Photographer
BCG
Posts: 7316
San Antonio, Florida, US
at what age does it become TOO creepy to be photographing young women naked???...if ya start to look like the quaker oats man, i think its best to find another subject matter.
Photographer
Digital Magic of Carmel
Posts: 10
Carmel, Indiana, US
This is one of the most stupid comments I have seen in this forum, and, there have been some pretty strange ones. If a man has a passion for photography, is good at it, and conducts himself in a professional manner, what does age have to do with anything?
Photographer
BCG
Posts: 7316
San Antonio, Florida, US
Digital Magic of Carmel wrote:
This is one of the most stupid comments I have seen in this forum, and, there have been some pretty strange ones. If a man has a passion for photography, is good at it, and conducts himself in a professional manner, what does age have to do with anything? most stupid???...ya gotta be new...stick around...and be prepared to be stoopified.
Model
Sirensong
Posts: 2173
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
BCG wrote:
at what age does it become TOO creepy to be photographing young women naked???...if ya start to look like the quaker oats man, i think its best to find another subject matter. If the guy is good at what he does and he enjoys it then why not keep doing it.
I wouldnt think of it as creepy particularly..think of the experience in the subject matter he would have...things dont stop looking beautiful or attractive to you just because youve gotten old.
Although if he starts DRESSING like the quaker oats man I think that may be slightly disconcerting.
Photographer
markEdwardPhoto
Posts: 1398
Trumbull, Connecticut, US
Digital Magic of Carmel wrote:
This is one of the most stupid comments I have seen in this forum, and, there have been some pretty strange ones. If a man has a passion for photography, is good at it, and conducts himself in a professional manner, what does age have to do with anything? Yea Digital, this is pretty stupid.....but BCG is right....there have been some HUMDINGERS here. This is only about a 4 on a scale of 10 on the stupid scale.
BTW BCG.....If the blood is pumpin' and the mind a churin' and the homones a goin' then any age is a good age.
M
Photographer
Zion Imaging
Posts: 890
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, US
I'd say that the creepy part comes when a photographer dies.
Model
Benny
Posts: 7318
Brooklyn, New York, US
I found the line
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If he uses that line he is creepy
Photographer
Dave Krueger
Posts: 2851
Huntsville, Alabama, US
BCG wrote:
at what age does it become TOO creepy to be photographing young women naked???.. Photographing naked women is only creepy if you're a creep. It has nothing to do with age.
-Dave
Model
Sabina N
Posts: 318
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Zion Imaging wrote:
I'd say that the creepy part comes when a photographer dies. Um... um... yeah... *whistles*... not interested in undeath at all.
But no stupification from me, either - I think this is a silly concept, for someone to stop working because of their age. Sort of like, what, 20 is too old to begin fashion modeling? A great way to limit the talent pool, in both cases...
Sonntag
Photographer
Lens N Light
Posts: 16341
Bradford, Vermont, US
BCG wrote:
at what age does it become TOO creepy to be photographing young women naked???...if ya start to look like the quaker oats man, i think its best to find another subject matter. I ressemble that description! I am bald with a grey beard and most who work with me think of me as a big Teddy Bear. I am careful to ALWAYS be professional in my demeanor(?) and in my speech with a model.
Some, I think, have been put off by that. I have contact with some who, after an invite to meet before the shoot, (I ALWAYS do that) just seem to disappear. I've never asked why, but I suspect that's the problem.
I think my age does change the way I perform in a shoot. I tend to plan a shoot with a specific image in mind and may take 10 or a dozen shots to get that image. This could be off-putting (there! That's NOT a word) to a model who is used to just moving in front of the camera and having hundreds of flashes in the course of an hour or two.
I think maybe my shoots are a bit more work and not so social. I need models who are capable and willing to have some creative input to the project. By the same token, I am usually shooting for images to sell, and do pay the models who work with me. If I can't get it done and wind up with junk, that's usually not her/his fault.
Photographer
Special Ed
Posts: 3545
New York, New York, US
I'm not sure there's an age limit to this but I'd be worried when he starts sneaking around the studio calling the models "Precious...My little precious"!!
Model
Sabina N
Posts: 318
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lens N Light wrote:
I think maybe my shoots are a bit more work and not so social. Just so you know, I, for one, appreciate this a lot more - I do prefer more shots taken to choose from, but I also like it when both the photographer and model know what they're going for, and aren't shooting "whatever." I do like to know the person I work with, but after we've accomplished a piece of work - during, I'd rather to focus on what every part of my body and face are doing, and not break concentration laughing :-)
Hence you won't see "I just like to have fun" on my bio page... fun for me is when, and after, the work goes great.
Not a popular attitude, I imagine... :-P
Sonntag
Model
Sirensong
Posts: 2173
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Ed Remington wrote:
I'm not sure there's an age limit to this but I'd be worried when he starts sneaking around the studio calling the models "Precious...My little precious"!! You mean he is only after her ring?
Yes I imagine that would be disturbing.
Photographer
SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
Sirensong wrote:
If the guy is good at what he does and he enjoys it then why not keep doing it.
I wouldnt think of it as creepy particularly..think of the experience in the subject matter he would have...things dont stop looking beautiful or attractive to you just because youve gotten old.
Although if he starts DRESSING like the quaker oats man I think that may be slightly disconcerting. Oh c'MON, the hat is SEXY
Photographer
SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
Sirensong wrote:
You mean he is only after her ring?
Yes I imagine that would be disturbing. Away to Mt Doom with you!
Model
Sirensong
Posts: 2173
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
SLE Photography wrote:
Oh c'MON, the hat is SEXY Noooooo..I feel a hard limit approaching here.
Not sexy...not even were it JUST the hat and the wee tie thing behind the tripod
My childhood nightmares of the Quaker oats man and the kiddie catcher are fast approaching the front of my psyche as I type.
Photographer
scott allen
Posts: 9
Denver, Colorado, US
I agree - very stupid but oddly relevant...... Regardless of artistic talent blah blah blah ..."creepy" is clearly defined both both Federal & State laws .. DUH! If your subject is an underage girl, DON'T DO IT!
Photographer
Lens N Light
Posts: 16341
Bradford, Vermont, US
Sonntag wrote:
Just so you know, I, for one, appreciate this a lot more - I do prefer more shots taken to choose from, but I also like it when both the photographer and model know what they're going for, and aren't shooting "whatever." I do like to know the person I work with, but after we've accomplished a piece of work - during, I'd rather to focus on what every part of my body and face are doing, and not break concentration laughing :-)
Hence you won't see "I just like to have fun" on my bio page... fun for me is when, and after, the work goes great.
Not a popular attitude, I imagine... :-P
Sonntag Not popular, no. Professional, yes!
You put me in mind of another woman from the northwest named "Solvieg".
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J Merrill Images
Posts: 1412
Harvey, Illinois, US
Since when do the youngsters have a lock on bein "ok?" Who do you think has more of a party goin on in his pants, a thirty five year old or a seventy year old? I'd say the odds of a model being inappropriately treated decrease with the age of the photog, not increase.
Photographer
Lens N Light
Posts: 16341
Bradford, Vermont, US
J Merrill Images wrote:
Since when do the youngsters have a lock on bein "ok?" Who do you think has more of a party goin on in his pants, a thirty five year old or a seventy year old? I'd say the odds of a model being inappropriately treated decrease with the age of the photog, not increase. That's probably not so much about attitude as capability!:-)
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EL PIC
Posts: 2835
Austin, Indiana, US
In Europe we will do any age naked because its our culture.
Creepy is an American thing !!
E L
Photographer
SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
Sirensong wrote:
Noooooo..I feel a hard limit approaching here.
Not sexy...not even were it JUST the hat and the wee tie thing behind the tripod
My childhood nightmares of the Quaker oats man and the kiddie catcher are fast approaching the front of my psyche as I type. How about a shoot in a tub full of the oats then?
I'll leave the powdered wig at home!
Photographer
SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
J Merrill Images wrote:
Who do you think has more of a party goin on in his pants, a thirty five year old or a seventy year old? Depends on if he's on the Viagra *snicker*
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SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
E L Fanucchi wrote:
In Europe we will do any age naked because its our culture.
Creepy is an American thing !!
E L That's because since in the US sex is so repressed & vilified few people can look at any sort of nudity without thinking of it as dirty or sexual, even if it's the innocent nudity of a child.
(and I am talking about people who flip over pics of 3 year olds playing in a kiddie pool, not taking Playboy type pics of teens here.)
Photographer
Craig A McKenzie
Posts: 1767
Marine City, Michigan, US
Its only creepy if the young model is turned on by the old man...hmmmm....
Photographer
Dave Krueger
Posts: 2851
Huntsville, Alabama, US
McKenzie Bros Photo wrote:
Its only creepy if the young model is turned on by the old man...hmmmm.... That's not creepy. That's a gift from God.
Photographer
Dave Krueger
Posts: 2851
Huntsville, Alabama, US
E L Fanucchi wrote:
In Europe we will do any age naked because its our culture.
Creepy is an American thing !!
E L BINGO! Go to the head of the line.
Photographer
Craig A McKenzie
Posts: 1767
Marine City, Michigan, US
Gift...yes, what a gift. A gift that can cause one soo much trouble, but on the other hand. 
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Vance C McDaniel
Posts: 7609
Los Angeles, California, US
Ed Remington wrote:
"Precious...My little precious"!! Yes My pretty , Pretty...Yeeeeeess, come to my studio my pretty, pretty...
LMAO
Model
Sirensong
Posts: 2173
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Vance wrote:
Yes My pretty , Pretty...Yeeeeeess, come to my studio my pretty, pretty...
LMAO Dont you start as well.
This whole thing has mutated into a Kiddie catcher type photographer nightmare offering models lollipops and splattered intermittently with the Quaker oats guy in nothing but a hat and a smile . o_0
Photographer
American Glamour
Posts: 38813
Detroit, Michigan, US
Well, I am 53 and I still shoot models. I may be creepy, but it has nothing to do with my age!
Model
Inferi
Posts: 12930
Eagan, Minnesota, US
Lens N Light wrote:
I think my age does change the way I perform in a shoot. I tend to plan a shoot with a specific image in mind and may take 10 or a dozen shots to get that image. This could be off-putting (there! That's NOT a word) to a model who is used to just moving in front of the camera and having hundreds of flashes in the course of an hour or two.
I think maybe my shoots are a bit more work and not so social. I need models who are capable and willing to have some creative input to the project. By the same token, I am usually shooting for images to sell, and do pay the models who work with me. If I can't get it done and wind up with junk, that's usually not her/his fault. I like striving for a particular image; I think you get the best ones that way. And frankly, I think if the photographer is really old and has been doing photography for a long time, I'll probably get better images because he will know EXACTLY what he is doing!
As long as people are professional, that's all that matters. 
Inferi
Photographer
Doug Lester
Posts: 10591
Atlanta, Georgia, US
BCG wrote:
at what age does it become TOO creepy to be photographing young women naked???...if ya start to look like the quaker oats man, i think its best to find another subject matter. I dunno, but I'm 67 and ladies of all ages still travel across the country and pay me to shoot them sans their knickers. When will I get to old? Probably when I can no longer hold a camera.
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Voice of Reason
Posts: 8741
Anaheim, California, US
Doug Lester wrote:
I dunno, but I'm 67 and ladies of all ages still travel across the country and pay me to shoot them sans their knickers. When will I get to old? ... When you're the only one left using the word knickers!
Just kidding Mr. Lester Sir
Photographer
SLE Photography
Posts: 68937
Orlando, Florida, US
Sirensong wrote:
Dont you start as well.
This whole thing has mutated into a Kiddie catcher type photographer nightmare offering models lollipops and splattered intermittently with the Quaker oats guy in nothing but a hat and a smile . o_0 Hmmmmmmm
That image REALLY makes me wonder where "Cream of Oats" comes from....
*ok, I just grossed MYSELF out here...*
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Bluemoon Photography
Posts: 202
Cranston, Rhode Island, US
What about ugly vs good looking photogs?
Photographer
Ron B Blake
Posts: 497
Macomb, Illinois, US
someone is looking for forum attention in getting noticed.
what does age of the photographer have to do with High quality experience in excellent images?
This is art and a business not the dating game or who looks better behind the camera
Maybe one of the young inexperienced but tight bodies is more your speed and has better contacts in net working
Im in my early 40's and could care less what the model thinks of my appearance in age
My GF would scratch her eyes out if she made eyes at me
sponge BOB and Nemo with camera? playing photographer
Model
Alona
Posts: 44
Los Angeles, California, US
I don't think it has to do with the photographer's age or the model being nude.. a photographer can still be creepy if he is a 20 year old creep and the model is fully clothed.
Photographer
Ron B Blake
Posts: 497
Macomb, Illinois, US
Photographer
D. Brian Nelson
Posts: 5477
Rapid City, South Dakota, US
Helmut Newton died at 83, still photographing erotic nudes. Coincidentally, his first photography book was published at 54 years old.
I too think the question was pretty stupid.
-Don
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