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Photography E-mail
Written by Luke   
Wednesday, 18 June 2008


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mf_6161.jpgWe all love photographs. It seems inevitable that You get open-minded couples together and sooner or later someone gets out a camera.

We've seen some fantastic photographs and some that could only be described as emetic.

We're sure among our members there is a lot of collective wisdom about what makes a good happy snap. Tell us your experience ...


Nowdays with Digital cameras you can just keep snapping away - take a thousand until you get a good one.

But what makes for a good photo? Is it The lighting? Is it the camera angle? Is it the subject?

How far do you go with auto-erotic photography?

What do you do with the photos? You can't exactly stick a photo of you and your fuck buddies in the family album?

How does that sort of photograph make you feel when you look at it months later?





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Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-17 17:29:41
avatar I'll start the Ball rolling - I like to find the best erotic photograph I can, then replace the people with others.

In effect I pinch the original photographer's idea.
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-17 18:30:24
avatar I love taking but am seldom in them - I seem to be able to take stunningly good pics of others but feel very self aware if i am in the actual photo's.. very willing to try any time though..
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-17 18:31:43
avatar Did I mention we are happy for any pics to be sent direct to us for er... "Private viewing?"
petitmiam   | Registered | 2008-06-17 22:19:54
avatar Definitely a mix of all 3! Lighting, angles, subject... oh and you gotta have a nice background. So 4 things probably.

We think it's tragically difficult to take a good photo! Lol So many photos of our own make us just crack up with laughter because they're so bad. We just throw those away. hee hee
Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 01:03:08
avatar I've seen your photos Pet and they are damn good. Can you be more specific about what you do to get a good photo or is it just Mr Pet who has a good eye?
petitmiam - :)   | Registered | 2008-06-18 02:16:56
avatar Oooh that's difficult. Lots of trial and error and learning as we go? We just try to work out what works for us and what doesn't. Probably varies from person to person I'd say.

We just try to highlight our best features. As for pictures with our friends... well that really is just luck because we're all usually too busy to think or care about that camera!
raven62   | Registered | 2008-06-18 03:00:44
avatar I Shoot (digitally) in black and white, set the ASA at 1600, and so get softer image. Modern cameras show up every skin blemish and it is too confronting to see every flaw.
Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 03:05:13
avatar That's a good idea - i have tried every other way to hide imperfections - that's way better than photoshop - you see the results immediately
Hot4U   | Registered | 2008-06-18 05:57:33
avatar I got a better idea......

Just Shag a photographer like I do!!

Always get fab shots and is a real added bonus when his partner is HOT!

HEHEHEHE

Nick
Swingfest   | Author | 2008-06-18 16:10:54
avatar Photoshop is your bestest buddy.......

Well we find that anyways..
Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 16:46:42
avatar Yours are great SF - what do you do in photoshop - crop/soft focus etc. or more devious stuff like abolishing imperfections?
cumandplay69   | Registered | 2008-06-18 18:28:23
avatar We are No great photographers but we do take lots of piccies. I have a camera (little one) and D has the mother load. So if we are at a party for example or somewhere where photography is allowed, we just snap as many as we can and then we always find when we go back through them that there is something really good. The money shots get put on our Profile. The rest can really be a bit ordinary. Like most things, if you are not a photographer, it is a numbers game. Work the numbers and the photos Come up really well.
fipty801 - A fourite topic!   | Registered | 2008-06-23 13:59:43
avatar There are a myriad of factors that make GOOD erotic photos.

Here is my list of the most important ones, in no particular order:
1. Willingness of the participant(s).
2. Location - clean and uncluttered background - nothing worse, in our view of pics spoiled by Kids toys / dirty kitchen / and pets in the background.
3. Props (toys / lingerie / fetish gear).
4. An understanding of the camera you are using, especially lighting and use of flash.
5. High quality photo editing software - currently we use Photoshop CS3 Extended.

I was once a "purist," refusing to digitally edit photos, but have totally thrown myself in it. There is only one rule with editing pics - You can make a good picture better, but you can't make a bad one good!


Erotic photography has become a very important part of our Play, both with each other, and with friends. It's a fantastic foreplay tool. We always ensure that other play friends are Fully aware that the camera will be there when we play. All limits are respected.
Of course, when we are alone, 95% of the photos are posed. The beauty of me taking pics when with friends is that there automatically a spare female (my girl)in the mix! If everyone is comfortable, posed shots usually turn out better than candid ones in group situations, but can certainly kill the mood if not viewed by all as "fun."

We have literally thousands of great memories digitally stored. So what do we do with them? We look at them and discuss what we liked, what we'd do again, WHO we'd do again and who we wouldn't.
We enjoy our photography so much, we are heading to Cancun, Mexico next week with a bunch of friends (27 couples) we met through an amateur erotic photography web site!
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 19:48:03
avatar ah... mexico - this time last year... the memories, the soreness... have fun!
fipty801 - re:   | Registered | 2008-06-18 20:53:37
avatar
Paula wrote:
ah... mexico - this time last year... the memories, the soreness... have fun!


We are staying at Desire Resort again. Where did you stay?
Swingfest   | Author | 2008-06-18 20:06:41
avatar Our pics that you see here or on our dating site profiles were actually done by Vinnieman at a private studio he has. They are probably 2 years old now, and we are due for another set soon to update. We've always actually wanted to get a set done with 2 couples... the whole twisted body/flesh thing for some fun, so we'll have to see.

The shots you see are straight out the camera, with just the faces a bit blurred.

The stuff we take, which you won't see. are generally photochopped a fair bit to hide wrinkles and creases.

Hell.. thats what technology is for !

Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 20:53:03
avatar Wrinkles and creases?

You mean someone else has those too? I must tell Luke - i of course have none
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-18 21:01:37
avatar Only one place to stay - DESIRE!

We went to cabo - please feel free to write a piece when you get back...
fipty801 - re:   | Registered | 2008-06-18 21:57:48
avatar
Paula wrote:
Only one place to stay - DESIRE!

We went to cabo - please feel free to write a piece when you get back...


We sure will!
raven62   | Registered | 2008-06-19 07:27:59
avatar Perhaps there are two approaches to photography, (and shagging):

1) Shoot lots and eventually something good might found amidst the dross.

2) Take time to set up the scene with bodies that mesh well, set up the lighting, check the background, the mood, and focus... and good things are almost guaranteed.

Then Photoshop , Photoshop, Photoshop ......
Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-19 16:23:39
avatar Something I want to try is to pick a few really good photos that someone else has taken and try to emulate the lighting, props, and subject.

I don't see it as plagiarism because no one is going to see them except me and the people in them.

I'm hoping that the care in choosing which ones to rip will will somehow Rub off on the new ones. It has worked once before.

I'm also beginning to think that maybe more is less when it comes to clothing. I think maybe it takes a professional photographer and a professional model to snap someone who is completely nude. Maybe it's something about textures and lighting.
raven62   | 124.187.173.xxx | 2008-06-19 17:32:01
Luke you are correct.

Nude photography is very difficult. A Friend of mine with a superb body has spent 6 months of 2 hours one afternoon per week being photographed on beach and rock settings for an exhibition by a professional photographic artist. All done with natural light so that weather and time of day and time of year all come into play. Seriously hard work. All for 18 photographs.
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-20 03:34:26
avatar Is it worth it though?

For 18 mind blowing shots - yes.
naughtydark - photo fun   | 58.7.240.xxx | 2008-06-20 17:28:06
Having taken thousands of (our)photos a few important elements sping to mind:
1/ First and foremost a good location with a good background. The best of everything will still look crap if you don't have that. It's why the pros have those sheets and why shots in hotel rooms tend to look so much classier - no piles of dirty clothing etc in background.
2/ A fun,open, confident attitude and an idea of what sort of shot you want. xxx or erotic, poses you like, positions... and so on. Oh and an ability to communicate that
3/ Knowledge of your equipment. Often you can get away with poor lighting etc if you know how your camera will handle it.
4/ Photoshop. Can rescue that really good pose thats a bit too dark or make the colour that bit more natural. Also allows you to blur identifying features so you can happily post a photo here or there.....

Your model of course has a bearing but almost everyone has a good side, an asset you can concentrate on (in my case be obssessed with ) to get a good shot. You will need to cull lots but it is so much fun to look at them later and to post them. Anyone got recommendations for good posting sites?

Now video..... theres another ball game!
fipty801 - Good Posting Sites   | Registered | 2008-09-11 03:26:07
avatar www.voyeurweb.com

Do yourself a favour and bust out $30 for membership to it's pay version: www.redclouds.com

Plenty of semi pro photographers there, as well as some god awful ones!
Enjoy.
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-20 21:48:36
avatar we have to have a new photo section here me thinks -
Luke   | Super Administrator | 2008-06-21 03:09:36
avatar Someone has just posted some great pictures on their profile. Which gives me an idea - what if you have to have a published profile to see any others - that would encourage people to publish theirs.
fipty801 - re:   | Registered | 2008-06-23 14:06:43
avatar
Paula wrote:
we have to have a new photo section here me thinks -


Paula, we've been a member of an amateur erotic photo website for years.
From our experience on that site, even the paying member part, is that people will always put up pics that do not belong to them. This causes a LOT of angst for the webmaster, who can be fined US$500 per day per picture that is owned by someone else. I HIGHLY reccomend you just leave pics within profiles.......
Sorry to be a wowser.
Anyway, subject to QANTAS engineer strike action, we are off today!
los angeles   | 76.171.39.xxx | 2008-08-02 19:13:41
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Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-09-11 04:46:18
avatar oooohhh need to find it now!

Thankyou xxx
Paula   | Super Administrator | 2008-09-11 04:48:27
avatar not that I was looking but could not find it!
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