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Link in profiles for "Nude" photos?
There is questions about nudity being on MM. This is a legitimate question since this site may become popular and underage people will come here. I want to suggest that any photos not appropriate for under 18 viewers be put in a seperate link on the portfolio(s), where the person has to be signed in to view it. There are lots of people who do not wish to see any of these shots and that might not be just people under 18. This is looking into the future a bit and believing that this site will be very popular. To keep this site from becoming another OMP and all the photos grouped together, this might be a good idea to try and keep things a little organized. I see alot of people saying they like this site better than OMP because of this or that. I am here because this site is alot better than OMP so I do not want it to end up like OMP. What does everybody else think? Jun 25 05 03:48 pm Link "I think I am hungry, hungry for some hunny" Winnie the Pooh Jun 25 05 03:54 pm Link If you don't want to see nude photos than don't look at them. All the photos on here are saposed to be tasteful and non-pornographic. Non of the avitars contain nudity. No one is forced to look at it. As far a keeping kids from seeing them thats never going to happen. Whats to stop a young kid from saying he/she is over 18 and looking at the pictures anyway? It's the parents job to raise their children. Jun 25 05 04:21 pm Link True. A little foresight on keeping things a little organized would not appeal to other people? It is not the point of nude photos being on the site, it is more of nude photos not being mixed in with non nude stuff for easier viewing "just in case" someone near them is not or does not want to see the nude stuff. Lets say you want to show family members your photos and the nude stuff is mixed in with all the others, would you still show them? People are proud they have photos online and want to show them and sometimes it is alot easier to give a web site. If you dont want everybody to see the nude stuff then it could be under a seperate link on your profile they cannot get too. Same with work situation, most people cannot view nude stuff at work, this would fix that problem also. By nude i mean partial, peeking, full nude ect. not porn. Jun 25 05 04:32 pm Link Well I think it would be nice to be able to organize photos and allow models/photographers to separate fashion from glamour from comercial etc. But I'm not sure what you mean by putting it on another site? Do you mean pearsonal sites cause not everyone has those. Jun 25 05 04:40 pm Link Lets say you want to show family members your photos and the nude stuff is mixed in with all the others, would you still show them? If a model is posing nude, I suspect their families know it. Most of the nudes I've seen on here are tasteful anyway, nothing even remotely approaching pornographic (at least nothing I've seen anyway). Also, most of the models I've worked with who do pose nude have told me their families know what they do. Jun 25 05 04:51 pm Link Posted by Peter Dattolo: If you have your photos marked as nude and you are logged out you will see an image that says "Warning: You must be over 18 to view this image" if you click on it the next page says "Warning This image contain nudity you must be a member to view this image" or something to that effect. Jun 25 05 05:11 pm Link Posted by Mike Cummings: *does an umpire move* Jun 25 05 05:26 pm Link I stated it as a seperate "Link" on the profile, not another page. The organize them under catagory titles is a good idea. As for family knowing about what they are doing, i would have to disagree with that. I have done photos for models where thier family does not know they are even modeling and they have no desire for them to know. I have also done a few models where because of her family and career choice, certain photos cannot be used in certain states. This is a given in this field with family not knowing or certain people from "work" not finding out and ruining thier career. I am surprised not more people see the situation as such. Not every model/person is someone you see in playboy or maxum. A model can be a housewife, student, executive ect. They all want to be/feel pretty, sexy and that is what we as photographers are here for. To me photography is giving a photo to someone and making them feel proud to have people see it. Sometimes its real good and they dont want everybody to see it but thier spouse, more reason behind my original question. Jun 25 05 05:40 pm Link I don't think it's a good thing to structure the whole site around the needs of a few to remain private. The solution is to not place the image on the internet in the first place. Jun 25 05 05:49 pm Link Maybe I'm just being slow but i still don't know what you mean by having a separate link without it being a separate page. Yeah there are some people who keep their modeling hidden but most people are comfortable with what they are doing, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. Jun 25 05 05:49 pm Link Ummm Glamour and nude work is a HUGE part of the photography industry.... this site have more glamour and nude models on it that fashion - thus the site is what it is because of that..... What did you expect when you signed up.... pictures of sunsets? Jun 25 05 06:12 pm Link Posted by Brent Burzycki: Man, I wish I have some killer sunsets (well sunrises just don't tell anybody) Jun 25 05 06:15 pm Link Posted by Peter Dattolo: MM is set up to show what you can do, if someone (or you) does not want a photo seen by the masses, don't post it. Instead create a website (you can do it for free) and just give that person the URL. Email me if you need help setting up a site Jun 25 05 06:40 pm Link You have to be 18+ to see nude pictures on this site anyways so no need to have to make a seperate link to them. Don't you have to be logged in to even see all the images? Jun 25 05 07:47 pm Link You can see all the images without being logged in except for the nude stuff. My question was just a general question to see what people thought, thank you for the remarks. I asked it because I like this site and wanted to use it for cards. But for business that cannot view the photos because of nude content i cannot use it. That would really hamper my exposure. The other issues that I am trying to avoid or elderly that just are not looking or care to look at nude stuff or teens I dont want to see it that want to do a photoshoot with me but see my work. My only option is to have a site somewhere else or several places to for different purposes and i dont want to do that if i dont have too. This site is set up really good and i would prefer to stay with this site. Its like if you have a elderly couple who want to see your work, you would not show them the nude or lingerie portfolio. Same with kids you would not show them that one. I have several portfolios i use for different purposes. Jun 25 05 08:42 pm Link Posted by Peter Dattolo: If a model only wants her photo seen by (let's say) her spouse, why on earth would I be posting it online? Jun 25 05 09:08 pm Link Come on seriously! I'm sure many many people on this site who are under 18 has seen a naked body maybe more then once. It's nothing new in this day of age. "Its like if you have a elderly couple who want to see your work, you would not show them the nude or lingerie portfolio. Same with kids you would not show them that one. I have several portfolios i use for different purposes." Well, I'm glad I mention Nude on my site(s). Therefore people know not to look at that part if they don't like it. Jun 25 05 09:56 pm Link I like the way it's set up now. YOu muus6t be logged in as a user who is over 18 to view nude images. If you're a professional and you want a website to list on your business cards, you should buy a domain and build a website structured to suit your needs. A listing site like this is not a designed to replace commercial websites. If your doing nude work and are ashamed, you have your own problems. Spearating the nude and non-nude images onto different pages doesn't seem like a good way to keep your dirty secret, especially if they link back to one another. Jun 26 05 02:37 am Link I use this and OMP specifically to show my nude (and other) photography. I am a studio portrait/wedding photographer (by day) - my consumer website is family orientated. I also do fine art photography - pictorial and figurative - I have a separate website for that. I use MM and OMP to find models and market my work to them for fashion, glamor and figurative work. I think the system in place here is just fine. If someone wants "in" here, they will find the means. If hackers can get in to a CC database and steal millions of CC #'s, there's no stopping someone from looking at nudes here. What I don't like (and fortunately have not seen here) are picture phone images posted by wannabes who have no business doing so, but can because its free. Jun 26 05 04:39 am Link Nice Site Related Discussion we are having... Jun 26 05 07:36 am Link I would definetly can the cell phone photo type portfolios ASAP. Thanks for the input on the original question, some followed it and some did not but i got my answer anyway, so thanks to all who replied. Buying a website is a option also, i am still looking into that. Jun 26 05 02:48 pm Link Quote: Man, I wish I have some killer sunsets (well sunrises just don't tell anybody) Mike Mike, Here you go. This is one of the sunrises I took while living in the Bahamas. Dave  Jun 28 05 01:38 am Link |
