Who I am... and a question for starters

[Nlindquist]

Hi,
My name is Nathanael. I'm an American born abroad (Senegal Africa) to be exact and I'm really getting into photography and art for the first time.
After a few years of my artist friends coaxing I finally started with Adobe
Photoshop and I'm thrilled. I'm no pro but I'm ecstatic that pictures I've had in my mind all these years can now be designed on the computer.
Ok now for the question and I apologize if I've overlooked this questions answer in another post.
Some of my art concepts need nice photographs of a woman. Not porn!
It seems that's about all I can find and that's not what I want. I'm talking about high quality full body shot photography of women in various artistic poses bigger than thumb nail size lol. Does anyone know where I can look? Preferably she be wearing flowing robes, dresses, gowns etc. If they are nude photos they would need to again be something focusing on her entire beauty and not "look at me I'm a porn star" type image.
Any help would be great and thank you

 

[Artograph]

Hello, and welcome.

I've never done it...but it sould like you need to hire a model?? I'm sure some of the other forums here will have someone who knows the ins and outs of it all!!

 

[Nlindquist]

Well that is what I was thinking might be the unfortunate answer. Of course with average man and the average paycheck that is going to be nigh unto impossible to hire a model. I'm just rather floored that with all the fantasy and "female pictures" on the net that there is so much lacking in the area of just pure art or even romantic art.