The spouse has training in sports massage, injury treatment and other purely therapeutic styles, though he works at a spa. They aren't one of those 'ladies who lunch' kind of places, and most people who go to him do it for pain relief.
]]>(My personal definition of NSFW is this: Imagine the crankiest, oldest, most dried-up nun in the world is standing behind you, ruler raised over your exposed knuckles. If viewing the picture results in bruised knuckles, it's NSFW. Some workplaces (wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, fathers, mothers) are REALLY psycho about this sort of thing. I'd hate to see someone fired/grounded/broken up with/divorced over reading the Consumerist.)
]]>Now I'm just grossed out.
]]>How about the fact that the ad is offering $200 off?
How freakin' expensive are these so-called Glamor Shots, anyway?!
]]>I've heard tale of some very raunchy Glamour Shots sent in to get Photoshoped by a friend who runs an online retouching service.
One of their more popular poses for little girls involves a fur shawl and bare shoulders/simulated nudity ala Miley Cyrus (or however you spell that).
]]>I"ve had classes with very attractive models on day 1, or not, it's random.
Plus the instructors really don't CARE if you have an immature attitude toward nudity. As long as they are getting paid, and there are some good students to work with, the few goofballs really don't make any difference.
Interesting fantasy you have there, though...
]]>Next, try to get over your hangups and assumptions that male photographers are generally sleazy and incapable of doing a professional job without becoming perverts.
This isn't a doctor who will be touching you, so you don't need to find a woman only. Visit their studio, find out about clients, and contact some of them. It's a professional service, and your fantasy fears of creeps come straight from your mind. It will be very easy to determine a professional.
Your body isn't that precious or unique, snowflake, you'll be fine with a man too.
]]>Thanks for clarifying. I always wondered about the rights thing.
]]>That said, there are a couple of things to bear in mind:
First, yes, original poster, there IS a market for folks who want "nudie pics of themselves". Both men and women do this all the time, for many reasons: a fun surprise for their spouse or significant other, shots for a modeling portfolio if they're a model (contrary to popular belief, most decently-paying modeling work is in glamour photography, not commercial or product photography), or sometimes just because they want to do something sexy or mischeivous. While I wouldn't advocate sending anyone to a mall for this kind of work, there's no need to be snarky about this type of photography. It's VERY commonplace, these days.
Second, almost anything you get done in a mall is going to be pretty tame, and likely boring. Nudity isn't required for an exciting or interesting shot, but creativity, time and imagination are. Unfortunately, those don't tend to be is great supply in mall photography shops. Find a local photographer who specializes in this kind of thing. They're more likely to invest themselves in the project. Besides, a nipple isn't exactly risqué these days. Look at many of the top names in fine art nude photography. Think they're going to shy away from something just because someone thinks it's "too naughty"?
Third, a photographer worth his salt probably isn't going to sign over all the rights to the photos he takes just because you want them. You're not just paying for him to push a button. If you were, you'd do it yourself. You're also paying for a high level of expertise, a solid understanding of light, and above all else, creative ingenuity. When a photographer gives up the rights to his or her images, he's also giving up the rights to all of the thought that went into it.
Now, don't get me wrong: I dislike the whole "come back to me when you want prints at ridiculous rates" ideology that is so prevalent with many photographers today. I generally deliver digital files to my clients, and they can go print them whenever they want, wherever they want, without restriction. However, I do reserve the rights for commercial use or publication for images that I take. If my models want to be able to use their images commercially (for example, in an advertisement, on a web site, etc.), that costs more, because now I can't do that, nor can I sell those rights to another. You see, the bulk of a photographer's income isn't from doing individual shoots; it's from the reselling of rights to images, including stock photography, magazines, advertisers, and so on. This doesn't just apply to glamour photography. It's with ALL photography. If you want to take all of those rights (and therefore, income) away from the photographer, expect to pay a premium. However, it IS reasonable to ask for digital copies of the images, so you can choose to do the printing yourself.
]]>@MostlyHarmless: We do that anyways at the bars, so whats the difference?
]]>@dadelus: Why not? Valtrex took care of it... oh wait.
]]>@You know what ole' Jack Burton always says: Hey, I never said I was against either ;-) I need amusement as well.
And as for you, GESD- your day will come. Oh yes....
]]>Anyways, let me know if they are hiring.
]]>@nwaasob: Ughghgh - the makeup they'd plaster on people getting those photos! Gaudy thick pancaked on makeup! The big blow-dried hair... gross.
And don't you just love when there is a female suspect, murder victim, or missing person on the 6 O'clock News and some relative has given the newscasters a cheesy Glamour Shots photo to put on the news?
]]>@JulesNoctambule: Oh you lucky woman! You must get GREAT massages being married to him!
I just made an appointment with a fabulous guy, a "sports medicine" massage therapist who is going to beat the hell out of me for an hour this Saturday. I told him "I don't want the fancy day spa where they give me lemon water and pet me for an hour. I'm not a cat." No soft music and meditation for me - I just want someone to smash the knots out with their elbow!
People tend to think massages are "erotic" but the kind I go for is "therapeutic" and there is nothing sexy about it. It's just nice to have my back feeling better!
]]>@DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave:
LOL! Well, I suppose that is KIND OF close to Homer Simpson in the cowboy hat posing for seductive photos (one of the funniest episodes!) But I'll take it - much better looking!
]]>Yeah that line works on my wife too. "She meant nothing to me baby, I swear I was just having sex with the muscle groups!"
]]>[...]it has become very fashionable to create a set of sensual images for ladies of all ages, shapes, and sizes in the "boudoir style". This often takes the shape of partly clothed images or images in lingerie, and has become more than just a passing fad for brides to surprise their future husbands. '
So, about to be married girls like to take naughty pics of theirs for their husbands...
... why?
I mean, these days, dont most of them do the "fourth base screenings" before marriage already?
]]>@morlo: I'd rather not be famous in the way Paris Hilton is famous.
]]>@CaptainKidd: It makes sense that women would want nude photos taken before the wedding. For most of them, it's the thinnest they'll ever be. :)
]]>Glamour Shots: Because you got in trouble when you tried to go nudie in your high school yearbook photo.
]]>Ugh, NOT the comment to read while you are eating lunch!! :)
]]>hire a real photographer...PLEASE
think about it..what talented photographer would work for $10/hr at a shithole studio.
than again, the people that use glamour shots are goium and poor people.
]]>@sir_pantsalot: Trust me...the people that want those photos taken won't look like the lady in the ad.
]]>Nothing like a naked overweight, 75 year old great-grandmother (who was super nice nice by the way) to suddenly decimate half the male enrollment in the class.
]]>Oh, and the drapes they use? There's no washing machine in the store. AT ALL. You think about that one for a moment.
]]>@Homerjay here for OxyClean!: With the cowboy hat on!
]]>I trust an underpaid mall employee to take naked pictures of me, and not spread them all over the internet. Sure.
]]>They are. There was one case I remember where the bride was wearing see-through panties while getting dressed and the pics ended up on the internets.
Maybe she was insuring her husband would have some fap material after they had three kids and gravity had taken its toll.
@sir_pantsalot: Awww the poor boys, dreams of being a GYN ruined!
A friend is married to a GYN. People ask her "Doesn't it bother you?" She says "Are you KIDDING? Have you seen the women in his waiting room? 80% are elderly, obese, or there for unattractive medical conditions. Even if a real hottie came in, he'd still have the old lady with the hysterectomy on his mind!"
]]>@verucalise-T minus 15 days: can't anybody have fun anymore?
]]>@DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: I'm heading down there with my dog, peanut butter, and a spatula.
Just in case you're wondering, my dog's name isn't peanut butter!!
]]>@JustinAche: Do you have the disco ball and the fuzzy lighting filter? Don't forget the shot of holding the rose over the shoulder!
]]>@DayWeSpilledThePaint_GitEmSteveDave: You "see" a new game... or just "hope"?
]]>@Julia789: Oh phew. We've avoided a riot. Decorum reigns again...
]]>At least it looks like Glamour Shots is finally abandoning the soft-focus, feather boas and 80s makeup.
]]>LOL - OK I take it back. The women that go into mall shops for nudie photos will ALL look like Carmen Electra. And they will ALL invite the photographers to jump in the sheets with them after the photo shoot!
There. All the guys are smiling again. ;-)
]]>And remember to NOT put these on your credit card!
]]>@shepd: Yes, it is hard to find photographers who do not want to keep exclusive rights to ALL their photos!
We have photographers do aerial and ground shots of buildings we sell, and they ALWAYS keep the rights because the new or future owners may want to buy the photos. They can keep selling the photos again and again.
For bedroom photography, however, one would HOPE they were not trying to re-sell them - Ha Ha! ;-)
]]>I remember boys in Jr high who wanted to be a gyno doctor. I remember thinking that your day would not be filled with model types coming in for a routine checkup. The only time people go to the doctor is when there is a problem and I do not want to see that when there is a problem.
]]>But seriously, I see a new game where you see exactly HOW far the Glamour Shots people will go along.
]]>@Julia789: Deal Breaker!! Dream Killer!! The men will revolt against you. They can't have REALITY of what real women look like ruin this very moment for them.
The bad economy turned glamour shots into Playboy... AT THE LOCAL MALL. HOT!!
]]>Michael James: Did you find a job?
Victor Skakapopulis: Yeah, I got something at the striptease. I help the girls dress and undress.
Michael James: Nice job.
Victor Skakapopulis: Twenty francs a week.
Michael James: Not very much.
Victor Skakapopulis: It's all I can afford.
-- Woody Allen and Peter O'Toole, What's New Pussycat
]]>If you do do this, don't forget to make sure the copyright to the photos is signed over to YOU (Which, sadly, is not "normal" nowadays, although it should be for personal photos where you are just hiring the photographer's ability to take a nice picture). Especially for nude shots.
]]>I know all the guys are excited to sign up for jobs as Glamour Shots photographers. But I suspect the majority of mall shoppers who stop in for that service will NOT look as lovely as the ladies in the advertisements. I think the parade of women will look something more like the movie "Deuce Bigalow"
]]>Now people can fail to pay for boudoir shots of themselves!
]]>OK ladies, if you're going to have this type of photography done as a "treat" for the husband, I don't know if you want some greasy mall photographer saying "Work it baby!" in a little mall cubicle with a curtain drawn, rolling around on the same sheets some other mall chick rolled on 20 minutes before. Then your negatives/proofs are stored in some national database that every $6 an hour employee has access to and can post online if they want?
Local photographers are a better bet - you can find a trustworthy photograher (I'd personally prefer female)who can show you her portfolio and will assure you that your proofs/negatives will be kept discreet. They will be much more creative, instead of the cheesy canned shots a mall shop will push for with laser backgrounds and fuzzy lighting from 1985.
]]>I'm caging up my boa constrictor and heading down there this very minute!
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