Ahzure wrote:
Now I know TALL and thin is the standard, but I don't want to be (or never will be) the standard. With that said, why is it so hard to get good shots of curvy women?

I looked at your images and I would shoot with you any day.  I don't see a problem with your figure at all.

Scaramanga wrote:
It's not. You just have to find photographers who have a genuine attraction to women with these types of figures, as opposed to ones just looking to diversify their portfolio or doing it because they think it's the trendy thing to shoot (in the urban market).

Totally agree on this one. A photographer who finds curves more attractive will know how to (or at least attempt to) photograph a curvy girl in a way that suits her. If a photographer tries to hide the curves then he will fall flat on his face in the attempt.

Terry

Cristal Steverson wrote:

No No No... don't even feed into that!  Glamour Models are taking over!  JUST being beer girls are days of the past.  There are SOOOOOO many more opportunities now than ever!  If I were in Arizona, I'd hunt down Bruce Talbot... I'm sure he's still up.

GOOD SUGGESTION...Bruce Talbot would be an excellent choice...does GREAT work!

Sita Mae Edwards wrote:
Here are some folks (besides The Bruce) in AZ that I found who have the curvy glam thing going on:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=139307
https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=138913
https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=89641
https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=11470
https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=11470

If you ever decide to do figure work, Chris Henry is pretty magnificent:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=42467

I'm sure there are more, I just did a quickie search, but hopefully it'll help some. 

THANK YOU soooo much!

Doug Jantz wrote:

I looked at your images and I would shoot with you any day.  I don't see a problem with your figure at all.

U people are soo sweet to us colored folks. Thanks, man.

Ahzure wrote:
Now I know TALL and thin is the standard, but I don't want to be (or never will be) the standard. With that said, why is it so hard to get good shots of curvy women?

I know there's a lot of women out there that call themselves 'curvy', when they should really be using another adjective....

You, my dear, do NOT fit that description at all.... and I agree with Doug... I'd have no problem shooting YOUR curves at all!  If you check my page, hopefully you'll agree.... ever venture a little further west?!?  : D

-Thomas-

dissolvegirl wrote:
Curvy girls? My favorite kind, I like shooting women who look like women, or at least ones who look like they didn't get forgotten by the Puberty Fairy. (Is there such a thing?) I wrote an article on how to shoot plus-sized models for a company I shoot for, but you're not "plus" so much as you are "stacked." So I don't think it would help you much.

That said, whatever problem photographers are having shooting with you-- the problem is not you. Find someone who appreciates your look and won't get all flustered when they notice you have a chest.

Seriously.

There are a good number of photographers who shoot women and men of all sizes.

First you need to define what you want though.  Glamour?  For lack of a better word, "fine art?" Headshots, portraits, etc.

Then seek out photographers who are capable of capturing the type of images you seek.  Good photographers, though possibly fascinated with your chest, will be able to bring more to the table than just cleavage shots.