This is a perfect example of how a fully nude shot can be beautiful. To be honest some of the classiest gallery’s I have seen lately have been photos of women who are nearly, or completely nude. I think that elegance is in the pose as well as the confidence of the woman who is doing the posing. The entire (you need to have clothes on to look classy) concept has become last year’s news. I have far more respect for those who admit that they prefer to remain clothed because they feel self-conscious, or even shy about their body over the ones who feel the need to argue that remaining clothed makes them somehow better than those with the confidence to wear less.
Originally Posted by Katy Alexander
So true! I think that if you photograph the human body as art, rather than taking "porn style" shots being nude can still be classy.
I think that if a woman puts the same amount of time in to preparation for a shoot that she does for a session, then the shots should be pretty representative. If she's putting extra effort in to her makeup, getting her hair done by a pro, then going for a shoot, then a guy is going to be pretty disappointed if he shows up to a girl with little to no makeup and her hair up in a bun. If a girl wants to put a lot of time in to a shoot, then she should be putting a lot of time in to her sessions as well.
Originally Posted by maxim_232
Totally agree with this too. When I do shoots, I always do my hair and makeup as they would be for a session (as I'm obviously big on "what you see is what you'll get) and the photographers are always like "Don't you want to put on MORE makeup?"