Kate Victoria  wrote:
What's your opinion on this..

I work in a learning centre and I'm looking to do a bachelor of education and teach primary school eventually. Is lingerie modeling therefore a bad idea? I personally don't think it's a problem - the kids wouldn't be looking up that kind of stuff and it's up to their parents to monitor them. But will it jeopardize my education career?

If you have to ask it probably is!

Put yourself in the shoes of a parent. How would you feel about that?

Amelia Fae wrote:
Yes, it could. Look up Cristy Nicole Deweese. That's a recent nightmare with modeling and the edu shystem. In all seriousness though, it could potentially damage your reputation. If you are to do it make sure it cannot be traced back to you. Use a pseudo name, or for images posted to the internet don't include your face.

That's what I was wondering? Do you have your home town listed? Do you have your real name? Do you have discernible info on your profile? If you work anywhere that has an HR department I can't figure out why you would??? But hey!! To each his own. A photo with someone else's name and address has something called plausible deniability. Your local school district probably doesn't have enough money to budget in a full time nurse. They not well off enough to subpoena your emails and trace back the IP address. So long as you're not "sloppy", just have fun with it

Amelia Fae wrote:
Yes, it could. Look up Cristy Nicole Deweese. That's a recent nightmare with modeling and the edu shystem. In all seriousness though, it could potentially damage your reputation. If you are to do it make sure it cannot be traced back to you. Use a pseudo name, or for images posted to the internet don't include your face.

facial recognition software may one day be the death of anonymity.

Viator Defessus Photos wrote:
facial recognition software may one day be the death of anonymity.

One day soon.

Abigail Rose Hill wrote:
I know the industry and I know the distinction between modelling lingerie in a fashion sense, and glamour modelling.

Would you care to explain what that distinction is?

Because it could be (mis)construed as possibly less than charitable towards glamour models and I'm sure that isn't what you meant, right?






Just my $0.02 etc. etc.

Another Italian Guy wrote:

Would you care to explain what that distinction is?

Because it could be (mis)construed as possibly less than charitable towards glamour models and I'm sure that isn't what you meant, right?






Just my $0.02 etc. etc.

My take on this is that if a model shoots in lingerie for the Sears catalog where the goal is to sell clothing it is different than a glamour model in a mens' magazine where the goal is to sell sex (or at least titillation).  While the moral character of the models are quite likely exactly the same a commercial or fashion model who happened to appear in lingerie might be able to argue the high ground if brought in front of a review board that the INTENT of the images was not for sexual purposes.

I don't know that this argument would work, as the "fear" often expressed by over-zealous parents is that their children might get the wrong idea from the images of their teacher in underwear - the boys will fantasize about their teacher in a sexual way and girls will think it is acceptable to be seen in public in your underwear.

I think the OP should probably avoid posing for any photograph that could possible be misconstrued if a career with children is her ultimate goal.  Unless she can reach super-model status and the income from a few years of modeling can outweigh a lifetime as an educator. 

Just my $0.02