Artistic Nude Modeling?

[lild]

Hello, I'm thinking about posing for a few different photographers for nude art. None of it is explicit or distasteful. BUT I'm afraid this will make my boyfriend unhappy. I want to do this because I get to earn a little extra cash since I can't find a job. And I get to be featured in a book. What should I do? I don't want to ask my boyfriend about it cause I'm afraid we'll start arguing.

[Wenonae]

Ask yourself if this is something you think you'll ever look back on with shame...if not..just make sure ur face is never put on negatives

[mominator]

Be very, very, very cautious Lild! There are a LOT of scam artists out there! It is your decision totally...just be very careful.

Have to agree with Wen...you never know what the future holds and at what price.

That's my Momi' warning for the day (maybe )

[beau7]

As a rule of thumb I usually ask myself, is this something I would do if my husband was in the same room with me? If not, don't do it. I say stick with your gut instincts on this one, and if your boyfriend is your priority, don't do it even for the moola.

[fawnmarie]

Well - depends on what kind of "boyfriend" he is...

If its one you plan to marry, you better ask him. He may be outraged, he may be tickled pink. You never know.

If he's just a "boyfriend" and there is no commitment or plans for a future, you should search your own feelings about it. Why plan your whole life around someone who might not be IN it.

If YOU feel COMPLETELY comfortable about it - but your boyfriend does not - you may have deeper differences anyway and may not jive in several areas. And modesty and propriety (and "morality") are pretty important values that need to be "jive". If you don't think much of it, and he's outraged - you will probably find that you don't agree on other issues either.

However - if you DO feel weird about it - it doesn't matter what he thinks - you shouldn't do it.

And as far as Momi's warning: Make sure they have a business address and card and office and that they are legitimate.

Having spent some time in college in the theatre and working with actors, dancers, models and in fine arts working with live nudes for classes, this sort of thing isn't really a big deal for me either way. If you are looking at a career in the performing arts - if they shots are tasteful, they will probably do you more good than harm (these days). Just make sure you are allowed to destroy the negatives (or the photographer will destroy them in front of you) if the shoot gets too "intimate".

On the other hand, if you are planning to become a politician or a religious leader (or a self-righteous, right-wing radio show host) - you may want to rethink the whole thing.

[lild]

Thanks for your comments. I've decided to talk to my boyfriend about it after all. We can't really talk talk cause he's overseas (military) so I emailed him. Hopefully he'll email back soon. I think that I'm pretty comfortable with it, especially when I enjoy the photographer's artwork, too. But I really don't want to have this be a cause for any more relationship turmoil, so if he says no, then I won't. I care about his opinion of me more than a couple hundred bucks.

[SomeGirl]

I've taken classes in nude art. As long as your not spread eagle, downright sexually posed, cheap looking then I say go for it! I find nothing distasteful about it. Bodies come in different shapes and sizes and God made contours on our bodies that are beautful. (O.K, some). There's nothing wrong with it. For me I can honestly say it was about studying natural unique forms of art and not a sexual experience.

[lild]

I decided that I'm not ready for it yet... I asked my boyfriend about it and he says that he won't tell me not to do it, but he just feels very uneasy about. So... I'm going to wait until I have a little more experience before I get into that. :-) I did a photo shoot last week, it was SO much fun! Now I have 5 more shoots coming up... this will hopefully make my weekends less boring. Thanks for all your comments!