Re: Nude photography

[JOSEPH GUERRA <spinfast3@earthlink.net>]

I remember reading a psychology article when I was in grad school that
tested male and female reactions to a large variety of what were assumed
to be "pleasant" and "unpleasant" photos of different
subjects and scenes, some of which were nude or semi-nude attractive
women and men.  As I recall,  "Interest" was gauged
by the extent of dilation of the pupils. "Repulsion" was gauged
by the constriction of the pupils.  When men viewed nude women,
their pupils dilated a great deal.  When women viewed nude men their
pupils did not dilate. That study was done a long time ago; therefore, if
repeated today, the results might be different.
JG
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At 09:05 AM 5/20/2003 -0400, shyrell_lynn@juno.com wrote:

Quite frankly, I'm not interested in photographing nude women. I don't find the female body all that attractive, but then I am one. So the questions more to the point would be, do female photographers find the male body unattractive? Are male models on the whole more shy? Are men the ones who perpetrate the idea that a woman cannot resist a man in the nude? Or do men think the male body is less attractive and therefore hinder nude male photography?
Personally, I'd be too afraid of what negative things might be said about my reputation, not to mention the fact that my husband would never allow it. : -)
Shyrell
 
On Thu, 15 May 2003 16:46:16 -0400 (EDT) Touchofanartist@aol.com writes:

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

In answer to the above...guys, you're missing the point...a woman's body is far more attractive and interesting than a man's body...we have more curves...

Judith