[Leica] Art VS Pornography
Richard Man
richard at imagecraft.com
Wed Apr 24 20:47:02 PDT 2019
Whenever a male photographer posts a (female) nude, I'd ask him if he has
any male nudes.
There are predators who hide behind cameras.
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 7:48 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> I always thought Boudoir was toilet and Boudoir photos would be people
> sitting on the toilet.
> But then I turned 13.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photographer
>
> On 4/24/19, 6:38 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley via LUG"
> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> Boudoir photography is a better description for most of the photos than
> pornography but if you saw one today that was later removed - that was
> pornographic, as far as I'm concerned. I'm not a prude and I admire
> beautifully done nude photography. Not many of these are beautifully
> done. There is no attention to lighting or composition at all. Just -
> "here is a photo I managed to take of a naked woman" I think the old
> guys
> are compensating ;-)
>
> Tina
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:18 PM George Lottermoser via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> > I participate on that page.
> > I’ve not seen anything I would refer to as “pornography.”
> >
> > I have seen a lot of pseudo erotic so-called “boudoir” photography;
> > which I’ve never had much appreciation for;
> > even while I do appreciate beautiful women;
> > I don’t appreciate “pretend situation” photography.”
> >
> > At the same time I DO appreciate:
> > fine formal portrait photography
> > environmental portrait photography
> > candid portrait photography
> >
> > and of course lines blur between all those classifications.
> >
> > The page also presents
> >
> > > On Apr 24, 2019, at 2:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > LUG:
> > >
> > > Are any of you members of the FB page Leica Portrait Group?? It
> has
> > always
> > > emphasized nude women over actual portraits but has now crossed
> the line,
> > > as far as I'm concerned, into pornography. Even worse, the photos
> have
> > no
> > > redeeming photographic quality. I've left the group.
> > >
> > > I just wondered if anybody else had an opinion or am I just being a
> > > sensitive female?
> >
> > George Lottermoser
> > george.imagist at icloud.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley
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> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
> >
> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html
> <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>*
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