Nude modelling

I have far more experience with shooting than with modelling, I am not even close to having Jeanne's experience so everything I say is from my self-learning exercise.

If my calculation is correct, I shot 19 nude female models and I modelled nude for four men, of whom for two only once. I will model for a fifth soon - he has some artistic ambitions and is the boyfriend of one of my friends who modelled for me several times, so it is only fair that I model for him in return.

In time I eased into pics which are more daring than classic nudity, both as a model and as a photographer. Guys like open legs so I became accustomed to asking and offering this. I do like to shoot erotica so I offer it as a model too. And for me erotica is everything which is sensual and sexual but does not include penetration or actual (non simulates) sex acts. I don't normally offer porn as a model. Of course there are exceptions: one of the guys who shoots me is D so this rule does not concern him, either as a photographer or as a model. A couple of my erotica shoots with other girls went a bit further than planned, although the intention was already artistic.

So out of the 19 ladies I shot in the nude, 13 are my friends, 4 are aspiring models and 2 are friends of friends who have seen my work. 12 accepted open legs, 9 modelled erotica and 5 had full sex in front of my camera.

So this is my level of experience.

The guys for whom I modelled were all quite limited in terms of imagination. First some (dressed) portraits for all of 2-3 min, just to pretend that they are seriously looking for making me look good, not just make me spread my legs. Then, knowing that I am a good dancer, some dancing and stripping. Then, if I don't imagine some poses myself I'll soon find myself open legged, typically on a bed, face up or on my four, while still wearing thigh highs and high heels. If I don't offer erotica modelling, the session will get boring and I'll stop it in less than an hour. Erotica will prolong it a bit, but not a whole lot. It will be mostly POV, simulating a BJ and/or being tied to bed posts.

When I shoot, I try to be more imaginative. I think of some new angles and positions, I try to play with the light. For example, a (more or less simulated) BJ can be very erotic with backlight or contour lighting or with shallow depth of field and a focus on the eyes, but it can be boring (ok, maybe except for the photographer) in POV with ambient light. I have achieved, in all modesty, great portraits of all my friends who accepted to pose like this.

I also do things a bit differently. My model will first retouch her makeup, then it's fully nude for portraits. I like to snap portraits seconds after they drop their kit, in low light and with the widest aperture available, so that their eyes' pupils are wide and they look shy or daring, vulnerable of powerful... The slightest change in the position of the mouth can make expressions change and be so intense. Several of my friends have put these portraits (after cutting them above the breasts, of course) on their social media as profile pics.

I am a huge fan or Helmut Newton and his bringing nudity in the world of fashion made me create this group about elegant nudist ladies. I don't have much success as a model, because I have the 3 big Bs: bones, boobs and butt. And my friends are not necessarily fashion standards either, but I do my best to make them look as if they were. So in T's studio, which is big (or rather long) enough, I'll make them catwalk. I also teach them how to do it. The open legs part is reduced to a minimum unless I want to try something new. Erotica is usually quite long, but most time is spent by experimenting with lights and angles and doing the same shot 20 times. So yes, kind of boring for the models I guess but when a guy is involved we do our best to try to keep him "interested" so I never had one complaining.

So let's get to the question. Here is the scenario: I model for you for two hours and you are fully in control of the session, I can take directions without complaining. The only limitations are no real sex and no real pain.

Now tell me how the session will go.

Don't try to be over creative, don't over think it, don't go "I'll spend the two hours taking pics of your eyes". Just you first thoughts, I promise I won't hold it against you. It's just that, having limited experience, I'd like to know more about how guys think - and I'll give you more of your favourite pics to thank you for the response.

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