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Ken Marcus Studios wrote: +1, on more than one occassion. Jul 31 09 12:16 pm Link i try to tell my dad and mom that photog who do nudes, see boobies on a regular basis so they are not turned on...its like another day at work... i thought i had them. HAHAHA i laughed to myself... then and their response was... "married men see their wive's breast all day..doctors see tons of women's breasts and nether parts all day..But u don't think THEY get turned on by a nice new pair of breast coming their way. you don't think doctors have sex? you don't think men daydream about other womens breasts?? hmmmmm?" sigh... i didn't know what to say after that. lol damn..thought i had them that time Jul 31 09 04:40 pm Link Actress wrote: did he stock your stockings in a stock house at a stock yard , or was he a stock broker that liked celery stalks? Jul 31 09 04:45 pm Link Danielle Rothweiler wrote: yep. He/she would not approve no matter what you did. Some parents are like that. No matter what you do they dont approve. So when your in that boat you hold your head high and dont let the naysayers mean a thing. Jul 31 09 04:48 pm Link Anyone see that show on the porn star whose parents manager her career. Shes gorgeous but I forget her name. We act like nudity and even sex is like killing someone and killing someone is like nudity or sex. I once asked a table of adults - would you rather your 10 year old saw someone killed or a nude woman - over half had to think about it. wtf sex/nudity - goes with love, relationships, marriage. killing - hate, violence, pain. Yet they have to think about it.... they have to think about it... Jul 31 09 05:05 pm Link Sasha W wrote: From what I've heard from doctors, seeing breasts (or whatever) as part of the medical process or whatever is no thrill. Same with my photography. Sometimes I'm very pleased with the form of the model's body, but because of what it will look like in the images. If I saw the same woman on a beach or something it would be very different. Jul 31 09 08:09 pm Link I shot bikini with a daughter and nudes with the mother the same day, and I shot nudes with woman whose daughter I'd like to do a fashion shoot with. Kinda the flip of the OP's situation . . . Jul 31 09 08:55 pm Link Actress wrote: Just one word "ew" Jul 31 09 09:52 pm Link Sasha W wrote: One could also argue that one could get turned on even if they weren't nude... DUH... I can't believe so many people are so ignorant as to think that ONLY naked turns on a man. Jul 31 09 09:59 pm Link Sasha W wrote: You did have him on that. You just need to emphasize the fact that there is such a thing as "professional detachment." If I was pitching a tent all through a photoshoot I wouldn't be able to remember how to use my camera, let alone take a decent shot. Photographers HAVE to intentionally suppress their attraction, at least to some degree, to be able to work. Aug 01 09 07:59 am Link uhm. well my family refuses to look at my page and i didnt speak to them for 3 months when my dad confronted me. but now i have full permission to post what i want. they dont like it, but they know its what i love. they have always tried to support me in my decisions. and even if they cant support it fully, they support ME. so yea.  Aug 01 09 08:03 am Link MY father would not understand.. i have two childrena dn he still considers me a virgin.. Very Italian. I guess it would depend on if your father in open minded and can see the art and stop thinking like a man.... but thats hard dear for them LOL!! get it HARD.. im not making light of it at all, i show my father the work that is not showing too much.. No matter what the age we are we are still their little girls... so good like on that one.. Its a rough one . . . Aug 01 09 08:08 am Link Sasha W wrote: The answer to that is "So would you refuse to strip for the doctor?" Aug 01 09 08:09 am Link When my father in law found out that my wife was modeling nude, the fecal matter hit the rotating object in many ways. Needless to say he was no thrilled... But he has "gotten over it" and has moved on, no harm no foul... Personally, everyone has the same equipment as every other member of that gender. The only differences are size, shape, color, and feel... No big deal to me, especially after being a firefighter for 11 years. Doing that, you need to learn how to "turn it off," per say. Aug 01 09 08:18 am Link Kess M wrote: its a shame he doesnt look at your beautiful pics..and you know..the classic italian marble sculptures and paintings of the nude forms are some of the finest..ever Aug 01 09 08:32 am Link I'm an adult and I do what I enjoy. Both of my parents know I have modeled nude for drawing classes and photographers. They don't seem uptight about it and they haven't asked to see the pictures. If they asked I would show them. I am proud of what I have done.  Aug 02 09 12:27 pm Link it's a lot to expect that a dad or mom would be thrilled or approve. there are the odd families where the parents actually are behind a model getting into nude modeling and even hardcore porn. there are mothers who live vicariously through their daughters and want them to get into Playboy and sometimes more than Playboy. i shoot a lot of first time nude models, usually they won't be shot by anybody else nude so I have a lot of experience dealing with parents and their reactions. parents if they're not laden down with a ton of puritanical religious crap almost always get over it, they just accept their kids for who they and what they do and life goes on. sometimes it's enough of an issue that the model stops - it's just not worth it. it's easy to say i'm an adult and i make my own decisions about my life, but if you come from a close family and it costs you relationships with family is it worth it? I just lost one of the girls in my portfolio as a model, she loves doing it and has no regrets or guilt. but she's young, just heading to college this fall and mom and dad control the purse strings - she's made the correct decision for herself, college being paid for by mom and dad is more important than nude modeling. Aug 02 09 01:04 pm Link my dad knows that i do what i want when i want...so he doesnt care. Aug 02 09 01:06 pm Link Actress wrote: my dad was just shocked... but he says as long as I made the money legally, he's okay with it Aug 02 09 01:27 pm Link Ritche Lago Bautista wrote: Mine wasn't really shocked, but I think feels basically the same way. My dad's been a single parent since I was a kid, and when I started modeling for art classes at age 18, he worried about guys "ogling" me, but wasn't about to disown me over it or anything. He knows I still pose nude, also knows about the risque stage shows I'm in, and is as ok with it as a father can be, I guess! He just doesn't want to see any of it, and that's just fine with me. Aug 02 09 02:57 pm Link i photograph nudes, and get asked this question. i don't give advice, as i don't know the parents. some fathers, i suspect, have a large level of jealousy about their daughters on the subject of nudity with a photographer. i'm also a dad, and if my daughter did nude work, i'd love to see the images which celebrate her and feminine beauty, but i wouldn't care to see anything explicit. i'd also want to know that she is safe. that is the primary thing, that she be safe. if a model is sexually attractive to me, i tend not to work with her. if i do, i totally suppress it during the shoot. when i become aware is later, when i see the film. i am a hot-blooded male, and i greatly appreciate all fine women, but it doesn't mean i lust for everything that's female. no decent man does, and good photographers never allow themselves to lust after their models. lust ruins a shoot and usually ruins a working relationship. my working rule is that sex and photography never, never mix. models can tell that to their dads. norm Aug 02 09 04:54 pm Link I shot nudes with the model's mom in the other room. Awkward, but she didn't interfere; I got used to it in a few minutes. I don't care who is in the other room. I mean, as long as it's not *my* mother. Aug 02 09 04:58 pm Link Stefano Brunesci wrote: Bingo. Aug 02 09 05:04 pm Link Hey, I've had friends who had to overcome that issue about dad. Basically it's like this. There's 2 things. Dad's are always concerned about the girls welfare with new photographers. So having him on set is fine, but not telling him when he's not going to be is fine too. Now as for getting his approval. It's like sales. you don't sell the steak, you sell the sizzle. What one model and I came up with was she texted him and told him that she was excited and got her pictures back. And asked if he wanted to see. of course he says yes. Now, remember dad's are also terrified of appearing like they WANT to, because the wife might strangel them. lol So the text made it really private. Then, she baited him by saying she needed his opinion on which is better. (keep in mind he's never going to turn down a chance to be the hero) then I told her to say "well it's kinda revealing, you swear you won't tell mom? right" with a smile. Sure enough he says of cousre not, send away. And well, his phone was one nude greater than it was before. lol So she kept that up with the "need your opinion" thing and every time he was willing to give it, meant he was going to compare, so that tells you he didn't really hate it. I'll always find a solution. lol Oct 14 11 12:26 am Link Oh my....my father is a jehovah's witness and approves of pretty much nothing I do... He just found out I smoke cig's and was freaking. There's no way I'd tell him I pose nude. I think it's better for him to just eventually find out himself somehow haha Oct 14 11 12:29 am Link Amelia Simone wrote: Angel, if he gets wierded out about it that's an even better reason to make sure he knows. Every single time. LOL Oct 14 11 01:37 am Link Wow, this thread was started 2 years ago, and was just found again? Someone must have been bored out of their minds digging through the archives. That being said. Actress, your dad or any other family member should be proud of your port. It's not like you have anything distasteful in there. Oct 14 11 02:04 am Link If he won't approve of your implied nudes whatever are you going to do if you decide to do a full nude ? Okay, Mr. Photographer, you can shoot me nude but don't put it anywhere my Daddy can see it ? If you are that worried about it, don't do it at all. One of the worse things is a model holding back because she has fears about what she is doing. Oct 14 11 08:10 am Link Vector One Photography wrote: You took the words right out of my mouth. If she is that worried about it she should not be doing it. Oct 14 11 08:24 am Link You are 20 years old. It is absolutely none of your dad's business anymore what you do with your body. Oct 14 11 08:24 am Link My dad is a fan of my FB modelling page. I don't know why we've never really discussed it. Oct 14 11 08:29 am Link ShivaKitty wrote: Absolutely? Oct 14 11 08:36 am Link Cherrystone wrote: Her body belongs to her. Oct 14 11 08:40 am Link Danielle Rothweiler wrote: My mother refers to my figure modeling (like, sitting naked on a bench while art students draw you) as porn. Oct 14 11 08:42 am Link Random thoughts: >>> Your folks know you are a hot babe -- that's why your dad sits on the porch cleaning his shotgun when you are out on a date with a new guy. >>> What's the difference between your family & your friends: your friends accept what you do, while your family approves of what you do. I'm nearly 60 years old, and my 87 year old mother still gets to approve (or disapprove) what I do -- we both know that I'm going to do what I want, but she still gets to approve (or disapprove) everything. It never goes away. Sorry. >>> I'm a big believer in getting all kinds of support. Manage your relationships carefully & with honesty -- that's the best way. Oct 14 11 08:48 am Link everyone has a body ... sad but true! haha! u can love it or hide it! some mature women are sexier than their daughters. u could be naked n ugly! u could be fully clothed n still sexy! gimme a break! just do what u gotta do! i am a parent and i love to be naked! wtf! Oct 14 11 09:50 am Link Not quite the same, but when I first started shooting nudes, I made a point of showing my work to my wife and family. Initially they were very concerned, not about me but fear that the models would be grifters, throwing all sorts of sexual harassment charges around. With time they, especially my wife, came to enjoy meeting the models and now it's a case of, "It's just what Dad does," and occasionally they even show a spark of pride in my work. Mostly, though, "It's just what Dad does." My guess is that it would be pretty much the same with your parents. Oct 14 11 09:53 am Link Actress wrote: Ummm, I think we can see maybe why your father might be uneasy about nude modeling, just because of that protective nature fathers have over their daughters. Mind you, I'm not knocking your nude modeling or any nude modeling for that matter, in your case, he may have a problem with it, I don't know, he may be fine with it, I say talk to him about it. Oct 14 11 10:22 am Link ShivaKitty wrote: you did note when OP asked the question, right ... Oct 14 11 10:23 am Link Most Dads don't seem to mind art nudes. It's when you start shooting Playboy nudes they get a little irritated. They feel their daughters ARE art. They don't want people masturbating to them. It's generally the style of nude that will bother the Dads. Look at each nude before you show your father. If the nude says, "I'm sexy," don't show him. If the nude says, "I'm art," he probably won't mind. 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