I once dated a painter who painted me in the nude. Of course there is little in life in the way of the arts which offends me... she had an opening one night and I was on display. It was rather interesting to see some of the people in the room looking at me and then at me. Art is art....if you were mine and there was the trust which should be there...It would be ok...the form of the body is a beautiful thing to be celebrated...painted or pictured. | |
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 5:55:50 AM | Hi, I am a college instructor of animation and design... also who grew up in Massachusetts. At my school in Tempe, AZ models come in all the time to pose naked for students in art classes to sketch them. About 2 percent of the sketches are outstanding, worth hanging up in a gallery. If the person has a proven track record of excellent work and examples of other fine work then you should do it. Also, make sure you have something down in writing, and have rights to the photos and any profits thereof. Protect yourself... many talented students will use your photos, even years later to furthur their career. Posing nude is no big deal, and getting less and less shocking here in the US. Just make sure the person taking your picture, knows what the heck he or she is doing.
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Posted: 12/2/2004 6:28:52 AM | My first reaction, as a boyfriend, would be – “there’s no f@&king way you’re posing nude unless I’m looking through the lens”. Yes the body is a beautiful object to photograph. I think if you’re interested, and before springing it on him (your boyfriend) you should know how you’re going to be portrayed. There are a lot of elegant and artsy ways to photograph the body without being too revealing and insensitive to the viewers of this photo. Be prepared to show him some examples. If all parties are professional during the photo shoot and you get all the negatives, this could be an enlightening experience.
I participated in a nude photo shoot and was covered in a clay medium to give the photo a sculptured immortality effect. I guess technically I wasn't naked, but it was an awesome experience never the less. I had the softest skin after washing the clay off...
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 7:01:32 AM | If my girlfriend (assuming I had one) wanted to pose nude, I'd think that was awesome as long as I thought the artist was any good... and as long as I got to see it. :)
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 9:49:23 AM | | If he really trusts you... then there shouldn't be a problem. Just show him that the student isn't just some sleeze-bag trying to get you naked. Maybe your boyfriend could go along as an impartial observer? It happens all the time in the professional world. Especially with high-profile models or artists. Most are just agents there to protect their client's interests, some are body-guards, and in some cases it's the significant other of the model (or sometimes the photographer... his gf might be jealous as well...). If the bf can mind himself, then the photographer really shouldn't object (if he's on the level). After all, photographers have to deal with it in the professional world as well. (It's actually a professional taboo in Hollywood now for photographers to be alone with their models as it keeps legal problems at a minimum.) | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 3:42:41 PM | | I say go for it ..you are young and beautiful..you will always have the photos....... | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 5:00:58 PM | | It would depend on the poses and the photographer. Blatantly sexually suggestive poses? Not a chance on the planet. Subtle soft shots where you can see she's naked but can't really see anything specifically, that might work if she wanted to do it... | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 6:00:33 PM | NoOO problem. college doesn't pay for itself.
actually i wonder what for. i mean it would really depend on why she was doing it.
cus i think if the girl was going to be the mother of my kids
i might have reservations about it. i wouldn't be jelouse of somebody else seeing her naked, but i would be worried about the social ramifications | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 7:27:26 PM | | LIMO BABE! I think if your are comfortable you should totally do it, I took a drawing class my freshman yr of college and we sketched 2 nude models, 1 man , 1 woman, each for 3 in a half hours a peice. It was awkward at first for me, I felt like the voyeur. I got use to it, some of the Macho men in the class really didnt appreciate drawing a 40 something year old man though. But, I def do think you should take into consideration how the BF feels about it. | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 10:46:03 PM | I am totally doing it no matter what, I make my own decisions i think i just wanted some other guys views because I cant imagine being in their shoes.
As an artist I would love for my boyfriends body to be used as art.
Oh and so you know its totally ligit, professor is present, its done at the school in the studios, all papers and contracts are signed about everything.. | |
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Joined: 10/8/2004
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/2/2004 11:33:05 PM | | I think it's a big turn on, a woman posing naked in art classes. And since the professor is present and there's no danger of the photographer getting sleezy and all (which is very natural ), I think u should do it :) | |
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Posted: 12/2/2004 11:41:53 PM | | Hi want you to chat with me online are through email can u | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 12:19:21 AM | | Gysh THat goes waaaay beyond even the dark ages! If you even have to ponder something as blatenlty ridiculous as this, I would say no, you are not ready emtionally or physically to do it then.,Even if your other half is fine with it, sounds like you have some issues here! | |
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Joined: 8/28/2004
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/3/2004 12:56:14 AM | LOL Good Sala! "Dark ages" :p
I have posed naked still recently, and even some conservative collegues of mine admitted it is not a big deal, after all. - I do not have experiences about private pictures but I would say "Art is art".
By the way, I think for the ladies approaching the age crisis it might make even good. To play with own sexuality, and study own body as an object. A human being is beautiful and there should not be anything shameful. - I am against pornography (which is an attitude in my opinion... humiliating) but also that is everybody's own business. Artistic study, yes! | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 12:56:46 AM | WHAT
I said i didnt care if he was opposed to it I said yes the second the guy asked me to pose for him..
BUt i just wanted some opinions from other people to see if I was being cold by not even consulting my bf..I wanted to know if other guys would have a problem with it..
It wouldnt change my answer of doing it.. I was just bringing up a conversation.. | |
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ousu
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Joined: 8/28/2004
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/3/2004 1:00:21 AM | | Limo, I think it is your own business, your own body. Ah, those men! When there is nothing wrong with posing why should you consult your boyfriend... what you could do is to make him happy by giving him some good pictures as a gift :) A nice surprise present :) | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 1:53:17 AM | Limoshark,
I'm a Freelance photographer, I have taken many personal pic's. You are an attractive lady. With that being said, I hope that you will think about something for a moment. There is a reason that models are used for most of these classes. First off is this, these models have little or no interaction with the student, they are nothing more than models for a project. Once the project is over then she/he disapears. With you being the model, you still maintain friendships with some of the people in this class. I only caution and ask that you think about your decision. It could place a strain on relationships with friends and your boyfriend. Is it worth the cost, IE: people from school/class bothering you after you have posed, if you think that it won't happen then I think that your kidding yourself, we live in a very sick and demented world. It could gain you unwanted attention. I am certainly NOT trying to talk you out of your decission. I only wanted to point out something that should also be considered.
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Posted: 12/3/2004 5:26:12 AM | I have been a professional photographer for many years. deemed pro, long before I felt I was actually ready for it. I've shot for 4 magazines, and many little indy magazines regularly, as well as a small newspaper in seattle for a while. the majority of my work, revolves around my interests, snowboading, skateboarding and surfing. I do alot of wedding work too....
but, the majority of my studio work, when I did it, was nudes.
the thing I often found, and I am not saying this is in general or anything else.
but older women tend to be a hell of alot more secure and at ease with the idea of being naked in front of a guy, then younger women do.
it has alot do with the professionalism of the photographer.
if the guy is just gawking at you, it's hard to ignore it, makes things alittle awkward.
remember, the guy behind the camera... is still a guy and your a naked girl.
sex is invariably in the mix.
not meaning, your gonna have sex with the photographer or anything like that.
but sexy photos don't come from a photographer that doesn't find the women attractive.
but theres a huge difference between someone wanting to take a side profile shot of your hips partially submerged in water, with black and white film to fool the eye into seeing two islands and a valley of water... and a guy staring at you saying spread em...
so nudes, can definatly be artistic.
but can easily be porn too.
you just have to use your own judgement when letting the shot be taken.
be willing to walk away.
lastly, bring a girlfriend with you, to ease the tention, if anything starts to be weird.
if the guys a perv, just looking for a easy situation to hit on you naked or something lame, a girl staring over his shoulder, looking like shes not amused can easily keep a shady guy in check.
thats always been my first bit of advice....
kinda started soon after this lady wanted some nice nudes done of her, for her husband, who quickly realized, some other guy saw his girl naked, and wanted to break his head open from the jealousy of wondering what happend.
now... I never ever do a nude, no matter what, unless atleast 3 people are in the room.
oh yeah.
a photographer doesn't absolutly need a assistant.
if he says he does.
walk.
hes just trying to give his friend a free peek.
you know the guy you said.
so you should know if your comfortable with him by now.
but don't forget... it's still a guy behind the lense.
theres no real way to seperate the professionalism of being a photographer, and the fact as a guy, you get a free look at a naked girl.
so....
be ready to walk, if something gets weird.
have a girlfriend there with you. | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 8:55:03 AM | I wouldn't...
My ex was an art student and it was just part of the drill. She was asked by many people, because she was a knockout... and she said "no" many times...but for fellow art students she trusted, she would come through.
Was I jealous?
Well yeah... a little bit; but I trusted her in that way. Our problems were other things that came along later.
She never gave me a reason not to. She even told me when one guy had a roommate who brought some friends in unexpectedly and she had to bug out!!!
A friend of MINE was a photographer who asked me if he could ask her. I asked her if he could ask her and then told him he could ask her *LOL* Ummmmm.... it was abit awkward... but she was beautiful and I always wanted her to feel sexy and good about her body and I was very proud of her...
If she ever played around when she was doing it, it must have been good for the relationship because she always came back!!! | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 10:45:49 AM | Hi there, as some one who has been taking photos of naked ladies for over twenty years I can only say you need to find the right guy for the photos, its easy for some one to say "I am a photographer" and so on, but most of those guys want to get some ummmm shots of you r pubic hair and all that goes with it, I am willing to send you some of my photos, they are all classic black and white and colour, some are suggestive, but no open leg stuff, nudity is a wondeful thing and if people have a problem with being naked, tough on them, go to a beach in the south of france, we all get naked and no one oggles anyone, by the way a naked woman is a thousand times more attractive than a naked man, we guys are like that except our gay friends who apreciate a male nude, hence I say if you are going to do the photos, first do NOT go alone, take a friend a girlfriend and make sure that if its a digital photo, you get the memory card FIRST, you control the photos and he does not get to choose any sexual shots, OK, I always gave the negatives to the girls and am proud of them so let me know if you want to se them but they are not for publication OK
So go for it whilst you are young and beautiful, cos later it all goes south sooner or later, its a normal process by the way, so use it before you lose it | |
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Posted: 12/3/2004 12:37:08 PM | OK, here is the boyfriend perspective:
The body, especially Limo's, is very beautiful! So the photography is understandable. To contradict, that same body to me is very sacred so I want it all for me.
Where to draw the line then; easy, I trust her instict and admire her artisic ways and also her judgement. I would like to meet the photographer for a warm and fuzzy and I would like to be there out of interest for what she does. I am really far away so that can't happen. Oh well she knows what she is doing and lets me know out of respect.
I do agree with several people here that pornography would be offensive but I know that is not the case. | |
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Posted: 12/4/2004 1:08:46 AM | This is the male of the couple typing btw :)
I like that you made up your own mind but I would ensure you discuss it with your BF first. If my gf wanted to pose I'd be cool with it [as long as I got to see it done and the results :)] but if she came to me and said I'm doing this and you cant stop me, I'd be like 'no way'. If she came to me and said, I'd like to do this, how do you feel about it, then I'd have no problem.
If he says no after you ask him, let him know why you want to do it. I'm sure you have your own reasons. Getting his 'pemission' [as lame as that sounds] or at least his understanding will make it much more enjoyable for both you and him and it may be the difference between making the relationship stay together or break up. | |
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ousu
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Joined: 8/28/2004
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| Posing naked?
Posted: 12/4/2004 4:35:15 AM | It is interesting how people see nakedness...
For me it depends on context where we are taking the act of undressing ourselves.
Posing for pictures, going to sauna, etc. it is a natural - not sexual - act.
Do we watch pictures of half naked natives in sexual context? Or just as different kind of people in their own enviroment? | |
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Posted: 12/5/2004 2:17:33 AM | ^^^indeed. In fact I've long wondered, "why is it that I see naked women all over the TV, right in prime time... but they're only 3 months old!" I think it's weird how people have NO problems seeing naked babies on TV... but a lot of those same people will complain about nude pictures of adult females
Or males, don't wanna discriminate here  | |
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