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As a nude model would you rather be sort of pale or have tan lines? And photographers who shoot nude models what do you prefer? May 31 05 01:13 pm Link Both. And the third option, be tan all over, with no lines. All have their artistic place. May 31 05 01:27 pm Link I perfer no tan lines myself May 31 05 01:31 pm Link I prefer no tan lines, pale or tan, even for non-nudes. You never know what any particular outfit will reveal, and tan lines distract from the design or the model's natural beauty. May 31 05 01:39 pm Link I think you'll find that Chris is right, and depending on the context, photographer, and model, any of those might be preferred. I've yet to work with a photographer who wanted tan lines - in fact, most explicitly let their models know not to get them. But I've noticed that in glamour-oriented portfolios they're much more common, as they can be with some pin-up styles as well. May 31 05 02:08 pm Link I prefer no tan lines, unless needed for the specific look and then they shouldn't be too extreme... May 31 05 02:24 pm Link NO tan lines May 31 05 02:27 pm Link Tan lines are strongly discouraged in most of the nude modeling I've seen and done. Obviously, I go for pale. My genetics give me little choice. I'm pretty sure pale is more desirable than beet red. May 31 05 02:28 pm Link Tan lines, not acceptable (commercially speaking). Unless of course you want pics for a nudist colony site. The rule used to be (not sure of anything anymore) lingerie-no tan. Swimwear-tan but no lines, nude-no lines. Tan lines look amateur although there is a market for that amateur look mainly in adult work. I will not shoot anyone with tan lines but that's me, naturally cash can easily change my views  May 31 05 02:30 pm Link Tan lines on glamour and fine art nudes don't make for very good displays. Also, I prefer an even complexion on the model. May 31 05 02:42 pm Link tanlines are porno. at least they remind me of porno. that reminds me to look at some porno right now... May 31 05 02:46 pm Link pale is good. tanned bodies are good. but muscle definition is what makes a great nude image. or rather, curves and shadows. but tanlines are porno. May 31 05 02:48 pm Link Glamour Studio /Gary Photographer "Tan lines, not acceptable (commercially speaking). Unless of course you want pics for a nudist colony site." It would be tough to explain a picture showing people at a nudist colony with tan lines. Personally, I prefer girls that are tan all over. It helps to show off the muscle definition of the model. May 31 05 02:49 pm Link I have to say no tan lines also..... especially if you are shading or toning an image it makes for uneven toning.. If anyone is Hot and needs a place to tan naked - I have a hottub and a private deck.. Or sorry - Creepy photogrpaher mode too over for a second. May 31 05 02:59 pm Link While I'm not disagreeing, I find it very Amusing that tan lines do seem to have that amateur/porno connotation to many people, considering that the way you avoid tan lines is to tan with *no* clothes on, whereas the way you get tan lines is to tan with *some* clothes on, so the *logical* conclusion is that people with tan lines are *more* modest that people without. As the saying goes, logic is simply a way of coming to an incorrect conclusion with confidence. M May 31 05 04:07 pm Link Don't like tan lines - I'm trying to pull in the mood of the shot, with the nudity incorporated as part of the overall impression, without pulling the eye of the viewer to an obvious tan line (or tattoo, for that matter, but that's a different thread). This shot would've looked weird with tan lines. Well, maybe it looks weird anyway, but it's just for an example of why tan lines are not so good for the art shots.  May 31 05 04:18 pm Link Posted by theda: Actually, bronze with no tan lines is the most desirable. May 31 05 04:21 pm Link tan lines are only good for suntan commercials and porno!! May 31 05 04:23 pm Link I'd have to go with pale or tan all over. As others have stated tan lines are distracting, they break up the natural lines of the female form. May 31 05 04:32 pm Link Depends on what i'm trying to shoot. May 31 05 04:32 pm Link No tan lines please. If she's pale, she MUST have black hair. If she's tan, anything will do. Also, the models have to be hot. That is all. May 31 05 06:13 pm Link Posted by MartinH: Well ya gotta figure some do go to regular beaches also unless they're die hard nudists. Recreational nudists? May 31 05 06:25 pm Link Posted by edrickguerrero photography: I always hate that in porno. I don't care how hot the woman is...if she has real bad tan lines it just ruins it for me. May 31 05 07:49 pm Link Posted by Herb Way: Posted by theda: Actually, bronze with no tan lines is the most desirable. Actually it depends what you are shooting for. May 31 05 07:51 pm Link I prefer what I am. Lightly tanned all over with no tans lines. May 31 05 08:13 pm Link see! tan lines ARE porno! Posted by Hugh Jorgen ©: May 31 05 08:21 pm Link Wow. Really profound level of discourse here. Photographers interested in porn, and who judge women by some mystical rating of 'hotness', really make me sad, because they are perpetuating the idea that a woman has the main role of being an object of sex, and that they are a subservient and less capable sex than we mighty males. And it places all worth of a person on what they look like from what? 18-30? Are they not beautiful after that? Any contributions to this thread to what actually makes a person beautiful, or dare I ask? What makes YOU, as a photographer, beautiful? I am pretty sure it is not your 'hotness'. This trite level of judgemtn is all you see in the media, and it makes me sad to see it here. May 31 05 08:29 pm Link I love my paleness! May 31 05 08:41 pm Link I don't know about digital but if your shooting black and white film no tan works better. May 31 05 08:57 pm Link I try to sunbathe nude to avoid tanlines. May 31 05 09:06 pm Link I wondered why I would do lingerie and not swimsuit...lol. On my other portfolio, I mention the paleness of my skin. I am a WHITE person, and people comment on it a lot. This has made me good for art shots, and terrible for beer commercials. I have to accept that. May 31 05 09:08 pm Link I personally don't like tan lines. Preferably tan or pale. On me, I prefer a very light tan, though with my fair skin I'd rather be pale than have the sunburn I would normally get. I hate to see the extremes of fake and bake tans. Sometimes they just end up looking like leather, unless that's what they're going for, but I bet not. Just my two cents! -Jessika May 31 05 10:33 pm Link Pale as a ghost..Ilford HP500 pushed to 1200 or 1600 ISO and no elastic marks For me I love the contrast of milk tone skin and a dark background,But I dont taught myself as a Mainstream Art Shooter.I shoot for me and the Model.Did I say I prefer Petite to top heavy?? Guess I have now May 31 05 10:58 pm Link This thread has nothing to do with judging women's "hotness" but about whether or not tanlines are desireable in a model or not. Posted by Joel Belmont: Jun 01 05 01:50 am Link For the male photographers... If she's gettin naked shut up and let her do her thing.... LOL No really, I prefer no tan lines. But this is not always possible. What REALLY gets me is when a model comes in, disrobes and she's got tanlines from like 3 different bathing suits. WTF???? Find a suit and stick with it! Posted by Joel Belmont: Kicks Joels soapbox out from under him. Ummmmm Have you looked at a Cosmo recently? Maybe vogue? Where's the 60 year old woman who ISN'T Liz Taylor? I don't see many 80 year old grandma's being posed suggestively in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit edition. Posted by Joel Belmont: That's what modeling is based on. Do we give a damn if Tyra Banks has a degree in chemical engineering? Nope. We do care if she looks good in a Victoria's Secret catalog though. That is the nature of the "BUSINESS". Posted by Joel Belmont: Somehow I don't recall too many photographers who get paid for how they look. Hell I don't get paid as a model based on how I look, but based on what I've got to offer and how I bring my game =o) Cuz I know I ain't much to look at. Jun 01 05 03:35 pm Link NO tan lines please. I believe they are distracting and breaks up the image if you are trying to do something artistic. Jun 04 05 03:25 am Link I thought about this one for a couple of days, just to make sure I wasn't just being contrary. I don't have a problem with tan lines...in fact I welcome them. In my work, the sight of ordinary things like tan lines, elastic marks, slightly imperfect makeup, hair out of place or what have you adds an element of reality to what i do, which heightens the sexualness. I want my images to look like they are of real live people, not some constructivist ideal. Jun 04 05 03:42 am Link Posted by Joel Belmont: Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Jun 04 05 03:44 am Link Posted by Joel Belmont: 'hotness' A term used to describe-Chili Peppers-Babes-Audio Jun 04 05 04:11 am Link Hugh, I liked your post on the hotness factor. One note of warning that I learned on a photoshoot of many different hot sauces. Wash your hands BEFORE and after going to the bathroom and YOU must do so before meeting the significant other for the evening. Sorry I interupted the thread by responding to the interupter; responding to the other interupter. Tan lines. Hot in person sometimes but not on film. Now back to throwing stones at each other. 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