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A question for the nude photographers and models
I'm wondering if the photographers and models who shoot nude and semi nude shots are making any real money with what they do. After doing X amount of TFPs, are you later getting paying work from those types of shots in your portfolio? Are you selling the shots to any magazines or web sites? Who is your potential target to make money from this style of photography? Let me preface, I'm not judging at all! I'ts just that I see a lot of it on MM and I'm curious how those kind of shots pay off for those who shoot them. Anyone care to share? Apr 10 06 07:00 pm Link I prefer to keep my clothes on when shooting. I haven't found that many "nude photographers" out there, at least not here in the frozen tundra of Canada.  Apr 10 06 07:03 pm Link I prefer to keep my clothes on when shooting. I haven't found that many "nude photographers" out there, at least not here in the frozen tundra of Canada. Apr 10 06 07:03 pm Link Patrick Shipstad wrote: This will sound odd but I create the images I do for the art of it. I've never sold any of my models images for profit. I basically use the images to update my portfolio. Apr 10 06 07:23 pm Link in a word yes the money can be made it just depends on how you market it. Either as a special gift to a husband boyfriend girlfriend or mate. Also, as if you do these now you can have them for yourself when you turn 65. For art galleries and certain magazines and web sties It's all the marketing Apr 10 06 07:26 pm Link I do Fine Art Nudes. And MAYBE i've made $5K off print sells in 40 yeaars. I do it for the possibility of Immortality. I make films for money. Photos for art. but if you do sexually oriented nudes there are PLENTY of people making money at that. Not me because it's not my thing. Also not judging here. Mike Apr 10 06 07:27 pm Link I do not do it for the money. But if I make some the model gets half. My art nudes have gotten me a spot in an art gallery exhibit with 6 other local photographers starting later this month.When I told the model in the photographs on the phone I think she nearly fainted with excitement,lol. I consider myself very fortunate. I am only 34 and some do not get exhibits for many more years. Apr 10 06 07:30 pm Link Darrell wrote: hahaha...i didn't get to make my joke..you stole it. Apr 10 06 07:32 pm Link Patrick Shipstad wrote: Patrick, Apr 10 06 07:33 pm Link Darrell wrote: I grew winter fur on me so I can perform in low temperatures... Hang on, are we talking about photoshoots? Apr 10 06 07:38 pm Link Patrick Shipstad wrote: Yes, and interestingly enough almost all my work comes thru my website (4+ million visitors to date). In my second year as an artist I had three book offers - all from Europe. I accepted one (The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotica - published worldwide). Apr 10 06 09:41 pm Link No matter what you shoot, clothed or unclothed, if your portfolio gets better, people will pay you. You have to let people know you are out there. If your work is solid the money will follow. I recently had a woman ask if I would photographer her nude based on what i have in my portfolio. Good work begets paid work. Rob http://www.robertvoltaire.com Apr 10 06 09:46 pm Link Might check out these threads. Lots of good perspective there. https://modelmayhem.com/posts.php?thread_id=39999 https://modelmayhem.com/posts.php?thread_id=40420 Apr 10 06 09:56 pm Link depends on the market your aiming at. You MAKE money with well promoted Adult work. You CAN make money with well promoted Art nudes, but not as much, and good luck. The window of success for Playboy/Maxim style work is small. From the feedback I've received from a former PM and recent PMOY, you hit big or better have a good backup plan. If you're going to do nude work in front of or behind the camera, prepare to either boldly ignore or bravely endure a lot of criticism. I guess my take on it after three years shooting, producing, promoting and selling all of the above types of work sounds pretty harsh. My advice to those getting into nude work is do it or don't bother. You don't have to do HARDCORE PORN to make profitable adult work, so that's not what I mean. But if you're going to take the step, get the most out of that decision and shoot what sells, or keep your clothes on, and work on other stuff. NOW THAT is from a profitability standpoint. Art has a different goal in mind. I really LIKE art nudes, you can see some awesome examples right here on MM, so I'm not knocking them, but what will be easier to sell? honestly? Your market? I don't skirt around this one. Think about it. We're talking about launching nudes on the internet on a site, charging people to see them, who's going to pull out the VISA and pay for it? Not models looking to see other model's work, that's for sure, and the artist's are making their own nudes, not looking for yours. Your market is 100 million lonely dudes in their own little dark computer room all over cyberspace.........say no more. Dance around it all you want, that's the cold hard truth, and if you want the colder harder truth, these same guys are the largest buyers of PB and Maxim too, and others as well. So the PB is much "TAMER" than adult work argument doesn't hold water with me. The audience by and large is the same. Apr 10 06 11:17 pm Link Jack Curtis wrote: Best advice I've heard in a long time. Apr 10 06 11:21 pm Link I'd take my clothes off and be a nude photographer ... if the model would pay me. No, really ... I don't shoot nude ... so please, don't ask. Apr 10 06 11:26 pm Link Not really interested in doing it for money, I have a real job for that. My photography is intended to balance the rational things I do Monday through Friday. Occasionally a nude sells at a gallery exhibit, but there are other subjects which sell more often and more predictably. Most of my exhibits sell enough to cover the printing and framing costs and then some, but factor in all annual photography related expenses and it's not profitable most years. I'd keep shooting even if nothing ever sold, though. Could I sell more through other means? Probably. But then I'd have two rat-races instead of one, and I prefer not to distract from what really matters. Apr 10 06 11:30 pm Link Joe Kozlowski wrote: Haha.. too bad we can't say the same for Terry Richardson! Apr 10 06 11:32 pm Link I have been doing nudes for close to 13 years now & made very little in front of a camera. Sittings have paid much better for painters & art classes, I think mostly because it is actually a lot of work. I love it & that is why I do it & I have actually met some really great people because of it. It is too bad there isn't much money to be made off it, at least here in the US, maybe in Europe where there isn't such an issue with nudity there could be more money made. Apr 11 06 06:07 pm Link |
