Bella likes to combine three themes
in a shoot, and this appears very successful. She wanted to play with the sensual
secretary trope, working through more provocative, erotic themes. I let her
lead the concept and shot these at F1.8 using natural light and a 50mm prime
lens. This gives a nice depth of field, sharp image quality, and appropriate physical distance between model and photographer.
Art nude and other genres are open to interpretation.
The hard and fast rule being that full frontal, exposed genitals should not
feature.
However, others would consider concealed and
implied nude as artistic nudity. Therefore, it's very important to be crystal clear about
the content and terms before shooting. Some models would be very happy being bottomless
and using a camera body to obscure their pubic triangle, others feel this a
step too far.
A model might be happy to reveal their breasts but conceal their nipples.
Either way, never assume and never push someone's levels. Models and indeed, photographers should never be expected, or
cajoled into doing something they are not entirely comfortable with. Aside from being deeply unethical, this will always tell in the images.
