I admit, part of what I love about modeling is dressing up,and playing characters for an afternoon, ( or morning) I get to be soft, or sultry, or my own nerdy self. I get to be a badass, or a space alien, or wrapped in saran.... it is only limited by my ( and my photographers) creativity and the money I/ we want to spend.
I recently did a tattoo focused shoot,and for the first time I did a total implied.( which for those that don't know that term, it simply means implied nudity. Nothing is showing in the image...weather it be through draping or posing or sometimes shadows or props... but the model, behind that, is nude.) The images are FB friendly, and again,show nothing, but the implication, of course....
So anyway, these really were the first total implied I have done ( I have done partials before) And though I am a little nervous about how they well turn out, I also know it is pretty much the best way to actually show all my front tattoo.
It isn't that nudity bothers me...it doesn't. I model nude for art classes and clubs all the time. For me there are two factors 1. nude, once it's on the Internet it is there forever...and 2. I must feel comfortable and dare I say feel the correct respect and vibes from the photographer. Some I get that from, some I don't get that from...I suppose the other factor as petty as it sounds, is I won't do it for free ( there are always some exceptions to that rule- life is like that...but the respect and vibe...that is non negotiable. )
So , there is nothing wrong with nudes...but make sure you are respected, feel safe and are not/ have not been pressured into it... and you know what? Don't give it away for free, you are worth more than that. ( and payment can be images that YOU KNOW will be works of art, it can be money, it can be something else you are bartering for... preferably it is for money AND art,) but don't do it for just anyone, and anytime....Am I making sense?
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