Would you pose nude for a photograph?

[Sam Spade]

Nah because I don't really like my body. If I liked it, maybe as art? Idk

[Ceebs]

12 hours ago, Black Tourmaline said:

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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/jocelyn-lees-older-women-in-the-nude

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2012/07/the-naked-world-of-spencer-tunick/100344/

 

Oh I especially love the ones with the older women. I've seen some black and white photos before that are similar, both men and women.

[Ruru+Saphhy=Garnet]

No way would I pose nude for a photograph. 

[Skycaptain]

I don't like my body so, with one exception nope. The exception is if my partner was to ask for one. - not that there's much to see anyway - 😋😋

[R_1]

Nah. Just not my thing to do.

[Janus the Fox]

If i do these, it's always with the BF only, and keeping that private for personal sexual use if desired.

[A User]

On 2/4/2022 at 1:02 PM, AspieAlly613 said:

I would hope that those two reasons are somewhat related.

Somewhat related, yes

[DarkStormyKnight]

I once did a naked photoshoot with some friends, we covered all the naughty bits as part of it, but it was actually a fun time! Very body positive. I'm not sure if I would do it again, I think a lot of it depended on the group I was with, but I did have fun.

The human body to me can be art and beautiful!

[Veggie-saurus]

No but I respect the hard working figure models who pose for life drawing classes. I don't know how they do it. 😬

[AudryLeigh]

On 2/4/2022 at 3:28 AM, Kernel.Panic said:

Not sure if this is the right place for such a poll, but here it goes.

 

I'm curious about how comfortable with their nudity are people on AVEN, and how would they feel about their naked bodies being a main element of a photograph. We can assume that the creator is someone well known to us and trusted, but not necessarily our romantic partner (if applicable). Feel free to elaborate what kind of circumstances/creative vision/motivation behind the idea would make you likely to consider your participation, if you can imagine such.

I'd do it if it was seriously artistic, but never anything even faintly porrnoraphic. Erotic maybe, depending on whether or not it was serious erotic art. I have a friend, a stunning 6'5" tall Nubian (black) goddess who posed nude for a life sized statue. It's profoundly beautiful. It's amazingly lifelike and detailed, but such a work of art that it's no more erotic than Michelangelo's David. She's standing with her face turned upward like she is basking in the sun, with an incredibly happy and captivating smile, and her hands up beside her head like she'd just run her fingers through her hair. Unfortunately, it's in a private collection, and neither the sculptor nor the owner will allow it to be photographed. It deserves to be in the Chicago Art Institute. I'd do something like that, but nobody would want to create or view a statue of an old trans woman.

 

Hugs,

Audry Leigh

[Triana]

On 2/4/2022 at 12:04 PM, Sammie M said:

Nope, not a chance. I am nudity repulsed, and that includes myself being naked. I don't even wear t-shirts or shorts when out, only long sleeves and trousers to show as little skin as possible. I am planning to take up swimming, but I am not even sure how well I will cope with that.

Our pool has an inclusive swimwear policy - yours might also: https://prod-everyoneactive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/31104318/SwimWearPolicy.pdf

 

I personally wear long lycra leggings when I swim, though I'm OK with my arms showing.

[kashfy]

On 2/4/2022 at 5:28 PM, Kernel.Panic said:

Not sure if this is the right place for such a poll, but here it goes.

 

I'm curious about how comfortable with their nudity are people on AVEN, and how would they feel about their naked bodies being a main element of a photograph. We can assume that the creator is someone well known to us and trusted, but not necessarily our romantic partner (if applicable). Feel free to elaborate what kind of circumstances/creative vision/motivation behind the idea would make you likely to consider your participation, if you can imagine such.

I'm sane enough to not do that. Besides it also comes down to my self respect (not to offend anyone) and I don't feel like losing my self esteem, thank you.

[oldgeeza]

Well underneath our clothes, we're all naked, our bodies are a natural part of us, I see nothing wrong with the naked body, I wouldn't pose for a photo, I don't like being in front of a camera, but I'm not prudish with regards to the human body, that said, I would never buy a magazine or look on the internet for nude photos, I'm not really interested.

[Guest]

I dislike my body so much that I would rather die than be nude in front of someone else. 

[Calliers]

Nope, never.

 

Not even for a significant other, next thing it's on the internet, and you know once stuff gets on the net, it's there for life. 😅

[Purple Red Panda]

It's not a hard no but I would need to be given a very good reason. I'm not very comfortable with my body and  even less comfortable with other people seeing it naked. I don't think there is any great desire from anyone to see naked photos of me so it's probably not an issue that will ever come up in real life.

[MarRister]

I'm not totally against it. I would be much more willing for a romantic partner who I trusted to a great degree if it was going to be something that was saved somewhere and I'd want it to be fairly tasteful and sort of more boudoir style. Other than that, I think I could take nude photos of myself for a sexual partner I trust (I have not to date, but have thought about it on occasion), but would likely not send them a copy, but could do something through like Snapchat or a timed photo type of deal.

 

I had a... I don't know if I'd call her a friend, but kind of, worked with her for a couple years. But she did a set of nude photos, with all 'sensitive' parts being hidden or covered (at least in the ones I saw), but I thought they were actually quite well done. She posted them on her insta, so was not fearful of people seeing them. I think it could potentially be a big confidence boost to have someone make you look and feel good in the nude since I think a lot of us don't find ourselves to be all that beautiful. 

 

I actually wish Western society wasn't so weird about nudity. Especially here in North America. I think it gives a lot of people complexes about their bodies and not feeling comfortable in their own skin, not that those can't arise for a variety of reasons outside of that. I have had to shed a lot of negative feelings about my naked self that I definitely felt was ingrained in my from society. Now I am happy wandering around my apartment in the nude, and seeing myself in the nude, and being around sexual partners fully nude with little shame. 

[Triana]

5 hours ago, MarRister said:

I actually wish Western society wasn't so weird about nudity. Especially here in North America.

I went to stay with my German penpal one summer when I was about 14, and I remember being surprised by the casual nudity around the home, it was just part of the culture. I think very often all nudity is considered to be sexual, and then things as innocent as your small children running naked through the sprinkler in their garden, or public breastfeeding are viewed with suspicion or labelled as unacceptable. 

 

I intentionally recreated the casual nudity i had seen in Germany in my own home when I had children. We have one bathroom, so very often one of us will be in the shower and someone else is having a pee or brushing their teeth. In an age of Instagram filters, airbrushing, total depilation and routine cosmetic procedures, my sons are seeing body hair and stretch marks. 

 

I'm proud of my body as the vessel taking me on my journey through life and I try to treat it well. Personally I wouldn't pose for a nude, because for me there isn't anything particularly special or shocking or noteworthy about nudity - it just exists.

[MarRister]

13 minutes ago, Triana said:

In an age of Instagram filters, airbrushing, total depilation and routine cosmetic procedures, my sons are seeing body hair and stretch marks. 

Yes I think this is another issue layered on top. Where the only people who are seen nude/semi nude are the so called "beautiful" type of people who are young, and fit, and have had hair removed, and wear make up and are potentially filtered or airbrushed. It is all enough to give the most naturally beautiful people horrible self image issues because a lot of it really is unattainable for most people (or in the case of artificial touch ups, impossible in reality). 

 

While nudity in and of itself is not special or noteworthy, I think it can be really beautiful in its own way, in that we are all just what we are and I don't mind that being appreciated in a good and realistic way. 

[Sister Mercurial]

19 hours ago, MarRister said:

Where the only people who are seen nude/semi nude are the so called "beautiful" type of people who are young, and fit, and have had hair removed, and wear make up and are potentially filtered or airbrushed.

The exception is in certain niche kinks.  After looking on Fetlife as advised by people on the kink thread here, someone on FL advised me to look at a forum for the niche that interests me.  Haven't become a member of said forum because I'm not sure it's a place I'd belong (FL makes me ill at ease enough and the niche forum does for the same reasons: most people there expect whatever happens to end up with sex), but one heartening thing I observed is that although one of the women who features a lot in the smut on the niche forum depilates everywhere, she certainly isn't model-skinny.  Comments also seem broadly supportive when niche forum members post pictures of normal-looking partners participating.  

[J. van Deijck]

Nope. The main reason is that we never know who might use it and where.

[StrayCat]

Why is this topic in "sex" category anyway? Is everyone here so sex obsessed that you even associate nudity with it? Excuse me, but as a naturist, sexualizing nudity is triggering to me... 😾

Anyway, I don't mind being photographed, luckily I'm too old (and fat, which I love BTW) to attract creeps that way, so I see no reason why I should be bothered by naked photos. In fact, I'm more bothered by clothed photos, since I don't like being clothed in the first place 😺
 

I love being naked casually, I'm obviously naked right now, and I've done some photos of myself for my kinky reasons. Naked is completely natural state for me, it looks cute and vulnerable. I hate clothes and mainly wear them to avoid violence from nasty oppressive humans... 🐱

[riskygamble]

It's not a hard no for me but I'd really have to ask and I wouldn't really want it distributed anywhere else. So in that case it would probably be no. I know there are a lot of gay/bi men willing to post nudes or shirtless pictures of themselves, which can sometimes contribute to feeling isolated from people in my own "group" but it can be nice to see body diversity among men and seeing other guys with similar builds or amounts of body hair to myself can be a real confidence booster. So in that sense I appreciate those who can post pictures but it's not something I would feel comfortable about doing myself.

[Kernel.Panic]

On 3/9/2022 at 10:41 AM, StrayCat said:

Why is this topic in "sex" category anyway? Is everyone here so sex obsessed that you even associate nudity with it? Excuse me, but as a naturist, sexualizing nudity is triggering to me...

I didn't put the topic in 'sex' category specifically (there's subforum called 'Sex Talk' for that), but I admit the placement choice of this poll is not ideal. I decided to put it in Gray Area to minimize possible triggers in nudity averse people and those that have very unpleasant experiences with nude photos.

 

As for the poll itself, I didn't expect so many people to participate, honestly. 63 votes (at the time of writing this post) is, I'd say, statistically significant. Thank you all very much for your votes and insights.

[gwennol]

above-the-waist, or with tasteful coverings or lingerie- maybe, idk. it'd have to be someone i trusted, though, and i don't think any of the artsier people i know are particularly interested in that 🤷‍♀️

[Lady.Saturnina.94]

Here's my answer to that question:

 

 

[Kimi_gata]

No. Absolutely not.

Spoiler

No one wants to see my naked body, and I don’t want anyone to see my naked body.

 

[a little annihilation]

probably not

[Ceebs]

Oooh thread revival.

 

Incidentally, I just took some of myself this morning and I quite enthusiastically let my partner take some of me a few weeks ago...

[J. van Deijck]

Gotta say, I'm too ugly for that

 

But my statement hasn't changed since I posted in this thread for the first time.