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cgipson1 · Feb 20, 2012

OP ... you may not realize it.. but these pics would make dirty old men very happy! They are loaded with sexual innuendo! I think that is the main reason some here are upset....

chuasam · Feb 20, 2012

NinjaHood said:
I'm very new to photography and these weren't edited at all, so please don't be too hard on me.

Mm speaking of Hard

chuasam · Feb 20, 2012

cgipson1 said:
OP ... you may not realize it.. but these pics would make dirty old men very happy! They are loaded with sexual innuendo! I think that is the main reason some here are upset....

Upset? I'm not upset

...and to the OP: MOAR!

chuasam · Feb 20, 2012

ghache said:
there is something wrong about these pictures.

Yes...there's only two of them *LOL*
Your work has a very Terry Richardson feel to them. He's a famous fashion photographer.

cguron · Feb 20, 2012

This goes beyond art. Let's not put our children or anyone's children through this. Pleeeease....

Fleacz · Feb 20, 2012

haha woow, i dont even know what to say. very sexual though.

NinjaHood · Feb 20, 2012

Terry Richardson is my idol. He's the reason I got into photography haha.

NinjaHood · Feb 20, 2012

But, I still don't understand why some of you are upset and saying that this isn't art or is beyond art. These can appeal to a teen or someone in their 20s just as much it could some old pedophile. The girls in this photo had fun taking these pictures, and they're old enough to make their own decisions. I don't see the big deal.

Destin · Feb 20, 2012

NinjaHood said:
But, I still don't understand why some of you are upset and saying that this isn't art or is beyond art. These can appeal to a teen or someone in their 20s just as much it could some old pedophile. The girls in this photo had fun taking these pictures, and they're old enough to make their own decisions. I don't see the big deal.

So they're above the age of consent? No longer minors? Because if not these pictures are VERY questionable.

Beyond that, they are snapshots. Not photos. Poorly lit, poorly composed, no thought behind them. Or perhaps you're thinking with the wrong head.

NinjaHood · Feb 20, 2012

I've known people who have uploaded pornography of themselves and their girlfriend/boyfriend while being under 18 AND posting nude pictures on sites like tumblr. However, I have not partaken in any of this and I don't see how licking a lollipop is that big of a deal. To be honest, yes, those girls are under 18 and so am I. (All 17.)

NinjaHood · Feb 20, 2012

Maybe it's just different for me because I am the same age as them. Like I said. I took these for my art class, not to turn on men.

cgipson1 · Feb 20, 2012

NinjaHood said:
But, I still don't understand why some of you are upset and saying that this isn't art or is beyond art. These can appeal to a teen or someone in their 20s just as much it could some old pedophile. The girls in this photo had fun taking these pictures, and they're old enough to make their own decisions. I don't see the big deal.

There is no way those girls are 18 or older... and if you ARE 18 or older, their parents could come after you for this kind of shot! I am not a prude about art.. or about sexuality... but there are some things that shouldn't be done! Overtly sexual pics with minors are one of those things....

NinjaHood · Feb 20, 2012

Like I said, I'm 17, but I guess I'll just take them down.

Bossy · Feb 20, 2012

I'm not having the same issue a lot of others are, but I'm a woman. They can be seen a sexual, but come on, we're talking about 17 year olds, not 4 year olds, you can't tell me that a few months older is going to make a difference. I also don't think they are awful technically, its a style, maybe not my favorite, but whatever. There have been a few photographers who shoot to push buttons, and people pay $$$ for their stuff.

Keep shooting Ninja, just try to have a reason why you shoot. Clearly at 17, you're passionate about girls, and this is a very forward( and effective) way of showing it. I'd challenge you to push that further, and try to show the same passion with subtlety.

woodyracing · Feb 20, 2012

I think it's just that the girls in the 2nd picture, at least a couple of them, look like they're 12 which is what makes it seem pretty messed up to me. Maybe it's just the angle, if they are actually 17, it doesn't bother me. I didn't have a problem with the first one because the girls are clearly 16+
I mean, it still seems like innuendo purely for the sake of innuendo and more like something high school girls would take while killing time between classes rather than anything really "photography" related.