Would You Ever Pose . . .

Poptart said:
nude for photgraphs? What would the circumstances have to be? Are you comfortable with nudity? Why or why not? Have you ever shot nudes? What was your experience? What do you think is your "comfort zone"?
Just a general curiosity because I think we photogs are more voyeurs than exhibitionists, but perhaps I'm wrong.

Well, I don't like going to the community pool because "it all hangs out". But what "hangs" is not what you think (unfortunately). It's the stuff "above the bottom line"!

Pose nude?

Why not - but then again - why would anyone want to see the result?

Seems like they'd have to be weird or something.... 😱
 
Well, if we're talking artistic, B&W nude, sure, why not? I'm not very comfortable in front of the camera but hey, you only live once. I would need a photographer I trust and to lose some weight (like turning the wayback machine to when I was in the Army and very physically fit), but I would see no harm in it. Anything other than purely artistic studies, though, and I would refuse. Likewise, I would not hesitate to shoot artistic nudes myself given a suitable, willing model. I think I'd have to go with digital though, as my local lab might get the heebie-jeebies and it just wouldn't be fun explaining.
 
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Yep! I posed a couple of weeks ago for a fellow photographer. She was trying to shoot me whilst swimming starkers in the river by our campsite. I knew her to be slow to focus, so I 'posed' for her, checking the light direction to suit good modelling etc. The pic was a very good effort by 'us'. I admit to feeling a bit peeved that it was not on my camera. :bang: I am still waiting for my hardcopy. (the original is digital)

I have shot nudes occassionally and was surprised that I behaved very professionally. Not what I expected of myself! 😛 Oh well, maybe we don't know ourselves as well as we think! :angel:

Attached is a sample of my past efforts.
 
cp_ste-croix said:
Jano, from my experience, unaided, you should be able to put on 30(good)lbs in 3 or so years...not so tough!

Took me 8 months to put on about 20(good)lbs last year.. another year for 5 more.. then I sprained my ankle, became busy at work, got pneumonia.. and as of two weeks ago, I lost just about all of it and have to start at square one again. So close.. D'OH! Here's to round two 🙂
 
jano said:
Took me 8 months to put on about 20(good)lbs last year.. another year for 5 more.. then I sprained my ankle, became busy at work, got pneumonia.. and as of two weeks ago, I lost just about all of it and have to start at square one again. So close.. D'OH! Here's to round two 🙂
If I could find a way to FedEx you some of my excess weight, I would be more than happy to help you out 😀.
 
jano said:
I'm with Chris on this one.. but I need to gain about 30 more pounds. Some day, I, too, shall be an underwear model!
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Jano,
You can gladly have 30 of mine. 😀
 
Never been asked to take nude photos of someone and I suspect the better half would have some objections. As for posing nude the answer is no. If it was on a beach I have visions of Green Peace trying to push me back into the water. Not a pretty picture.

Bob
 
I wouldn't mind posing nude, but it would have to be one of those Spencer Tunick kind of things where it didn't really matter if the subject was good looking.
As for taking nude shots, I'd like to try some artistic nudes. I think I get too nervous around women in general and if I was around a nude woman I'd probably be a bumbling idiot. I'm also not very good at directing people. I did my first photo shoot with a girl last week and the best I could come up with was, "Yea, do that again", or "look over there".
Once I get more practice and skills shooting people with their clothes on, I might try asking them to take them off.
Here's one from my shoot last week. All the best shots were when I was just using up a half roll of Ilford 3200 I had left in one of my cameras
 
accept it or not, what i noticed is, that one person's fine art photograph is another person's arousal tool, and another person's pornography. Hell, some people get aroused even looking at bare feet.

I actually have quite an attractive body. That's what all my girlfriends told me, anyway. So i don't understand why am i single roight now, LOL.

If any of you want to shoot me naked, i mean with a camera, myu price is a bottle of good wine. Or even better, a bottle of single malt. No i don't want to drink it before the shooting session. And i want all the rights to the shots.
You can get the same from me as photographer and you as model.
Women preferred, though.

This is a funny thread, and reading the very serious answers, even more. don't misunderstand me, i'm not making fun of you, i enjoy reading through.

Honestly, i don't understand what's all the fuss about nudity; i think one of the nicest objects pf photography [painting sculpturing etc] is the human form. Much less problems would be out there in the world if we as society would not be that paranoid about nudity.
But i might be 25-30 years late with my way of thinking.
 
jano said:
Took me 8 months to put on about 20(good)lbs last year.. another year for 5 more.. then I sprained my ankle, became busy at work, got pneumonia.. and as of two weeks ago, I lost just about all of it and have to start at square one again. So close.. D'OH! Here's to round two 🙂

I was in the same boat about 30 years ago. Try milkshakes, (add bananas), protein drinks and beer. (Not in that order, not in equal amounts, and not at the same time) Also stop running and watch football and golf on TV on the weekends. You'll be back in shape in no time.
 
Ok, if you must know,

Have you ever watched those National Geographic specials on whales beaching themselves? At the end they always say, "No actual whales were harmed in the making of this show."

Well there, now you know my second job, I am a body double. (not the really white whales by the way, my skin tone is much darker, olive you know 😀)
 
A turnoff from those who would ask you to shoot gratis pictures of them used to be "I only do lewd nudes." Now that might not have the same result. [in fact, you might be overwhelmed.] Perhaps I misread it, but the goal of many today is test whether an infant has more fun in infancy than an adult does in adultry. Just a comment.
Johne
 
hmm
a very large procentage answering this thread expressed his concern about being overweighted
is that really true/// and, even if it is, why is that a problem[from the original question's point of view]///

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