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Update:
I'm currently in a relationship, due to this I show my partner the same respect I expect in return. Meaning I will no longer be doing full nude shoots, and implied nudes will be every once in a blue moon. And likely only with good friends.
MY IDEA, not his. Don't message me telling me it's my body and my decision, I know that, and I've made my decision.
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http://luciuxness.deviantart.com/
Madame Black Photography Mayhem #902565
I am Luciux.
Me, well, I'm fairly insane by my own right.
But I have fun being me.
Me, I paint, I photograph, I sculpt and create collages, I photo edit when I'm bored. I jump up and down on my bed until I fall off only to start again later.
I'm not here to be on the cover of GQ or make millions of dollars selling self portraits, I'm just here to have fun.
I'm a natural born artist.
And I'm here to be captured.
My life is surrounded by the most beautiful moments. My family, my photography, my painting, my sculpting, my iron work, my writing, my modeling.
All these things bring me more pleasure than you could ever imagine.
In life you may notice the good comes with the bad. If you focus on the bad, that's all you'll ever see.
I try to focus on the good.
Because when I do, the obstacles I face are easier to overcome.
This I believe is the best philosophy for life.
Not to delude ones self, not to ignore the worse things in life, but to embrace the small moments of bliss, and let it carry you through the hard times.
From darkness, comes light.
This is what I base my life on.
This is who I am.
I'm a photographer first.
I'm not really a model.
I don't want to do this professionally.
I am doing this simply as a hobby.
I don't really want to get paid, and I wont pay.
I love all forms of art, if I can make it by being the subject of a photo in collaboration with a photographer then great.
Mostly, I just want to try everything I can in life so I have plenty of stories to tell as an old lady.
However I'd like to make it to that age.
So I don't compromise, I bring an escort for three reasons, a ride, personal comfortableness, and safety in numbers.
These three things are important to me.
I have had offers for a ride before, I will not let my photographer drive me. That's just stupid.
I will not let you pay for my gas either, that is my responsibility like batteries or film would be yours.
I will not compromise my safety, it has nothing to do with trust and everything to do with common sense.
A lot of people like to say "just business" when it comes to this line of work, I disagree, you have to put a lot of yourself into it, granted it really is for the art, which would be the business, however "just" isn't a word I'd want to throw into it.
I haven't been shot my someone else very much, it's usually me and my self timer, however I have done some work with some awesome people, and I do tend to practice a lot with friends to critique how well I did, I do my best to reveal every aspect of my personality (There is a lot to reveal) however many people seem to think it's me reacting to them and get the wrong idea, I'd rather life be like old 1940's movies, when an ego was a silly thing, and to assume that everything was because of you was a sign of immaturity.
These days the ego seems to be celebrated.
I like pictures that mean something, that looking at them, you can feel what the photographer, what the model felt.
I like being behind the camera more than in front of it. But I don't mind modeling.
I obviously have no issues with implied nudes, I'm not very shy.
I find in my own photography you can do more with flesh than you can with any material.
I like to make something wonderful, a look, a feel.
So here is what I want to do in modeling.
For one, be shot by someone other than myself and random family members/friends.
I want to find someone with a fresh look on photography, not someone looking to make it big.
I want to model for photos in which I look really bad, and really good, and everywhere in between.
I want to send a message. I want to be a concept.
I want to do new and crazy things and I want to expand my artistic mind.
I want to feel what it's like to sacrifice comfortableness for something great.
But most of all, I want to have fun.
I don't like much attention, I get anxious and say stupid shit.
I don't want to be on the cover of any magazine.
I don't want to be the model of the season.
I don't need that pressure.
I want to do wonderful things in my life.
I love all cultures. I have few boundaries.
So if I don't seem like I'd be into what you want for your photo, just ask me. I'm open to all ideas. So long as I haven't expressly denied it.
Such as.
I am not interested in doing any form of pornography, I will not do anything with no artistic value to it.
And in the event I do implied nudes I'd have an escort with me.
I feel more comfortable with female photographers than male.
(No offense guys)
I will not do a dual shoot unless it has some artistic value to it, it just ends up getting super sexual.
I will not do another god damned motorcycle shoot, it's automatically sexual. Unless I'm ripping parts off of it and covered in oil I'm just sitting on it feigning sexy. Blah.
I will accept as payment for my time:
Some really awesome photos, and if I can use them in my own art (paintings, sculptures, collages [don't judge]) even better. With due credit served of course.
Food, cook for me! I'm a starving artist, and desperately need to gain weight.
A really fun time shooting.
If needed contact me via aim (Luciuxness) or my personal profile on myspace (myspace.com/luciuxness)
Plans so far,
Rahul Saha, Jan 9th
