[Leica] Art VS Pornography

[Sonny Carter]

There are also predators who unhide before cameras.

Regards,

Sonny
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On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 10:48 PM Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >     <
> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
> > >
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