[net.rec.nude] summary, casual photography in nude setting

stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac) (02/13/86)

A while ago I posed a question to the newsgroup regarding readers
feelings about the presence of cameras in naturist settings. Here
is a summary of the two responses mailed to me. Judging by the
small response, and lack of discussion on the net, it would seem
that most of us are not particularly bothered by the idea of
being photograph in the nude; or at least it does not seem to
be an inflammatory subject. Some of us, though, would prefer not
being photographed at all, clothed or not.

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1. I am one of the people published as (calmly) philosophically
opposed to the solicitation for models. Mostly for it's intended
use, as I have no objection to domestic nudity or nude art. I
have bought and viewed "soft-core" porn, and think of it as
private.
  2. I haven't seemed to mind cameras around nude areas when the
"ostensible intended use" is wholesome. (how in the world anyone
could make guidelines on that I'll never know. There's a bad ex-
ception for every good rule and vice versa.) As a male, though I'm
less likely to be "used for exploitation". Basically, it's cool
if you're cool about it.

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I don't like it when anybody takes a picture of me, under any
circumstances.  I abided with it for passports and visas.

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Michael Stimac
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