Why Post Pics? A Reality Check

[AlteregoID]

Thanks re: my AV.

I too found that posing was tricky. Of course, the most popular pose for women, by a mile, is on her back with her legs spread wide. I didn't ever take that picture (well, not for public consumption -- I did experiment a little for my own amusement!). I learned that often when I felt comfortable, I actually didn't look that great. I had to think of every detail: fingers spread or closed? Hip turned out, or forward? Eventually I began repeating poses, which was not as fun for me or anyone else.

Well, you can always spice it up with different lingerie and still look hot. Men don't have the same option.. and strip teases get boring..

I felt the same, that I just kept taking the same poses over and over.. and then I was just taking cock shots, and those definitely got boring.

 

[yogiforlife]

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I found when i was putting together my index I was looking at some older pics and realizing they didn't look nearly as good as I originally thought. So I would have to agree, It may not have been important in the beginning but it has evolved into being important.

 

[seasider]

I think most people don't care much about the quality of the photographs if the subject is attractive. And that makes sense -- it's primarily an erotic site, not a photography site. That said, I care about the quality of a pic.

without a doubt- the subject is probably what matters for most people

But speaking as someone with a slight interest in photography (but certainly not enough to presume to call myself a photographer...) it's always good to see one of those occasional images that just stops you in your tracks, not because of the conventional beauty of the subject or how much/little they're showing, but because it's simply a damn good photo

 

[Sighman23]

I am sorry you closed your pic page down. I actually got on yesterday for the first time in about 2 weeks to look for it. The funny thing is, I looked at it partly because of the way you looked in the photos, but also because I liked the way the photos presented themselves. They were nice poses with quality, not just quick snap shots. Thanks for sharing them.

I don't post on the picture pages, not because I don't enjoy the pictures, but I don't want to just tell the person "hey you're hot". I find it hard to start up a meaningful dialogue when the person I am going to talk to has showed me naked pictures of themselves. Now if someone wants to show me naked pictures after I get to know them, then that is a different story

 

[FastFastr]

I see the validation in the huge ratio of post with pictures to the number of comments... you post a boob pic, and get three pages of WOW, POST MORE!!!

Also note the many thread titles that start with "BE KIND..." I must say that I have rarely seen a comment that says PUT YOUR CLOTHES ON BEFORE WE ALL GO BLIND, and many people are not what would commonly seen as hot material for nude photography.

I think that fun comes in all shapes and sizes... and is enhanced or diminished by the attitude of the poster... not his/her eligibility for Playboy or a porn movie.

I say this all as someone who has looked at pics (ok, maybe once or twice ) but never posted.

 

[yogiforlife]

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Fast, those are all good points. I look at quite a few pic threads but tend not to comment on the ones who after posting pics, already have like 20-30 responses, its hard to come up with something that hasn't already been stated.

 

[monique1971]

I am sorry you closed your pic page down. I actually got on yesterday for the first time in about 2 weeks to look for it. The funny thing is, I looked at it partly because of the way you looked in the photos, but also because I liked the way the photos presented themselves. They were nice poses with quality, not just quick snap shots. Thanks for sharing them.

I don't post on the picture pages, not because I don't enjoy the pictures, but I don't want to just tell the person "hey you're hot". I find it hard to start up a meaningful dialogue when the person I am going to talk to has showed me naked pictures of themselves. Now if someone wants to show me naked pictures after I get to know them, then that is a different story

I'm glad that you enjoyed my thread, and I appreciate your comments on my pictures. I did put some effort and thought into them.

I suppose it is true that it's not easy to create a friendship on the basis of "hey you're hot" but on the other hand, it's a start!

 

[FastFastr]

I suppose it is true that it's not easy to create a friendship on the basis of "hey you're hot" but on the other hand, it's a start!

Better than a friendship based on "YUCK, you're a pig!"

 

[Sighman23]

I suppose it is true that it's not easy to create a friendship on the basis of "hey you're hot" but on the other hand, it's a start!

Maybe that is why I haven't met too many people on here yet. Maybe I just need to go post to post telling everyone "hey your hot"

 

[Ekserb]

I've been thinking about this question and I've had to change my mind a few times during the day as I was trying to think of the reason I started and the reasons I continue to post pictures.

It's been a few years since I posted my first nude picture, and in the beginning I think it was a combination of exhibitionism and professional bravado. I got a thrill from showing off, but I had also seen pictures posted by other people and thought, "Hell. I can do better than that!" LOL

I remember starting with a video camera that I connected to an older Mac and was able to get frame grabs from the video input. They were horribly grainy and the resolution was pitiful, but I did manage to get some interesting lighting effects with lamps and window light. Of course the feedback was good, but as someone else has stated here, I was (and still am) my own worst critic.

As time passed I found new ways of getting the images into the computer and with better equipment the quality of the photos improved, but I also found that I was finding it hard to come up with new poses and scenes. You can only shoot the same photo so many times before it gets really old.

Recently I've cut back on the number of times I will shoot a new set and I really don't do it for the feedback anymore. Well, at least not for the erotic feedback - I do enjoy when people tell me they liked the photos because of the quality of the images. I think I'm mostly doing it now so that I can lead by example.

I know that very few people on this site will have access to the kind of equipment I have, but I do enjoy sharing tips with anyone who asks for advice. I even posted a long comment on Monique's pic thread when she asked me for some constructive criticism. That was actually fun for me.

I'm sure I'll add more sets to my thread in the future, but I'll only do it when I have a new idea for the images instead of simply to increase the number of pics in my index.

 

[monique1971]

Recently I've cut back on the number of times I will shoot a new set and I really don't do it for the feedback anymore. Well, at least not for the erotic feedback - I do enjoy when people tell me they liked the photos because of the quality of the images. I think I'm mostly doing it now so that I can lead by example.

I know that very few people on this site will have access to the kind of equipment I have, but I do enjoy sharing tips with anyone who asks for advice. I even posted a long comment on Monique's pic thread when she asked me for some constructive criticism. That was actually fun for me.

I wish that more people would follow your example. There was a thread some time ago on "What makes a good male pic thread?" with some useful comments. Maybe I should bump it up.

To anyone reading this who's curious about making their pics better, go dig up my thread and read Ekserb's post. It's on the last one or two pages, and it's full of suggestions that would be useful to any beginning photographer, even if you can't see the specific images upon which he was commenting. It was a great post.

 

[mr_rippley]

I found that the excitement of finding that people were not actually revolted by my pictures did dwindle, but the excitement of posing stayed fairly high. I definitely found it an erotic experience.

Thanks for the compliment on the AV.

Did it make you hot to think that men were out there masturbating to your pictures, thinking about having sex with you?

 

[monique1971]

Did it make you hot to think that men were out there masturbating to your pictures, thinking about having sex with you?

Sometimes it did. Sometimes it creeped me out a little, but if I wasn't willing to take the creepiness I wouldn't get the hotness, if you know what I mean.

 

[Lorali82]

I'm sure I'll add more sets to my thread in the future, but I'll only do it when I have a new idea for the images instead of simply to increase the number of pics in my index.

I for one would kill to see you dressed up as a cowboy.

Who's with me?

 

[monique1971]

I for one would kill to see you dressed up as a cowboy.

Who's with me?

Fuck yes.

 

[goodshot.ohf]

i guess you could call me a lurker, occasionally commenting, but usually just watching the conversations (and pics) as they develop...

i seldom post, as i don't have much free time to reply to messages i might send.. etc etc ...so i do wind up being "that guy" that just posts a nice little hey babe nice ...picture.... then you never hear from me again...

im ok with that...i mean i follow maybe 5 or 10 threads at any given time...depending on how well they keep my attention....and when i visit, i usually catch up on the previous few days posts and conversation (though i will admit some days i just wanna look at naked chicks...)

so anyway..being a voyeur and...somewhat of an exhibitionist as well I think that the format here is great, i can watch girls that presumably want to be watched...and tho infrequent, i can find an audience of my own..

i actually come for the lit stories..but visual stimulation goes great with some imaginative story telling...right?

...last thing for this post......i see maybe 300 people in a given day....some of them are attractive...but very rarely do i have an opportunity to tell a sexy woman how attractive she is(not really ethical for me to flirt during the day)......so if nothing else...the am pic forum lets me get that off my chest...even if it is to total strangers...


sad to see ur thread stop..but at least you told us..instead of me having to check back every 2 days to search for new pics...

 

[ShinigamiSama]

when all is said and done
I started posting pictures because I was high at the time
and I was very supprised that I got positive feedback
I liked the validation of it, but I got bored
but I get bored of everything

but I started looking for other threads to figure out why other people post pictures
I found a few ideas and had some fun with it

still do, but meh; its not high on my priority lists anymore
I take them when an idea hits me and time permits

but I am much more confidant for it, I even started hearing the compliments I've always figured were people just being polite and such.

 

[monique1971]

mits

but I am much more confidant for it, I even started hearing the compliments I've always figured were people just being polite and such.

I came to believe that probably 98% of the people who posted compliments to my thread were just being polite. And I do appreciate good manners, but after a while it seemed a little pointless. There were a handful of people (you know who you are!) who seemed genuinely interested -- that was nice.

 

[monique1971]

i actually come for the lit stories..but visual stimulation goes great with some imaginative story telling...right?

...last thing for this post......i see maybe 300 people in a given day....some of them are attractive...but very rarely do i have an opportunity to tell a sexy woman how attractive she is(not really ethical for me to flirt during the day)......so if nothing else...the am pic forum lets me get that off my chest...even if it is to total strangers...

I initially came to this site for the stories too, and I have no regrets or doubts about the stories I posted.

The point you make in the second paragraph quoted above is a good one; I never thought of it that way before.

 

[cal69]

Sometimes it did. Sometimes it creeped me out a little, but if I wasn't willing to take the creepiness I wouldn't get the hotness, if you know what I mean.

We know exactly what you mean there Monique

 

[Massive Grooves]

Wow. Monique, your original post really summed it up. Nicely put.

There was a time when I had a lot of fun posting on Lit. I really enjoyed the comments and having conversations with many fun and interesting people. My ego did get the boost I craved.

Then it became more and more difficult to keep up with the site and the day quickly came where pictures received no more responses. I had no choice but to end it.

I enjoy coming back on occasion and going through some of my friends' threads or seeing who's out there, but I rarely post now.

 

[ShinigamiSama]

I came to believe that probably 98% of the people who posted compliments to my thread were just being polite. And I do appreciate good manners, but after a while it seemed a little pointless. There were a handful of people (you know who you are!) who seemed genuinely interested -- that was nice.

well I actualy ment that comment to be reguarding complements I've received in real life
but most of the comments I get in my meager thread are by friends from other threads

 

[rrocks37]

I get a bit of a thrill from the exhibition. Plus I get totally turned on from knowing that people are taking pleasure out of my pictures. Plus I love having the attention. I don't think it's detrimental at all, I usually have a good deal of male attention in all situations. Probably the gigantic rack. I've had to come to terms with the boobs and my body and taking nude pictures is all part of that. There was a time when I didn't feel comfortable naked around even the people that would shower every inch of my body in kisses and licks and want to wrap themselves around me. Now, I can walk around naked in almost any situation and feel confident. Well, probably not Church. Or a large stadium. But you know what I mean.

I'd love to take pictures of other people nude also. Nudes are just so terribly interesting. And though I'm rather Reubenesque, I still think I look pretty good on film (or in megapixels, as the case is now). I have this great idea for erotic pictures that would be sexy yet interesting. I'd love to find a gorgeous couple (which beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I get to pick what's gorgeous) and take a series of them in San Francisco at night. Rawr!

 

[Blue_Sky_]

I came to believe that probably 98% of the people who posted compliments to my thread were just being polite. And I do appreciate good manners, but after a while it seemed a little pointless. There were a handful of people (you know who you are!) who seemed genuinely interested -- that was nice.

I would certainly have been in that other 2% but I suspect you have the proportions reversed. If people don't care for what they see but want to be polite, it's so easy to just move on to another thread. If they post, like me, I think it's because they genuinely like what they see and want to be encouraging.

If lots of posts are complimentary but kind of generic and inarticulate, well, that may be because the more enticing you are, the more the blood rushes from our brains.

 

[monique1971]

I get a bit of a thrill from the exhibition. Plus I get totally turned on from knowing that people are taking pleasure out of my pictures. Plus I love having the attention. I don't think it's detrimental at all, I usually have a good deal of male attention in all situations. Probably the gigantic rack. I've had to come to terms with the boobs and my body and taking nude pictures is all part of that. There was a time when I didn't feel comfortable naked around even the people that would shower every inch of my body in kisses and licks and want to wrap themselves around me. Now, I can walk around naked in almost any situation and feel confident. Well, probably not Church. Or a large stadium. But you know what I mean.

I think that's great! If taking and posting pictures gave you that kind of self-confidence and pleasure, then more power to you.