spousal support for nude photography

[arbib]

It took six years of marriage and many many "NO" answers. But I keep asking every so often, especially after a good model shoot. Well on day, to my surprise, she said OK...(no alcohol was involved). I told her only "Artistic" no face or porn type exposure. I have about 3 on my Pbase web site. I changed the backgrounds to add a variety.

No More anymore. I had ONE shot 😉

 

[sf]

It seems that at least some do.

http://www.photo.net/gallery/photocritique/filter

Yeah, and I threw that 98% disclaimer in there for that reason. Special cases.

 

[Ash]

Sasha knows I will photograph anyone who stands in front of my camera, with or without clothing.

She doesn't care how many male or female nudes I photograph, on the one single condition with words to the effect of "as long as you dont sleep with them".

So as long as I honour her as my girlfriend, and I respect her as such, I can look at and photograph as many people as I like, as long as there isn't physical interaction.

I don't think it's that uncommon with spouses that enjoy art. She's an artist, I'm an artist/photographer. That is our biggest common interest, so maybe that helps.

(edit, better add, no we haven't been together more than 3 years, no we aren't married. We've a friendship spanning at least 4 years on top of the current relationship)

 

[jmilkins]

Thought provoking thread.

My wife is an actor in amateur theatre from time to time. She's about to be in a play which involves her kissing 2 male actors. It's a comedy and that's how i'm taking it - with humour. And because I can see how much she loves the craft and creativeness of acting.

Does that mean I feel don't feel a tinge of jealousy or insecurity? Of course I do. But it's more than outweighed by the glow I see in her when she's on stage. SHe makes me so proud!

How would she feel about me doing nude photography? I'll ask. She'll probably say she would feel a tinge of jealous and insecurity. But she says she loves to watch how absorbed I get when I'm taking a picture. At the end of the day it's about communication with your life partner.

But the main concern with trying nude photography for me would be that I have enough trouble directing poses/expressions in clothed portraits, so I suspect I'd find nudity an extra challenge.

A solution is a photo club that books a model for a group photography session - you can watch and learn from other photogs in a supportive environment.

 

[BillRogers]

This thread reminds me of my friend Tony's "marriage test," which always cracked me up.

Some years ago, Tony rented the movie Nobody's Fool starring Paul Newman. In this movie, Melanie Griffith quickly bares her breasts by raising and lowering her shirt. Her breasts are visible for about one second.

Tony pressed the rewind button on the remote control and viewed the scene again ... and again ... and again. After three rewinds, his wife took the remote control away from him.

Hence, Tony's marriage test - how many times can a husband rewind this scene before his wife tells him to stop.


The movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110684/