ward wrote:
i think tan lines are sexy in pics.

agreed

bri leigh petite wrote:
This sux! makes me wish I was white! or black!

I done a shoot with an black girl on a beach. Let me tell you, they get tan lines to. Well this girl did. As the day went on, you could see the tan lines appear. We tried to do a nude sunset shot, and because of the sun during the day, she had big tanning troubles.

robkeller wrote:
I grew up when Playboy was the only thing around for a teenager to ogle. ALL the models had dramatic tan lines. Creamy skin tones where the bikini used to be was NORMAL, and frankly, I miss those days... guess I'm getting old.

I have no advice re hiding tan lines; on the contrary I LOVE them and wish more models had them...maybe I should make a special casting call.. 

I am probably in the same age range as I agree with you completely.

Ereka Marcelino wrote:
TAN LINES: implied lingerie

I gotta remember that... that's good...

sosdezign wrote:

You've got an open invite to shoot, if you ever are  .  .  . 

SOS

I'll take you up on that!

Terry Moody Photography wrote:
Tan lines. Don't worry about them. In a few more years the skin cancer will take over and you will have scars from all the cuts on your body.

I know I have them. Yes I do have skin cancer and it is not a fun thing. It just keeps coming back.

Stay out of the sun.

Sorry to hear that. I do take every precaution and I'm not one for laying out, I dont try to get get dark... its my race and skin pigment.

ward wrote:

Thanks. Nice tan lines

I agree.  Tan lines are sexy.  Embrace it.

Darby O Riley wrote:
Many Photographers say "no" to tan lines.  If you do not want to be pale, then try spray tan.  It is also much healthier for your skin.  Try to preserve your youth as much as possible.

It's not that I don't want to be pale, but I tan so easily that I end up with dark tan lines after half an hour in the sun.

I decided to do just what you suggest and get a spray tan. All natural, even smelled good. It looks lovely for about three or four days, then it begins to go away and look spotty. I have tried different ways to make it stay and nothing has worked so far.

And $20 every three or four days adds up, so I can't keep getting them. : /

What I was left with is currently trying to find somewhere in or around Tucson to tan nude. I can't think of another option.

ward wrote:
i think tan lines are sexy in pics.

+1

Ken Marcus Studios wrote:
Tan lines are a retouchers nightmare . . . .

make up your mind . . . either be a nude model or a sun worshipper

+1

LaCunha wrote:
I personally like tan lines.  I would be into shooting someone with a super dark tan and super bright lines.
Photography is about problem solving.  Making an image with what you're handed.  I think its ridiculous to say that you'd never shoot a model with tan lines.  Work with it, make something beautiful.

Nice!

Michelle Cheri wrote:
I have used Tan Towel products to even out tan lines.  You can buy the Tan Towels or Tan Towel lotion at Ulta and some beauty supply places.  Apply it just on the lighter areas and give it a few minutes to dry, then let the color develop for half a day.  You can keep applying a couple of times a day and it will get darker (you don't see any color at first), should get pretty even with your tanned area.  It gives a natural color, not orangy.

Don't do Mystic tan.  The color is awful and it is a booth that sprays the whole body, so it probably won't even your tan lines.

Now, if you can find a place that does custom airbrush tan, and find an experienced technician, she can spray just your lighter areas and blend them with your tan.  Typically they use a better product than Mystic tan that has great color and no nasty smell.  It will cost more than Mystic but is way better.

Thank you! I'm going to use your advie, thanks again!

Paper Doll Nudes wrote:

Tanning beds DO NOT even out tan lines, especially if the already tanned areas are much darker than the non-tanned areas!

On my skin it does I have used beds to even out tans during the height of summer for 3 years now.
My skin is always one shade no matter what, my livelihood depended on it.
Being a nude model means you do what it takes to be all one color.

bri leigh petite wrote:
This sux! makes me wish I was white! or black!

I'm black and I still get tan lines.

tan lines are pretty much inevitable unless you tan naked

Jasmine Joi wrote:

I'm black and I still get tan lines.

tan lines are pretty much inevitable unless you tan naked

I know! I just meant that I wish I was just one or the other end of the spectrum, all white or all black... like currently haha, I don't care what color it is, just wish it was even!