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R I K wrote: Yes, yes it is quite an opinionated rant. Jun 22 14 08:51 am Link People can obviously do whatever they want with their ports (within MM guidelines), but I think this rant is directed more at the folks who are posting mixed material without realizing how it affects the way that the majority of people perceive their work (the ones that have no idea that others may see their body of work as inappropriate). For the people that have mixed material in their ports, and don't care how others perceive them, and for those that don't have any mixed material, I don't think the message really applies to you. Although this may be a rant, I do agree with the ultimate point of the post, and I too cringe when I see certain ports with inappropriate mixed material (like portraits of pre-teen girls next to open-legged shots/erotica). Jun 22 14 09:51 am Link DaeNaturals wrote: Yes I would absolutely, BUT this is the reason MM has made an Adult Content feature, Sets and Private Sets in the uploading procedure, a Worksafe Mode on the viewer end.s. Jun 22 14 05:27 pm Link I, for one, have the opposite view. Segregating nudity just reinforces the prudes opinion that it is "bad" or "sinful" and should be hidden away. I'm sick of political correctness. No matter what it is, someone has to be thin-skinned and offended and demand that everyone else fall right in line. I'm tired of having what I'm allowed to say, see, and do dictated by the most oppressive, least tolerant, and most controlling members of our society. And this isn't limited to one side of the socio-political aisle. The religious right and activist left both do it. If more of us stood up and were proud of our adult artistic choices, the fewer people would be left to criticize and complain and disapprove. For those who do want to criticize, the nudity makes a nice bozo filter. They can get their knickers in a knot and stomp away all huffy, as long as they leave me alone about my choices. I, in turn, won't judge them for being narrow-minded, judgmental, and meddling. As an artistic :cough: community, we should be trying to make expression more acceptable, not shove it further in the closet. So I think you are on a wrong-headed crusade here, bub. This also seems a bit insulting, as if photographers aren't aware of what they are posting and aren't making choices about it. I don't like a fair bit of what I see, to be honest, but I simply move on. Someone else's choices aren't my problem. Jun 22 14 06:29 pm Link To each his own, of course, but for my part, I'm a generalist, and usually shoot models who are also generalists, so it 's appropriate that there be a wide range of styles and genres in my port. Of course, I also don't shoot children, so that part is a non-item. Frankly, I don't see anything particularly out of line with having a few landscapes or cityscapes to make the page more interesting, particularly if it happens to be of a location where the photographer is likely to shoot. And I suppose it's a bit shortsighted of me but I sometimes have trouble taking the advice of people who tell me (not suggest, but tell me) how to conduct my business. It makes me wonder how much business they have if they have that much time left over to manage mine. But then, that's not really any business of mine, is it? All IMHO as always, of course. Jun 22 14 06:34 pm Link DaeNaturals wrote: Well, I most certainly would not do a shot with a bikini as I find them quite gross. However, as you can see from my port I certainly do mix children with nudes, along with animals, flowers, architectural features, fossils, bones... It's a very conscious decision and a carefully constructed mix. Jun 22 14 07:37 pm Link for the OP...stick with the genre that is MM related, link your other work, if people like what they see, they will go to it, you will get the attention you want if you deserve it...seems like common sense to me...tons of social media out there...just an opinion and you are here asking for opinions...Mo Jun 22 14 07:49 pm Link Decay of Memory wrote: Hm. Glad you reminded me of that. Jun 22 14 10:59 pm Link |
