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Does nudity help your Profile
Your all correct. Its just a personal choice. I have photographed tons of women naked (men too). It does generate more work for a model, but, is it the work that the model wants to do? Kathy Ireland, never did nudes. She is as popular a model as anyone can be. Anna Nichol Smith, did lots of nudes, and now has lots of money. It all just depends on the manner in which you want to achieve your goals. If your a model and you think being naked is fun and artsy, go for it. If your a more modest model who wants to stay proper, go for it. As a photographer, I have nudes in my port most of the time because that is what a lot of models want, they want the fast track to popularity, and getting naked will get you there, although I'm not sure they will like where "there" is once they arrive. What a lot of models and photographers often don't realize is that the most beautiful image in the world may be artsy, but, if it doesn't sell, it doesn't put food on the table and a roof over our heads. It the long run, its about the sad fact that we all need money to get by. If modeling is a hobby you can do artsy, if its a job you need to have something to sell. If your a photographer, you can do a percentage of artsy work to satisfy the inner self, but you need to do work that sells if your not a GWC. Oct 06 06 05:05 pm Link Michael Pandolfo wrote: I got it, too. Oct 06 06 05:10 pm Link e-string wrote: I have a non-nude shot that gets more views. Oct 06 06 05:12 pm Link Taverner Photography wrote: Beautiful shot!!! Oct 06 06 05:15 pm Link I feel tons better shooting a model that has done nude before, not because she does nude shots, but because we don't have to worry about her being concerned wether or not her skirt is too high above her knee, or her being overly concerned about whats showing. Its nice when a woman can let fabric simply flow where ever it may, if its too high on the hip, knee, then leave that up to our team to post process or not use the photo. I take issue with models who constantly feel they have to check their skirt/dress or feel very self conscious about their body. A totally relaxed model (for us anyway) is so much easier to work with. We've been lucky, even though we shoot a lot of models who do not do nudes, they have never been really concerned about what shows either. Any respectful photographic team will respect a model's wish, and never use a photo showing more than what the model allows by contract. Oct 06 06 05:20 pm Link Teila K Day Photography wrote: Some are so relaxed they change clothes in front of you! Oct 06 06 05:25 pm Link the best way to get more work is to have a really great portfolio with a variety of styles. nude shots do generate work because, for models who do not fit the runway mold, there is more paying work out there for nude/artistic shots. from a photographer standpoint, though, i find that some models assume (incorrectly) that i always shoot models nude. i find that surprising given that most pics in my on-line portfolios are not nudes. Oct 06 06 05:28 pm Link Quicksilver Graphics wrote: You're right! When i first started shooting digital back in 1997/98 I was amazed at how much budding internet sites were willing to pay certain models. I shot this young lady way back then, and HER cut was $1600! This was for a shoot that took less than an hour and back in 1998. I haven't seen an internet model do that much since, but like I said... a unique looks gets you $$$. Bottom line, if you're a young woman with a certain look, and are willing to go nude, you can pretty much find nice paying work in less than 24 hours. (chuckle). Oct 06 06 05:30 pm Link Big Smile Studios wrote: I don't have trouble getting noticed . No 18 + photos. However , I would be hesitant on putting any nude photos on a site for fear of having them stolen and apearing on a less desirable site . Oct 06 06 05:39 pm Link |
