I was told at Photo-College that students of photography have to get used to the nude form. I never did. Chris http://www.chrisscrazyideas.co.uk http://www.chrissgallery.co.uk |> -----Original Message----- |> From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu |> [mailto:owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu]On Behalf Of Thomas Dall |> Sent: 14 May 2003 08:27 |> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students |> Subject: Nude (was: Re: Review of PF Exhibits 05-10-03 |> |> |> Gregory david Stempel wrote: |> |> > A question for the audience: Why are photographers, after more than a |> > hundred years of photography, still photographing nude women? |> And why do we |> > still have this taboo about nude men? Are we truly artists |> when we allow our |> > prejudices to interfere with our spirits? |> |> I don't know - I'm scared of photographing people! ;-) |> |> Seriously, that might be part of the explanation; most (male) |> photographers feel more comfortable in an "intimate" situation with a |> woman than with a man, even though there is (or ought not to be) any |> compromising intimacy involved in photographing somebody. |> |> So... how do we overcome this taboo and become able to work as true |> artists no matter what the subject is? Or does this question make sense |> at all? - I'm not sure. |> |> Thomas |> |> |>
