Re: gallery review

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I hope I'm not opening another censorship bag of worms, but what troubles me about this image isn't so much the content, but its market. Dressing an adult girl in a child's outfit? It's very static until its purchased. Not to say anything of your work, and the studio work here is good, but I would hope that this image is something along the lines of a gift between two intimate people rather than a portfolio image for a much larger market or people who find this attractive. This is ONLY my personal opinion, and I'm not suggesting this activity be sensored, but as a teacher, and someone who works with children, I'm troubled when innocence is a point of sexual attraction or its irony is a vehicle in the same light.

R. E. Baker wrote:
Hi........

Although I am not in his league.................

google

"Vargas"

In the 40's and 50's there were scads of innocent
pinup type photos or illustrations.

They never showed any more of a lady
than she would show in a bathing suit.

They were not then or now porn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I DON'T SHOOT PORN!

They were generally cute but suggestive.

They are making quite a come back....................

And I was born in the mid 50s.

I wasn't there all that much my self.


As I have stated many times before.

I don't shoot landscapes, or seascapes
or rocks and trees or products or anything
that doesn't involve people.

I am very commercial.

I shoot photos that make people look pretty
(or handsome as the case may be)



Russ


Lea Murphy wrote:
Well, for one thing, I wasn't around in the 40-50s and didn't recognize this as a pin-up (which could, arguably, be considered soft porn back in the day).

I didn't say I thought it was soft porn, I meant to be asking if it was supposed to be soft porn.

Clearly I don't grasp this image.

Enlighten me.

Lea


On May 9, 2010, at 8:29 PM, R. E. Baker wrote:


Lea Murphy wrote:

Russ Baker - Tamara If the last image sort of gave me the creeps this image totally gives me the creeps. What, pray tell, is going on here and why? Is she in a theater production? Is this some sort of softish porn? Your lighting is nice. I may have considered a background that more complimented her outfit...too many colors going on for my taste.

You think the idea of a cute girl in a
pretty costume "ala 40's-50's Pin up"
is soft core porn?

Oh boy........

Where have you been?


Russ

R.E. Baker
Photography



your kids . my camera . we'll click
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