Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:
I make 100% of my income from this industry, it is all that I do.  I draw a bright line in the sand, nothing past Playboy style.  I shoot more non-nude than nude for money.  I work often though.

If I went over to the dark side, I would lose my commercial clients, particularly the children's toy companies that I shoot for.

I agree that money is money, but there are things that I would not do.

That having been said, I have no problem with those that do, it just isn't for me.

I don't consider what you shoot porn. Some have said there's money in porn and there is but not as much as some may think. However, there is money in what you shoot Alan if your good, and you are good so I'm sure you make decent money shooting.

Aaron Cantu wrote:
I never would because I value my marriage and my wife.
As a husband, I would never want my wife to ever question, even for a second, my faithfulness to her...
Not even for a million dollars.

If you did shoot porn why would that indicate unfaithfulness? Hopefully you would be shooting a mother load of good images and not just a mother load. LOL

studio36uk wrote:
How 'bout "Willie Heater" for a credit line?

Shooting porn is like selling your soul to the Prince of Darkness...

...even if he does throw a good party.

Studio36

Got more:
"Mr. Assperture" or
"Dr. Tripod"
"f6.9 Stop"
"Cumera bag"
"Sputterbug"
"Charlie Monopod"

DeBoer Photography wrote:

Just don't ever go huntin' with him. 

hhhahahaha

Sharon Gutowski wrote:
The fact that it's even a question says a lot about the internet modeling world.  In other areas of business modeling and porn and photographry are seen as separate industries, as they are.  yes, porn requrires actors and photographers, but to assume that any photographer or actor would be willing to participate is ludicrous. 

I personally would not shoot porn.  I already work at a retail store in addition to making money off photography.  Until I can pay the bills with the I consider respectable (MY opinion here so don't bother telling me why you think I'm wrong on this) I will find other ways to make up the difference.  I would rather shoot weddings (which I enjoy even though some photographers think it's not a respectable option) and work a job part time than do something I don't feel ok about.

It's pretty well known that a lot of the people who do cinematography, directing, sound mixing, stills, etc for the adult world also work in the "straight" world.  They just use phoney names for the adult work & don't list it on their resumes.  It's an easy way to make some extra $ to offset struggling to live in Hollywood.
In fact, this got me an invite to appear in a porno film.  A buddy of mine who's a pro camera operator for TV and lower budget films occasionaly takes on camera work for adult flicks to help make ends meet.  He worked on the recent porn blockbuster "Pirates" and they filmed a lot of the outdoor boat scenes (no sex) here in Tampa, and I got invited to be a Pirate extra.
Unfortunately I was working at the time 
And after the movie won all the adult awards & got publicity there was a big outcry here about porn being filmed in Fla & on the boat and the boat co backpeadaled & straight out lied & said they had no idea what sort of film it was.  Sad given that the boat wasn't used for sex, and they knew wxactly...but they didn't want to be assosciated with taking "porn money" so they lied.

KM von Seidl wrote:
lactating grannies

I am glad I took my coffee black this morning...

Brandon Cordon wrote:
but seriously, yes it comes down to thinking about whether he is cheating or not, but my guess is that the main issue, is just a choice to respect his wife so she never even is presented with the idea to have to doubt. I think thats admirable.

Actually, I find it kind of sad that their relationship & level of security is so low that she would find it to be a threat.
My ex once was confronted by some women in her office when she was bragging about a show where I'd picked up an award.  The women couldn't understand how she could allow me to photograph naked women.  She responded that I was creating art & anyway she was usually there assisting me with the shoots so it's not like I was looking to pick them up.  Her coworkers' stance was that once married no man should ever even look at another woman & that they would divorce their husbands if they were found looking at Playboy.  These women were so insecure they couldn't even handle the idea their husbands might be thinking of the Playmates for a few minutes here & there.
That's not love, that's sad.

White Dragon wrote:
If you shoot porn, where do you draw the line. Kiddie porn? Bestiality? I think that once you cross that line, and snuff out your personal integrity, there will be no more lines left for you to cross. You'll do it all, and find none of it objectionable.

Ahhh the old slippery slope argument.
It's ridiculous to say people can't draw individual ethical lines & stick to them, or that once you cross a particular line you're inevitably doomed to go further.
I can say "no nudes" and stick to it.  I can say "nudes" and not immediately jump to sex or bondage or certainly beastiality.
If that sort of progression was inevitable, we'd be innundated with such material.
I often wonder what sort of moral swamp lies inside a person who feels if he doesn't draw such strong lines he'll inevitably slide in to the slime.

Dave Krueger wrote:

Not me.  I have other sources of income.  I shoot strictly for enjoyment.

But, since I live in The South, many people already think I shoot porn because there are nipples in some of my pictures.

The "OMG a NIPPLE, run, flee, hide and panic!" is not limited to the South.  The Puritans are everywhere.

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
I won't shoot intercourse, insertion, erections, or any of the fetishes involving violence or bodily functions no matter what the pay is.

See, there it is again
Why're erections considered de facto porn or obscene?
Will people not shoot a nipple if it's hard??

SLE Photography wrote:
See, there it is again
Why're erections considered de facto porn or obscene?
Will people not shoot a nipple if it's hard??

SLE Photography wrote:
See, there it is again
Why're erections considered de facto porn or obscene?
Will people not shoot a nipple if it's hard??

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
An erect penis is a sure sign of arousal. An erect nipple is not necessarily a sign of arousal. It could be an indication of the romm's temperature, or a lot of ladies with implants are stuck with a nipple that always looks erect.

Not true.
Lots of things can cause a guy to get an erection, especially when he's younger.
According to a number of Drs, if you DON'T get spontaneous erections at least occasionally, it can be a sign of poor vascular health

Carlos Arturo Velarde wrote:
An erect penis is a sure sign of arousal. An erect nipple is not necessarily a sign of arousal. It could be an indication of the romm's temperature, or a lot of ladies with implants are stuck with a nipple that always looks erect.

So, every guy who ever wakes up with a woody is aroused?

MartinCoatesIV wrote:
Never. I dont really like doing swim suit shoots. I got into photography for art, the moment I got that far from art, my work would lose all meaning.

That's one of the reasons I stopped doing photography commercially & moved to another field.
Tho to some here that makes me less of a photographer 

Stephen Dawson wrote:
You all must pay the bills.

And photography is not the most lucrative ways to eak out a living. There can be dry spells.

Assume it is for Hustler or a contemporary version of Blue Boy.

Why not?

Sorry, I wont shoot it for any reason.