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Gleep715 Loc: Nesbitt, TX

My only model for nude or boudoir photography was my second wife and the pictures were for us only. She was not okay with me doing this for other women so I didn't. This was out of respect for her, not because she said no. I have been single for 11 years now but if I ever get married again, which is unlikely, and I have an opportunity for photos of this type I would not take them unless my wife was 100% comfortable with it (and hopefully present and helping me). Again, it would be out of respect and not obedience.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I've used nude models since art school days. My wife tolerates it. An artist has to do what an artist has to do or he's not an artist. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

DIRTY HARRY Loc: Hartland, Michigan

My wife has never had a problem with me shooting glamor or nude photos; however, if i go out on a photo shoot and don't show her a bunch of photos from that shoot...Lucy, you've got some 'splainin to do...!

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

It does not matter if they are wife, girl friend, friend model, women are women. They say they are not but they all have jealousy for their own beauty. Telling them they are beautiful, that is a noun, and women never want nouns, they want verbs. A verb is action, you can't just 'say' I love you, you must show a woman that she is loved.

If you want their attention you must show that love. It is even better when it has romance as that display. You can give them a dozen roses, and you should by all means, but that is not romance, and so is not the power of love. Romance as an example is to show up unannounced, a single rose from the gas station, "I was putting gas in the car after lunch and they were selling roses at the gas station, I could not help but think of you, I hope my visit is not interfering with your busy day. I want to play with the kids so you do something for you and I will feed the kiddos." It is high romance and women love it, but you must keep it up, better yet see that you feel it as well.

Women models are no different. A few weeks back VADA was over, we tried on a new out fit of a black cincher corset. She was been putting on a little weight. She really liked it, I gave her a vinyl black shiny matching bra, and then she was playing dress up like women do, admiring how good she looked and felt in the outfit. I insisted she add lacy tap pants and shear black stockings. When she put on her street clothes she was amazed at how great she not just looked but felt as she viewed herself in the large mirror. I leaned in close and told her she looked great and that she should go show off to Jason her husband. I got that sly look back that women have when they are aroused. I asked if she would return with the outfit after she treys it off with Mr. Jason. "I will, but you are going to make sexy pictures of me, rights?" I told her yes, but I can't help myself as a guy because I will want you to model it with just the corset, shoes and stockings, and don't wash it, it will have that sent of sex on it! She laughed and smiled that wicked look that she gets. Women love romance and art.

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

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dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

I'm not married, but none of my gf's have ever objected to my taking nudes or fetish work. They have all been "into" women and like looking at and taking photos of them as much as I do. Not lucky; I seek out women like that. It would not take well for my partner to tell me what I can and cannot do, and they can expect the same from me.

newsguygeorge Loc: Victoria, Texas

Thanks to everyone who chimed in on this discussion.

InfiniteISO Loc: The Carolinas, USA

I'm an extremely lucky member of the 2nd category here, where my partner is my primary model.

I got married late, at age 34. Prior to getting married and starting in college, I managed to shoot quite a few "friends" and after they shared that work with others, some of their friends as well. This work was on B&W film and was all developed and printed by me. Much of it was shot on 6x6 cm film and that work, including negatives and contact sheets, went to the models. I was doing it for the fun and experience and agreeing to give up the media probably led to getting more models in front of my camera.

After getting married in 1997, I shot my wife exclusively for the first decade and she was an enthusiastic model. We would often travel and do overnight trips just to shoot and sometimes she would tell friends what we had planned for those weekends. After digital came about, she would sometimes share images with friends when we got back, mostly because we had done something fun, artsy, and interesting.

Over the next few years via word of mouth, I was occasionally asked to shoot boudoir images for friends. As you can imagine, these images were for their eyes only. At the end of the session, I moved a JPG of every image to their media, and later, I would give them edits of the best shots and delete the source files. I would never handle printing.

The information relevant to this thread is my wife was present for every single one of these shoots and there is a very good chance the models would not have posed without her presence. Those of you that want to shoot nudes should invite your wife to sit in as an assistant. It will help with your wife's acceptance of shooting someone else and it will relax the model.

In the last few years, I have shot a couple of her friends while their husbands shot her, all in the same studio. We have a loose group of couples that occasionally get together and rent studio space or houses for this purpose. We give each other raw copies of these images, but within our group, we don't delete files.

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

Actually, "beautiful" is an adjective (noun modifier), but we get your point.

peekaboo

I never had that problem and at 84, I might still find females to shoot photos of and I never paid them. They would tell me they wanted them to show what they looked like in their heyday. I was a trusted one as I never showed their pics to no but them.