My Surreal Nude Photos...

[sexycarol]

Thank you. It was a pleasure.

another for your consideration.....

[Bursar]

That looks almost like a watercolour painting. It's incredible.

[sexycarol]

That looks almost like a watercolour painting. It's incredible.

thank you.. I thought it was cool too...

[rojam1000]

i like how you're experimenting and look forward to seeing more

[sexycarol]

My take on a erotic B&W nude with my own little touches... Love to hear your comments...

[charles.delacruz]

all pictures are erotic.
i like it all.

[sexycarol]

thank you all for your comments... positive or negative I enjoy hearing everyones views....

[Charlie_S]

Realizing this thread is about a year old, I still have to applaud anyone who is sure enough of themselves to themselves (or with another photographer) nude. While I don't shoot mega nudes, I do occasionally dabble in the subject, and the one thing i've found above all else is its easy to tell when a model is sure of herself, whether dressed or unclothed.
With that being said, Don't sell yourself short because of body type, as all types have a place as models. Learn to accentuate the good points and minimize the not so good ones. Develop that comfort level, and it will show in photos.
The door/hallway? shot (blue toned) is quite intrueging, and i'm thinking you started with inverting the image from positive to negative, then i'm not sure of what processes you used. I do like the effect though. As for your derrier shot, I don't find it overtly erotic, though my biggest nit would be a slight change in camera position to show the whole foot. I do fully understand when shooting a self portait, those things are hard to judge when setting up a shot so take my comment for what its worth.
My usual goal for subjects, is to present them in the best possible manner, (unusual requests, or out of the ordinary scenerio's aside) I tend to stay with more "normal" image processing. As such heres my interpretation of your base image.

[sexycarol]

Realizing this thread is about a year old, I still have to applaud anyone who is sure enough of themselves to themselves (or with another photographer) nude. While I don't shoot mega nudes, I do occasionally dabble in the subject, and the one thing i've found above all else is its easy to tell when a model is sure of herself, whether dressed or unclothed.
With that being said, Don't sell yourself short because of body type, as all types have a place as models. Learn to accentuate the good points and minimize the not so good ones. Develop that comfort level, and it will show in photos.
The door/hallway? shot (blue toned) is quite intrueging, and i'm thinking you started with inverting the image from positive to negative, then i'm not sure of what processes you used. I do like the effect though. As for your derrier shot, I don't find it overtly erotic, though my biggest nit would be a slight change in camera position to show the whole foot. I do fully understand when shooting a self portait, those things are hard to judge when setting up a shot so take my comment for what its worth.
My usual goal for subjects, is to present them in the best possible manner, (unusual requests, or out of the ordinary scenerio's aside) I tend to stay with more "normal" image processing. As such heres my interpretation of your base image.

Thank you for your interpretation of my photo... very nice job... and thank you for your support... I obviously enjoy taking semi nude photos for the artistic aspects and the obvious thrill that it brings me... having others looking at me semi nude. I think we all have a touch of exhibitionism in us, don't we... I also enjoy taking wildlife photos as well... I try my best with what I have avaiable to me... Just being a weekend photography novice, I welcome any suggestions that you or anyone else might have... thanks for looking... let me know what you think of this photo.... : )

[Charlie_S]

Thank you for your interpretation of my photo... very nice job... and thank you for your support... I obviously enjoy taking semi nude photos for the artistic aspects and the obvious thrill that it brings me... having others looking at me semi nude. I think we all have a touch of exhibitionism in us, don't we... I also enjoy taking wildlife photos as well... I try my best with what I have avaiable to me... Just being a weekend photography novice, I welcome any suggestions that you or anyone else might have... thanks for looking... let me know what you think of this photo.... : )

I see some potential with this shot, and several possible interpretations. As a viewer I could ask myself if she's a woman scorned? Has she been rejected by a lover? Or is it simply time to rest?
Technically, Keep in mind the rule of thirds, placing a subject in an image dead center isn't the best form of composition. Cropping or zooming in a little will still provide enough background to tell the story, while adding a bit more emphesis to the subject.
A strong aspect of your image is the angle of your legs leads the viewers eye up into the photo to (obviously) your derrier and back which is the central focus of this shot. My eye then follows up to your head/shoulder which leads to my earlier comment about interpretation of the message this photo could be sending.
Again, I took the liberty of tweaking this shot a bit, doing a crop for subject matter, plus a bit of color noise reduction and color balance.
Self portraits are among the hardest to accomplish and get just what a person visualizes they want in the image. You've done well with this shot and its one worth referring to for future reference.
I've also maintained the same aspect ratio as the origional, though for myself I would crop a little tighter to eliminate some of the blank space at the top of the photo.