Big Bully
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Hi,
I have this exact dilema - I am a female photographer, and my main business lies with erotic photography.
I have had more than 100 shoots, and only one of them would I consider "porn" ( it was a couples shoot and they requested more intimate pictures)
Most women come to me wanting to feel beautiful, sensual and mysterious. Not one woman has ever asked me to make her look like a porn star.
I do take photgraphs including genitalia ( mostly male) but I just consider it nude, not porn?
I find the naked body amazing and beautiful. It is interesting to light and fun to do.
One thing I find restricting is the inability to go outdoors as often as I would like ( due to client shiness or nudity laws)
I think that the difference in porn verses art is technique, lighting, and the goal behind the photo. I want you drawn to the photo, not instantly turned on by it.
In any case, it is VERY hard to share you work for CC on the net without coming across as some kind of pervert. I'd LOVE a forum for nude/erotic photography, but I am afraid of the weirdo's it would also attract.
I like conversing with intelligent professional photographers with a great eye for art, not some old lonely man getting his jollies from my photos
Ainslie
I completely agree. And you don't want to immediatly turn off/away the viewer from the photo either. I think there is a fine line, and most photographers can pull it off too.