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Do you or would you consider shooting porn?
IBTL  And top o' the page, ma! Aug 22 13 02:16 pm Link Good Egg Productions wrote: Are you disparaging Ken Marcus? Sir, you have no soul for art to stir. Aug 22 13 02:16 pm Link I'm still waiting for the middle aged man with an expanding waistline fetish to materialize so I can be a porn star. (ps: ask about my affordable rates!!!) Aug 22 13 02:43 pm Link Alluring Exposures wrote: Wow that reads so "closet gay" Aug 22 13 02:44 pm Link Porn would put up barriers between me and what I'm looking for from the subject matter and imaging in general - so no I'd never do it. I'm not a prude - some of the great erotic work I've seen I wouldn't consider porn. So what the difference between erotica and porn? Porn, in my view, exploits, if not the talent - then the target audience. Aug 22 13 03:22 pm Link m_s_photo wrote: Good Egg Productions wrote: Are you disparaging Ken Marcus? Sir, you have no soul for art to stir. It's like saying do you need to be an artist to paint a house. Aug 22 13 03:30 pm Link Rita Lovely wrote: Some may call what I shoot porn, but I don't wish to shoot what I would call porn. Aug 22 13 08:53 pm Link Leroy Dickson wrote: +1 Aug 22 13 08:55 pm Link I'd have to seriously evaluate how that would affect the rest of my business (mostly weddings) but it's a job. I wouldn't be doing it for the thrill ... it would be a business decision. Aug 23 13 03:45 am Link It would have to be legal and on the up and up and for a reputable company like Penthouse. I don't see anything wrong with it, it's a job. If it's not you it's someone else making that money. Sure beats being unemployed. Aug 23 13 04:03 am Link How many years' gap does it take to be a ghost thread? Maybe the OP was more interested in a theoretical/moral question (though she is actively in the industry), but the implication that is something so easy to break into and one more recent response: "Dont think i would like to be a refular (sic) porn shooter as its not what i wanna do, but i wudnt mind doing once in a while if pay is alright" It seems like one of the ideas in this thread is that there is a pot of gold in shooting porn and that people who are greedy or desperate are digging into it. Or that it is easy to get into once you put your morals on hold. The industry, like any other, doesn't work like that. To be successful (ie. profitable) you have to take a serious business approach and consistent results. The pot of gold has been constantly shrinking even before the OP started this thread in 2008. Most notably for still photographers since that time several publishing companies have either gone under or been absorbed by others. For emphasis, that's whole companies, not just magazine titles. In the US there are now only 3 significant publishers and a few minor ones and there are probably 50% fewer titles and/or issues published per year. Fees paid for photosets/layouts have reduced by more than 20% since 2008 (a greater percentage decline if you look over 10yrs). So that's fewer photos being bought and at a lower price. Additionally, fees for website sales have either stayed the same or started to decline with the introduction/competition of content aggregators, especially from Central and Eastern Europe who distribute completed content for less than it is even possible to produce here in the US. It is no longer something you can simply cash-in on and run--if it ever was. Aug 23 13 05:21 am Link I didn't notice that this thread was 5 years old. Aug 23 13 05:43 am Link Jerry Nemeth wrote: And it is quite interesting to read the OP's updated Bio. Aug 23 13 12:46 pm Link Digitoxin wrote: she hasn't been around in 2 years. Interesting read... Aug 23 13 01:22 pm Link Rita Lovely wrote: I think your idea of good money and mine are significantly different. Aug 23 13 09:26 pm Link Easy decision for me. No. I don't want to be a house painter. I want my brush painting something with a little more staying power. If I am lucky, maybe something that would outlive me. Aug 23 13 09:34 pm Link Clyph wrote: Because he reads a bible he's a bigot,,,, or who's a bigot? I'm confused? Aug 24 13 08:30 am Link I would have to ask my wife first. I *think* I know her answer. Aug 24 13 05:20 pm Link Rita Lovely wrote: I'd like to remain married. Aug 24 13 10:52 pm Link Christopher Hartman wrote: Ah the cautionary tale of be careful what you wish for...you just might get it. Aug 25 13 02:15 am Link No real desire to. But if it's legal, the only place your name ever has to appear is the back of the check. Aug 25 13 03:09 am Link Can and will. But, all my "porn" shots come out all artsy. Aug 25 13 04:11 am Link |
