Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, When you began posting your semi-nude models I became extremely amazed as they stood far beyond the usual "GARBAGE" offered often seen as we click through incoming mail. I must again offer that your modeling images stand so far ahead of the bulk offered by others yours fall into beautiful well created photographs constantly! Where so many of all others offered are nothing more than garbage which I absolutely abhor and delete immediately. Quite frankly the LUG has always been and still is a high class photo system to always be held to the highest of politeness and cleanliness of image and thought! AFTER ALL IT IS A FAMILY LOCATION! cheers, Dr. Ted Grant O.C. -----Original Message----- From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson via LUG Sent: May-09-18 3:55 PM To: Leica Users Group Cc: Geoff Hopkinson Subject: [Leica] Subject: Was Need printing paper advice, Now NUDITY TINA. Hello all. I mainly follow via browsing the archives. I thought that this thread contained many little insights into attitudes of those posting. Quite a mix of subjects included. To focus on the photography only I edited out comments I was going to include regarding Facebook, Me Too and Russian activities. I regularly shoot fashion nude as Ted knows. Those models are adult women, in charge of themselves and almost always well paid professionals who have chosen to specialise in that modelling genre. I see no exploitation nor power imbalance in that scenario. The opposite in fact, where genuine photographers go to lengths to ensure that the model is respected and comfortable. Shooting nudes is anything but sexual, or should be. It brings its own challenges for light and pose and beauty. I can predict what any one of those women would have to say, regarding being exploitation, or power imbalance or being told what they should do etc. I looked at the link provided and noticed a lot of work that I think fits Tina's characterisation of salacious and unenjoyable. I think it would be unfair to label the whole genre in that way. I stopped sharing any images whether fashion/beauty or with any nudity in the LUG simply because they didn't seem to fit with anything anyone else shares. Worse though (not specific to the LUG) is where the only comments might actually be a personal comment about the model's body, not of the photography. I hate tattoos or she needs a good feed or the like. That attitude and if people want to impose their own standards on others, I see as a society problem. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information