james___ Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 I find much beauty in nude photography. And yes it is sexual and sensual. Unless you lie to yourself which many people do. So what is wrong with photographing a woman or man without clothes on? We are born this way. Are we ashamed? If you start drooling over nudes then you have a problem you might want to work on but if you just enjoy the senual nature of a nude, so what. I love smooth skin and pert little breasts. And nice legs. Pretty natural and healthy to like it. Pretty natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 I'm convinced. I'll have two, please.<p> A large portion of our society just stops at the "sexual" aspect and never pregresses beyond and into the "art" aspect which takes some higher thinking. If everyone was a physician, we'd have a lot more appreciation of the Nude as art instead of the Nude as just sexual. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 James...it sounds a bit like you're trying to convince yourself or get us to say it's ok. Hey, just go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 James, who said anything was wrong with it? Not here, I don't think. <p> However, I like photographing women with their clothes on. There's something about clothing that can say so much, at least for me. Too many nude shots look like they are way too posed (I was going to say "stiff" but thought better of it) and like the guy that was photographing was way too excited to think about the end result. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 As far as "clothed" women and being just as sensual, sexual, I think <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/402967">this photograph by Lou Verruto</a> is a stunning example.<p> And <a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/399535">this photograph by Filipe Silva</a> is another good example. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dixon Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 I think you're preaching to the choir here, but I'd go further and say that there's nothing wrong with enjoying the sexual nature of photos (whether nude or clothed). I find that most nude photos that treat the body as just a landscape are quite dull and, in some sense, actually diminish the subject. It's not just a lump of clay, or a mountain, or a bowl of apples, it's a body!! An actual living person! Yet some photographers seem to go out of their way to make a nude body seem as lifeless and sexless as possible, apparently out of some bizarre notion that if it's sexual, it's not Art.<P> I'd agree that the sensuality and sexuality evident in a photo have no direct relationship to the amount of skin showing, except perhaps as the state of undress reflects a context with sexual overtones. I propose that, in the photo below, the likely interpretation would be quite different if she were wearing pants.<P> <img src="http://mikedixonphotography.com/reneewindow2.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 <i>I find that most nude photos that treat the body as just a landscape are quite dull and, in some sense, actually diminish the subject. It's not just a lump of clay, or a mountain, or a bowl of apples, it's a body!! An actual living person! Yet some photographers seem to go out of their way to make a nude body seem as lifeless and sexless as possible, apparently out of some bizarre notion that if it's sexual, it's not Art.</i><p> I sure agree to this, I guess you <i>are</i>preaching to the choir. When I think "nude," that is usually what I think of. That or really cheesy pinup shots. But yours have a lot of character.<p> I find that Bravo's nudes are really interesting, definitely worth checking out. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipin_agrawal Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 I was just wondering why there aren't any women responding to this forum? It would be quite interesting to get their feedback on nude photography and see if they have similar views on whether nudes are not just erotic... we all know what a male wants. we don't REALLY know what a female wants... this is not to say that nude photography can't be appreciated. i do appreciate it without drooling over it. why does society still find nudes to only be erotic and therefore to be censored? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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