Cecil Sharps wrote:

Maybe i've been to much of a smart ass in other threads, but i think since i was being serious this deserves a little more explanation.

I can photograph a nude woman  several times, doing several things.  It doesn't excite me.  I've shot on and off for over 10 years.   I've been a bartender at a nudie bar.
Seeing a woman jiggle, or pose nude just doesn't do it for me.

Again i'm wierd. 

Seeing a woman in the kitchen.  Oh my!!

Face Arts wrote:
This thread is sophmoric at best.  Anyone that "gets a woody" *snicker* and goes online to describe it...is frankly trolling for models/chicks that want to play with him after school.  Otherwise, what is the point?  Self serving.

Lighten up, it's just for fun. Besides I'm the OP and I am a woman so I am not trolling for models.

MsChris wrote:
I find it hard to believe that any red blooded male photographer isn't turned on at all by shooting nude or scantily clad young women.

Well, do it a couple of hundred times and you get pretty jaded, especially when you're trying to keep track of a lot of technical details.

Just Shoot Me Photograp wrote:
Yes I do sometime.More when I look at the pictures later.I had a model onetime we was shooting nudes she said be right back had to go to the bathroom I hear moaning coming from there.When she come out i said is everything ok.She said oh yes i feel much better now with a smile on her face. I could not concentate rest of the shoot.lol

I've had almost the exact thing happen before.  One asked "Are you married" just before.

Note to self: Must learn to lie!

San Francisco Nudes wrote:

Well, do it a couple of hundred times and you get pretty jaded, especially when you're trying to keep track of a lot of technical details.

You never once stop to enjoy the scenery? Say when changing the memory card or somethin?  Maybe you don't get turned on, I'm just saying it's hard to believe.

Just Shoot Me Photograp wrote:
Yes I do sometime.More when I look at the pictures later.I had a model onetime we was shooting nudes she said be right back had to go to the bathroom I hear moaning coming from there.When she come out i said is everything ok.She said oh yes i feel much better now with a smile on her face. I could not concentate rest of the shoot.lol

I had this happen once. Only she didn`t go anywhere  but did it right there.It was her first time doing nudes. I kinda took it as a compliment that she felt so comfortable,lol.

Just Shoot Me Photograp wrote:
Yes I do sometime.More when I look at the pictures later.I had a model onetime we was shooting nudes she said be right back had to go to the bathroom I hear moaning coming from there.When she come out i said is everything ok.She said oh yes i feel much better now with a smile on her face. I could not concentate rest of the shoot.lol

Wow! That's a little much even for me. I would never get that unprofessional.

Primal Lens wrote:

I had this happen once. Only she didn`t go anywhere  but did it right there.It was her first time doing nudes. I kinda took it as a compliment that she felt so comfortable,lol.

I once had a girl friend that was always doing that. After sex, before a shower, while watching TV, no warning, just would do it. She liked being looked at. Strange girl but lots of fun.

carlo Di Paolo wrote:

I once had a girl friend that was always doing that. After sex, before a shower, while watching TV, no warning, just would do it. She liked being looked at. Strange girl but lots of fun.

Girlfriend is one thing, but a model you just worked with for the first time and 45 minutes into the shoot shes goin at herself is another...

MsChris wrote:
For some reason photoshoots turn me on like crazy. Sometimes I don't really realize it until I'm driving home, but almost always my husband gets mauled when I get home from a shoot. Does this happen with anyone else?

Cecil Sharps wrote:
I'm wierd.  Photographing a nude, or nearly nude woman really doesn't excite me.  I'm much more likely to be turned on by seeing a woman do something i rarely see.  Like washing my car, cooking me dinner or trying to fix a leaky faucet.

HAHA THATS CLASSIC

But In My Opinion I Think Photography Can Be Very Orgasmic  Especially If Both Are Having A Great Time And The Chemistry Is There For Good Pictures Id Have To Say though After Having A Good Day Of Shooting And Or Just Finding The Perfect Shot Its Very Orgasmic And Pleasureable Ive Always Compared A Good Shot Or Session To An Orgasm Its Good Stuff Doesnt Necessarily Even Have To Be Sexual In Nature Just Good Chemistry & Good Pictures - Keith

Primal Lens wrote:

Girlfriend is one thing, but a model you just worked with for the first time and 45 minutes into the shoot shes goin at herself is another...

Yes a stranger I understand. She was there for nudes or sexy shots? Like I said earlier, exhibitionist, feeding sexual desires, creating sexual drama, even if in front of a stranger.
A reason for everything.

Amanda Padilla wrote:
Iv seen some of the men I worked with get woodys

MsChris wrote:

LOL! I've seen this a lot too! Funny stuff!

Yes, and I think they wanted me to see it, I know they wanted me to see, they all had a big smile on there face like "HEY LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU"

LOL

MsChris wrote:
I find it hard to believe that any red blooded male photographer isn't turned on at all by shooting nude or scantily clad young women.

how about, uhm,..., the male surgeon? or OB/GYN? no, rather, they've simply turned their mental focus to just doing a job. for some, yes, it's just work & all emotional content is either minimalized or removed.

(n.b., not quite the same for an actor/actress who has learned to take that same energy/response & channel it into his/her work; much like how a singer puts it in his/her music)

~ F

Frank M. Lopez wrote:

how about, uhm,..., the male surgeon? or OB/GYN? no, rather, they've simply turned their mental focus to just doing a job. for some, yes, it's just work & all emotional content is either minimalized or removed.

(n.b., not quite the same for an actor/actress who has learned to take that same energy/response & channel it into his/her work; much like how a singer puts it in his/her music)

~ F

Don't be surprised if the male OB/GYN has his favorite patients that he looks forward to seeing.

MsChris wrote:

You never once stop to enjoy the scenery? Say when changing the memory card or somethin?  Maybe you don't get turned on, I'm just saying it's hard to believe.

Well, I'm also one of those people where if I'm trying to solve a problem you can walk up behind me and say my name for couple of minutes and I just won't know you're there.  I'm very focused.  Even while changing a memory card I'm thinking about the next bit.

And it's not like my work's exactly erotic: https://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pid=296763

...but I will say sometimes I'll be tearing down the studio gear as the model's getting dressed and I'll look up and have a moment of "Holy crap, there's a half dressed beautiful naked woman in my living room!"

carlo Di Paolo wrote:
That's the perv in us. Anyone shooting sexy, glamour or nude, be it the model or photographer is doing it for a reason. It's a way of channeling sexual impulse in what we believe is a more socially acceptable manner. The turn on is simply a form of exhibition and, the exhibisionist in you is causing the turn on. Even us photogs are getting turned on. Even in all the hide your boob and snatch shots we all really wish we could shoot the spread shot; come on admit it, we may say no spread but we wish we could, we wish we had the guts. Psych 101.

Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote:
You all depress the crap outta me sometimes.

(*nods in acknowlegement*)

carlo Di Paolo wrote:
Don't be surprised if the male OB/GYN has his favorite patients that he looks forward to seeing.

yeah, no doubt, but probably not for the reason(s) you're implying. (*sigh*)

~ F

StudioMona wrote:
What aspect of the photoshoot(s) do you think turns you on? just curious...

MsChris wrote:
I don't know. Probably posing sexy, all  the attention, the fact that I am usually extremely shy and covered up in my day to day life. When I'm shooting I have an excuse to act like a totally extroverted carefree person. Liberating, I guess.

Thank you for your answer. I was just mildly curious because you see some threads about photographers (mostly males too lol) getting supposedly "aroused" during their shoot so I was just wondering if you were getting turned on by the photographer himself  or like you said turned on by posing sexy and all the attention you were getting.

Frank M. Lopez wrote:

Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote:
You all depress the crap outta me sometimes.

(*nods in acknowlegement*)


yeah, no doubt, but probably not for the reason(s) you're implying. (*sigh*)

~ F

Yea, it's probably not because some of the women are beautiful and may have a most glorious looking vulva.

LindoPhotography wrote:
Nah, I prefer a bit of modesy and mystery, its sexier

Yes, many of us say that, but F---k that, show me because it's beautiful and I want to see it.

MsChris wrote:

Lighten up, it's just for fun. Besides I'm the OP and I am a woman so I am not trolling for models.

Amanda Padilla wrote:

Amanda Padilla wrote:
Iv seen some of the men I worked with get woodys

Yes, and I think they wanted me to see it, I know they wanted me to see, they all had a big smile on there face like "HEY LOOK WHAT I GOT FOR YOU"

LOL

MsChris wrote:
For some reason photoshoots turn me on like crazy. Sometimes I don't really realize it until I'm driving home, but almost always my husband gets mauled when I get home from a shoot. Does this happen with anyone else?

It depends who im shooting with, but you could never tell, because i stay professional. Plus my pictures come out even better...lol

Mia Salen wrote:
If a photographer is getting turned on by the model while he or she is shooting, that ruins all professional crediblity they may have with me and many other models.

Are you assuming all signs of being turned on are visual ?

Primal Lens wrote:

Are you assuming all signs of being turned on are visual ?

You just get a feeling.  There are certain cues.  Art is supposed to be art, not a turn on.  Especially not when shooting.

Mia Salen wrote:

You just get a feeling.  There are certain cues.

Not always, not if the photographer is professional about it or is just good at hiding it

Art is supposed to be art, not a turn on.  Especially not when shooting.

No offense but,,,I see a lot of wet look glamour, sexy expressions and such in your portfolio, much different than art.Not that there is anything wrong with that. Just sayin`.