Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Apr 24, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <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? Without citing specific image(s) any attempt to correctly classify or reasonably critique becomes moot George Lottermoser george.imagist at icloud.com