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I'm paid to do things most people can't look at from work. I get paid to be naked.
I've been doing this for over fifteen years, now, and the more I do it, the more nuanced the poses become. In the beginning, I just stood up or laid down with my clothes off. Now, it's become far more involved. I incorporate elements from theatre, dance, martial arts, yoga, and calisthenics. I also copy famous poses from photographs and paintings. I understand framing, foreshadowing, and how to move to keep the right parts of myself in a thin, focused beam of light. I can switch from an expression of joy to one of horror between shots. I'm pretty darned good at my job.
Last night's photo shoot went fine. It was my first time posing for a photo class, and on the grand scheme of things, I prefer it to modelling for a drawing class. I get to move around a lot more, and extended poses are much shorter.
The class comprised of five amateur photographers, three of whom brought along model release forms. The first hour was spent watching a slide show about the history of nudes in photography. It was interesting, as some of the photos were new to me. Most of the early nudes obviously came from Tallulahs Classical Nude Paintings and Vintage Erotica, so you can create your own nude vintage slide show.
I was happy to see the works of Robert Mapplethorpe and Joel-Peter Witkin represented in the collection.
After the slide show, the students finally began shooting. I started off posing with a bright red stool (which matched my lipstick), then moved on to posing with wooden swords, a bright red fan, red flowers, brass hoops, a staff, orange maple leafs, and netting, all under a wide variety of lighting conditions. Out of all the gazillions of photos shot, surely there must be at least a few keepers.
A couple of the students gave me their email addresses, so maybe I'll find out soon enough.
I've been doing this for over fifteen years, now, and the more I do it, the more nuanced the poses become. In the beginning, I just stood up or laid down with my clothes off. Now, it's become far more involved. I incorporate elements from theatre, dance, martial arts, yoga, and calisthenics. I also copy famous poses from photographs and paintings. I understand framing, foreshadowing, and how to move to keep the right parts of myself in a thin, focused beam of light. I can switch from an expression of joy to one of horror between shots. I'm pretty darned good at my job.
Last night's photo shoot went fine. It was my first time posing for a photo class, and on the grand scheme of things, I prefer it to modelling for a drawing class. I get to move around a lot more, and extended poses are much shorter.
The class comprised of five amateur photographers, three of whom brought along model release forms. The first hour was spent watching a slide show about the history of nudes in photography. It was interesting, as some of the photos were new to me. Most of the early nudes obviously came from Tallulahs Classical Nude Paintings and Vintage Erotica, so you can create your own nude vintage slide show.
I was happy to see the works of Robert Mapplethorpe and Joel-Peter Witkin represented in the collection.
After the slide show, the students finally began shooting. I started off posing with a bright red stool (which matched my lipstick), then moved on to posing with wooden swords, a bright red fan, red flowers, brass hoops, a staff, orange maple leafs, and netting, all under a wide variety of lighting conditions. Out of all the gazillions of photos shot, surely there must be at least a few keepers.
A couple of the students gave me their email addresses, so maybe I'll find out soon enough.
