Are there photographers amongst us?

**Gruenspecht** · July 21st, 2021, 06:47 PM

I was wondering if there are forum members who were in the business of nude modelling(softcore only) as a photographer during the eighties/nineties or earlier?
Maybe you have spoken with one or more pre 2000 era, any interesting experiences or anecdotes?

Whenever i look at photos, especially with a beautiful woman, a story starts developing in my brain with the model and setting giving a starting point and my fantasy takes over. I am a big fan of Hitchcock so i am familiar with good storytelling with limited players and locations. Was there any room for a model to speak their mind where and how the photos were made? What was the mood during a shooting, were there emotions between the model and photographer or was it just pure business?

I have seen footage were the photo shoot was recorded but i assume that it often was just the model, photographer and makeup artist that were present and it would be a different atmosphere without the recording of the photo shoot.

What strikes me is that you have so many photo series with just a handful of settings, i speak for softcore because i don't look at other stuff.
When flicking through a magazine you recognise the scene immediately by that one chair, backdrop, bedding, hell, even the clothing/lingerie and jewellery is the same. The one thing which is different is the model.
Was there just one studio where there were those six or seven scenes ready to go for the next model and the next model etc?

I look forward to your reply.

casualobserver · July 21st, 2021, 09:02 PM

I'm not a photographer but I did work (part time) at a minor studio back in the 80's, and did meet a fair few photographers, most were local snappers but some were glamour pro's. All round good bunch as I remember.

As for the same outfits/locations/props, I have discussed that in my post HERE, where we see a lot of the sadly departed Donald H. Milne's work using the same underwear (and sometimes same location/set) with a plethora of models.

c.o.

**Gruenspecht** · July 21st, 2021, 09:58 PM

Thank you for the link and your post.

sdsioux · July 21st, 2021, 11:01 PM

I was a photographer in the late '70s and early '80s in the San Diego/LA area. I had jobs for the Men's magazines and did have experience with women models. They would fuck you in order to get more jobs. It was an interesting time for me. I spent a lot of time on the darkroom floor! There were many many stories!

sdsioux · July 29th, 2021, 05:33 PM

There were very strict rules about legal issues when taking photographs for the magazine company and the model. Too many times I saw other photographers get the boot and fined (one was jailed) so I took pictures and turned in the film to the company. Having sex with the models was another story as there were no rules and

sdsioux · July 29th, 2021, 05:34 PM

the models were very willing to have sex for more work.

July 21st, 2021, 06:47 PM	#1
Gruenspecht ♥♥♥ Lara ♥♥♥ Join Date: May 2021 Location: ◄ NL ► Posts: 1,819 Thanks: 23,800 Thanked 39,820 Times in 1,828 Posts	Are there photographers amongst us? I was wondering if there are forum members who were in the business of nude modelling(softcore only) as a photographer during the eighties/nineties or earlier? Maybe you have spoken with one or more pre 2000 era, any interesting experiences or anecdotes? Whenever i look at photos, especially with a beautiful woman, a story starts developing in my brain with the model and setting giving a starting point and my fantasy takes over. I am a big fan of Hitchcock so i am familiar with good storytelling with limited players and locations. Was there any room for a model to speak their mind where and how the photos were made? What was the mood during a shooting, were there emotions between the model and photographer or was it just pure business? I have seen footage were the photo shoot was recorded but i assume that it often was just the model, photographer and makeup artist that were present and it would be a different atmosphere without the recording of the photo shoot. What strikes me is that you have so many photo series with just a handful of settings, i speak for softcore because i don't look at other stuff. When flicking through a magazine you recognise the scene immediately by that one chair, backdrop, bedding, hell, even the clothing/lingerie and jewellery is the same. The one thing which is different is the model. Was there just one studio where there were those six or seven scenes ready to go for the next model and the next model etc? I look forward to your reply. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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casualobserver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 346 Thanks: 4,354 Thanked 3,790 Times in 338 Posts	I'm not a photographer but I did work (part time) at a minor studio back in the 80's, and did meet a fair few photographers, most were local snappers but some were glamour pro's. All round good bunch as I remember. As for the same outfits/locations/props, I have discussed that in my post HERE, where we see a lot of the sadly departed Donald H. Milne's work using the same underwear (and sometimes same location/set) with a plethora of models. c.o. __________________ My avatar is from To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. post. Any help with possible additions please let me know. Thanks, c.o.

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July 21st, 2021, 11:01 PM	#4
sdsioux Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 649 Thanks: 838 Thanked 4,386 Times in 614 Posts	I was a photographer in the late '70s and early '80s in the San Diego/LA area. I had jobs for the Men's magazines and did have experience with women models. They would fuck you in order to get more jobs. It was an interesting time for me. I spent a lot of time on the darkroom floor! There were many many stories!

July 29th, 2021, 05:33 PM	#5
sdsioux Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 649 Thanks: 838 Thanked 4,386 Times in 614 Posts	There were very strict rules about legal issues when taking photographs for the magazine company and the model. Too many times I saw other photographers get the boot and fined (one was jailed) so I took pictures and turned in the film to the company. Having sex with the models was another story as there were no rules and

July 29th, 2021, 05:34 PM	#6
sdsioux Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Upper Midwest Posts: 649 Thanks: 838 Thanked 4,386 Times in 614 Posts	the models were very willing to have sex for more work.