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What are the limits of subject matter for posting images? I have several figure study images done in studio I would like to post for comment, but don't know if this type of image is acceptable. The images are anything but porn type images. Thanks for your replies.
Nude studies can often be more tastefull than fully clothed overtly sexual and provocative poses. It's hard to explain but there is a clear line between glamour and porn, art and sleeze. It's not normally my sort of subject, but here are a few I posted a while ago, following a forum studio day.
If you have any doubts about a particular picture you can always send it to me or one of the other mods in a PM for advice before posting on thr forum.
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
I don't think you can ever remove the sex aspect from a nude - unless there is no sex defining elements - i.e. common features only such as hands and feet, if its not suggestive then it shouldn't cause offence ....anything that puts a woman or a man into a demeaning pose should not be shared in my opinion.
The definitions of nude and naked are different, the first is to be without clothing, the second is to be exposed/without protection...and I think thats an important distinction. I am of course looking forward to giving my verdict on your shots!
I don't think you can ever remove the sex aspect from a nude - unless there is no sex defining elements - i.e. common features only such as hands and feet, if its not suggestive then it shouldn't cause offence ....anything that puts a woman or a man into a demeaning pose should not be shared in my opinion.
The definitions of nude and naked are different, the first is to be without clothing, the second is to be exposed/without protection...and I think thats an important distinction. I am of course looking forward to giving my verdict on your shots!
Brian and others, I of course, concur with all of you. I look forward to posting some of my recent work and welcome all of your "verdicts".
Well, I think they're quite tastefully done.
No1: the model looks uncomfortable in the pose, particularly the head and left hand, but the lighting is interesting. Others will differ, but I quite like the shadow both on the subject and on the floor. In contrast though, I'm not too keen on the shadow in No2. The lighting in No3 has the body in hi-light but the face is in shadow, I think this could be improved with more flattering lighting to the face. Post processing in No4 is interesting, how did you achieve this? (Academic interest, I'm not planning to ask the wife to strike a pose any time soon )
I think John's photos were tastefully taken and presented, it's all about light, atmosphere, shape and form, sadly somebody somewhere will find these shots unacceptable. Personally I find the gratuitous amount of violence and foul language used daily on our TV screens more offensive and worrying. The problem as always lies in the saying, "What is the dirtiest part of your body? Some say your nose, some say your toes, but I think it's your mind".
"Who is watching the Watchers, watching the Watchers watching us"
Its not what you see, it's the way that you see it"
Well, I think they're quite tastefully done.
No1: the model looks uncomfortable in the pose, particularly the head and left hand, but the lighting is interesting. Others will differ, but I quite like the shadow both on the subject and on the floor. In contrast though, I'm not too keen on the shadow in No2. The lighting in No3 has the body in hi-light but the face is in shadow, I think this could be improved with more flattering lighting to the face. Post processing in No4 is interesting, how did you achieve this? (Academic interest, I'm not planning to ask the wife to strike a pose any time soon )
I cannot claim much credit for the poses or lighting - these were arranged by our tutor on a studio workshop organized for the forum by Shirley several years ago. It was agreat experience and I learnt a lot, but it isn't the type of photography that I'm into and I haven't done anything similar since.
The processing in No 4 is simply No 3 solarized, I quite liked the effect.
I posted them mainly as a guide for Phil of the type of image that has been posted on the forum before and is considered acceptable.
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
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