raveneyes wrote:
Please don't cross post (posting the same topic in multiple forums) as you can see we all get around to almost all the forums.

as a former ambasador to the U.N., i would suggest before publicly shaming a new person, you A) let the  moderators moderate and B) send them a message off forum as not to humiliate the new member with some silly posting faux paux

Jessica Mei wrote:
do you have to be 18 in order to shoot  lingerie, covered nudity, or any shoot at all?

Most reputable photographers will stay clear of any nudity or any sexual/sexy work with models under 18.

Perhaps this is unfair and a shame. David Hamilton, for example, showed that beautiful art can feature nude, pre-pubescent girls.

But far too many, especially in religious funadamentalist countries like the United States, would only see abuse, pedophilia and many other bad things. The downside is too great. Far better to avoid any risk.

In Canada it is legal for a woman of any age to be topless in any (public or private) area where a male can be topless. But I would still be very uncomfortable taking something as basic and lovely as a bare back of a female under 18.

Repression of artistic expression because of fears of persecution is a pretty unattractive thing. But it is a fact of life in 2006.