How do your SO's react to your photoing people nude of the opposite sex?

Did they know it before marriage or were they in the business first?

As long as it's talked about first, then I don't see the problem. Now if it's done THEN spoken about, I wouldn't like it. The same goes if I wanted to do a nude shoot, I'd speak about it first, if there was a problem, then I wouldn't go through with it.

It's all about trust and honesty.

SB

My wife has NO problem with it.  She actually prefers me to use a model for nude photography, otherwise, SHE has to pose for me (which she doesn't like) ;-)

The only requirement is that she is present for a nude photoshoot which actually works out well for all involved.  It protects me, and provides the model with an added level of comfort.

My wife is my photo editor. So all images pass through her eyes. This keep all my images in check so to speak. She has no problem with it at all, as long as the images remain tastefull. We also have a very strong relationship.

My wife has NO problem with my nudes, that is because I don't have one.
I intend on keeping it that way, cause I like my nudes.

My wife assists from time to time with my figure shoots -

My wife has introduced prospective figure/glamour models to me -

My wife has hosted some gallery openings on my behalf whne I've had scheduling conficts -

My wife is wonderful, beautiful, and fully supportive of my work and goals...

FWIW -

Bill Ballard
Blue Water Photography
Savannah, GA
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My wife assists from time to time with my figure shoots -

My wife has introduced prospective figure/glamour models to me -

My wife has hosted some gallery openings on my behalf whne I've had scheduling conficts -

My wife is wonderful, beautiful, and fully supportive of my work and goals...

FWIW -

Bill Ballard

Does your wife have an single sister ?

Seriously, you are lucky she is that trusting and helpful.

Vic

20 years ago, my wife would have been very uncomfortable with me shooting nudes...and she probably would have reason to. We both had some growing up to do. However we both worked for the same company for 11 years. I was a highly visible person in an large office that was 95% women. After hearing from co-workers repeatedly what a nice guy and gentleman I was, she became much more secure in our relationship.

My wife has modeled for me, clothed and nude, but she doesn't enjoy being in front of the camera. We talked openly and frankly before I did model shoots and discussed that I may shoot nudes. She was OK with the models at first, but reluctant about shooting nudes, so I respected her wishes. Now as she has become more comfortable that I am shooting models and the results are something she really likes, she has become more enthusiastic about it. She likes to meet the models and I am perfectly fine with that. It creates more trust for everyone. I let her read e-mails with me when discussing new ideas with models. She has even offered ideas for props, lighting, backgrounds etc. Not quite an art director, but sometimes an independent party can find a solution you can't when your in the middle of it.

I think she is proud of where I've gone with my shooting and supports me completely...if only I would get paid once in a while...

My wife has no problem with me photographing nudes and knew I did so  before we got married; in fact, she "kidnapped" on of my portfolios while we were dating, kept it at her apartment and claimed it as her book.  It was there for all of her girl friend to look at when they came over.

Of course having a spouse there are certain boundries I have to work in.  About a year and a half ago I had scheduled a shoot with a model late in the evening at a hotel because that was the only time the model and I had available.  She had come in from out of town.  It was all innocent and professional and the model had even brought a friend and her 7 year old son with her.  But my wife was not happy at the fact that I was out until 1am with a "strange"  woman at a hotel, so I've never done that again out for respect to her.  She also has open unlimited access to be at any shoot she chooses  but strangely enough she rarely attends any of them.  She sees much of the photos after the shoot while I'm editing them but it is not something she insist on, oftentimes it is me calling her over saying "hey baby, what do you think of this one?"

I think it is an advantage being married and having an approving spouse because
it helps put my models at ease especially if they've met her or spoken to her on the phone.

Like Kevin, my wife does a lot of image editing, and like many others she is present at all shoots (clothed or not). She has unlimited access to the mail I get here on MM and omp (at my insistence) and she supports me fully.

Like I always tell her, there isn't a thing any of these girls can give me that I can't get better from her, or that would be worth losing her over.

The only thing I have to balance is to make sure she gets some time in front of the camera too! LoL!

My wife is my best assistant in my studio.  For shoots outside my studio, open and honest communication always works.  She is also very good at editing my work.

My wife knew about it before we got married and she's never had an issue with it.  She loves looking at my work and since I'm brutally honest with folks (from years of theater work) in creative collaborations, she knows that I'm attempting to make the best image for the model and myself.

What would you need a spouse for having all these naked chicks around all the time?

My partner doesn't care that I shoot nudes. But then, he knows I'm doing it for artistic reasons, and he appreciates my art. I'm just taking photos of the models, not sleeping with them, and he knows that. As long as that trust is there, no problem.

(Oh, and in my case, he should be more worried about me photographing models of the same sex, not opposite sex. Your assumptions are not always right.)

I do not care if my wife poses nude as long as she has good feelings and does not find the guy creepy. She is very new to modeling , and she is shy about it of course. And she is comfortable with me doing nudes of women, I think love and trust have to be there anyway, and it should pour over into each others workplace. But she says that I can not photo people nude, I have to wear clothing...(j/k)

I lucked out, I guess. I shot nudes before my wife and I met, and she knew that from the beginning. She's an artist, herself, and has sketched and drawn and done prints of nudes; she even roped me into joining a sketch club with her (which proved once and for all why I use a camera).

Ours is a relationship built on mutual trust, and my shooting nudes, with or without her present has never been an issue. She, too, functions as my art critic and views and helps edit my work. She has even served as my model and subject from time to time, a fact that landed her nude image smack on the cover of an internationally circulated naturist magazine.

Can't tell the OP how to respond to his potential future bride. You could invite her to sit in on a shoot or two. Not to be a smart-ass, but maybe she and the ever-present escort could compare notes.

I started photography pretty late, just 3 years ago (2 years fulltime now) and my wife and I have been married already 12 years. I started doing Product shots, it moved quickly to fashion/model shoots. Then it turned towards glamour and eventually nudes. In fact I hadn't shot a nude until my 2nd year as a photographer. Nudes were my first paid shoot. A model was convinced that she wanted me to shoot nudes of her and offered to pay me. One of those shots ended up getting published in a book and because of that model, I ended up getting many more paid offers to shoot nudes. My wife wasn't happy about it at first but ended up attending a shoot or two, seeing how business like (and non-sexual) it was and after that, was totally fine with it. I guess I am lucky to have an understanding wife. Besides, I really dont shoot that many nudes anymore, I prefer to shoot implied like the one below. To me its just a bit sexier if done right.