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Laureate

Posts: 1074

Chicago, Illinois, US

Smiling/laughing can be great as long as it fits the concept and isn't cheesy. Here are mine:

(18+) https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/11504509
(18+) https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/12286229

Mar 16 11 10:51 am Link

Photographer

Visual Delights

Posts: 204

Austin, Texas, US

Looknsee Photography wrote:
Sometimes, I like to do informal / casual nude portraits.  Sometimes, I make the model smile.

Natalia Faina (almost 18+) & I always have a blast when we get together.

Do you ask the model to smile, or does she smile spontaneously in response to something you do or say?

Mar 16 11 10:58 am Link

Photographer

Gonzales Pictures

Posts: 432

Amarillo, Texas, US

I try to capture a smile or two when shooting nudes because I want to remove some eroticism.  I want to display a sense of playfulness and comfort in her own skin regardless of her size. 

http://www.dgphotographyonline.com/Portraits/cmarie   There are a couple of smiles in there.

Mar 16 11 11:00 am Link

Photographer

Visual Delights

Posts: 204

Austin, Texas, US

In doing some homework, I found a blog entry that raises the same question I raised:

18+
http://www.fluffytek2.com/blog/2010/03/ … t-art.html

Mar 17 11 07:57 am Link

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L Raye

Posts: 5045

Petaluma, California, US

A tiny smile:

18+

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/1 … bd8249.jpg

Mar 17 11 03:44 pm Link

Photographer

Visual Delights

Posts: 204

Austin, Texas, US

L Raye wrote:
A tiny smile:

18+

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/1 … bd8249.jpg

That is an enigmatic smile.

Mar 20 11 06:47 pm Link

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Mer Soleil Photography

Posts: 221

Atlantic Beach, Florida, US

Here is a photographer's work that I enjoy that I suppose would fit into the "Snapshots" category... but there are plenty of smiling nudes done to perfection for the style.

+18 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/525070/viewall

(I have enjoyed this thread because inevitably we end up with outtakes of the model smiling when we are working on a more "artistic" concept and unfortunately, those real, spontaneous images are often not usable except in an outtakes gallery.)

Mar 20 11 09:00 pm Link

Photographer

Excelsior Photography

Posts: 1581

Santa Fe, New Mexico, US

I have never understood why so many models think it is uncool to smile. I try hard to capture laughs and smiles.

Here is one in my MM port: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/14544817

Mar 20 11 09:10 pm Link

Photographer

bmiSTUDIO

Posts: 1734

Morristown, Vermont, US

I have a few in my portfolio. The first two have a slight fashion component to them. The third was from a lighting workshop held at my studio.

18+
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/18441155

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/17594160

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/21524370

Mar 20 11 09:13 pm Link

Photographer

Visual Delights

Posts: 204

Austin, Texas, US

Excelsior Photography wrote:
I have never understood why so many models think it is uncool to smile. I try hard to capture laughs and smiles.

Here is one in my MM port: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/14544817

Definitely a happy nude!

Mar 27 11 11:56 am Link

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