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I have been shooting nudes for 5 years. It has become just another shoot. Having said that, it still meas a lot when the model poses nude in front of the camera. I value the trust they have given me; I thank you. To be fair, I don't think I can be a butt naked model, I am just sayin' Jan 07 13 11:14 am Link I've been doing it for 10 years. You'd think I'd be used to it by now. And generally, I am when I'm behind the camera and they're in front of it. The surreal part is when they're just walking around naked between setups or they run around to where I am to see the image. I suppose that in a general way, I'm still a little intimidated by a beautiful naked woman when she breaks that safety boundary the camera affords me. Jan 07 13 11:18 am Link when i'm shooting the sexy stuff i need to see it, feel it, to get the best shots. but once i put the camera down it's time to be professional. plus i do a lot of repeats and after a while you've probably met their SO and photographed their kids at xmas so you just choose not to think about them in a way that would be improper. and sometimes maybe a model is so your type that it's best not to work with them unless something more is of mutual interest. Jan 07 13 11:23 am Link Good Egg Productions wrote: Hahah.... intimidating, yes!!!! When I shoot a tall skinny and beautiful agency mode, I am the same way. For the first 10 shots, I would keep thinking, I don't deserve to shoot her. After 10 min of warm up, I am fine and back to my "professional" self. Jan 07 13 11:49 am Link twoharts wrote: I don't have your problem. I won't be her type or I am not in her league. Jan 07 13 11:53 am Link There are two things that are meaningful to me... above all I love when I get shots back and my husband likes them so much he had to put them on his phone, desktop, etc etc. and also how much importance a photographer places on being professional (like timely delivery of product). I like when people keep their word. I'm still waiting on images from shoots 3 months ago, those photogs are off my list. Jan 09 13 12:09 pm Link What a beautiful thread. I very much appreciate this! It's easy to forget (for models and photographers) that posing nude is such an intimate act. I was joking with a good model friend about how even the most experienced and professional photographers still have a, "oh!" moment when a woman gets naked and starts posing in front of them. Granted, it lasts longer some more than others, but it really is a thoroughly wonderful, trusting experience. Jan 09 13 03:04 pm Link NYMPH wrote: I have done both - been the nude model (with female photographers), although it has been awhile, and been on the other side of the camera. I never thought of it as being "intimate". It wasn't like work either. It just seemed like an experience of trying to make something artistic. Jan 09 13 03:14 pm Link I'm always a little shy at first when I drop my clothes and reveal my cash & prizes. For me, the moment comes with a tinge of self-consciousness and an inner monologue that goes something like.... "Does the photographer think my body isn't perfect enough? Are they staring at my flaws? Am I more or less flawed than the girls they usually work with? Are they gonna photoshop out this scar? Is it cold enough in here so that my nipples are perky, but not so cold that I'm uncomfortable?" ....and so on.... But then the camera starts clicking and I slip out of "just a girl" mode into "professional model" mode and I rock it to the best of my ability. Within 5 minutes I've usually found my groove. 10 minutes and I'm totally comfortable. By the half hour mark, I'm that girl who's just walking around the studio naked, sipping on red Bull and running behind the camera to have a peek. ~Roxy Jan 09 13 10:34 pm Link Good Egg Productions wrote: I've noticed this a couple of times at nude shoots. The photographer seems completely oblivious to the nudity until I start walking around doing everyday things -- eating, fixing my makeup, looking at the images. I bring a robe now, to avoid making anybody uncomfortable. Jan 09 13 10:45 pm Link Good Egg Productions wrote: Yes, I have experienced that too -- looking through the camera definitely creates an objective distance that evaporates once the camera is put down. Jan 09 13 10:49 pm Link Good Egg Productions wrote: I thought that briefly during my first such shoot, then it dawned on me that if the model is comfortable, that is the only thing that matters. Jan 09 13 11:04 pm Link I too have great respect and appreciation for my nude models both when they are in front or off camera. I have no issues with their openness around me, it is normal to me as if they are clothed and a sign of trust in me but that doesn't mean that I get a little wide eyed at their beauty sometimes. I have been doing this for a long time and nudity is second nature but sometimes I too have to step back, take a deep sigh and momentarily give a bow to the gift in front of me... then I carry on with the task at hand, creating collaborative art Jan 09 13 11:24 pm Link Aweh, thanks... Just another nude model here happy to know we are appreciated - and so professionally too Jan 10 13 03:35 am Link Nor-Cal Photography wrote: I agree. Although I feel the same about clothed shots yet, it is much easier to pose buck-naked, (completely nude.) Jan 10 13 06:13 am Link Good Egg Productions wrote: I've been shooting nudes just over 4 years. Jan 10 13 06:38 am Link Roxy Vandiver wrote: No worries. We have our own inner monologue that goes something like... Jan 10 13 09:18 am Link Roxy Vandiver wrote: Aww, I learned so much from this post. Thank you! Jan 10 13 09:25 am Link IDiivil wrote: Mmmhmm Jan 10 13 09:26 am Link Agree with OPs sentiment, more so that I shot some first time nudes and fetish nudes. I feel appreciated, honored that they trusted me with their first shoot in this genre. So hats off and thanks to models! Jan 10 13 09:39 am Link I have great respect for nude models, and because they are so open with themselves and confident it really makes it easy for photographers to get the best shots possible. All the nude models I've worked with had the best personallity out of all models I've worked with. They were fun to talk to, very open minded and just amazing persons all around, and every shoot was a memorable experience. Jan 10 13 09:47 am Link Haven't been doing this very long. Yet I can also say that it is not a mundane task, it is a gift to me. Each nude shoot is a session in intimacy, for which I have so much respect. Still shy, always will be. When model come up beside me naked I too feel that without the camera as an excuse, it is indeed intimidating. Jan 10 13 09:50 am Link Connor Photography wrote: I take it in stride during the shoot, although I certainly enjoy the beauty of the form. The thing that has the most impact on me is the trust shown when novices pose nude for me, or when someone who is only comfortable with "implied" or "faceless" being public poses fully nude, and trusts that I'll follow our agreement. Jan 10 13 10:07 am Link Neil Snape wrote: I just figure that as old and fat and bald as I am, there's no way in the world these young ladies would be getting naked for ME, so they must just be doing nude work with me as a photographer. I'm honored that they think that highly of my work, and my professionalism, but I can't imagine it being personal. Jan 10 13 11:28 am Link Toto Photo wrote: Jan 10 13 09:01 pm Link |