PORN vs ART

Why This Episode is Important

Guy With Camera – Stop trying to get girls to take their clothes off. What you are doing is bad for photography as a whole. Another poorly lit image of a girl with her butt out is not going to change to world.

What You Will Learn

• 0:30 – Updates & Announcements
• 0:50 – Your Phlearn idea made into an episode
• 1:20 – Phlearn PRO Step-by-Step
• 2:00 – Help Portrait This Weekend!
• 3:30 – Phlearn releases NEW LOGO – Designed by Brian Fisher
• 4:30 – Why we are talking about Pornography VS Photography
• 5:00 – Stirring up the hornet’s nest
• 5:40 – What is good taste? My definition
• 6:30 – Why experience is important
• 7:20 – REASON – Why is there a naked person?
• 8:00 – Where do you draw the line?
• 8:30 – Post great examples on Phlearn
• 9:15 – My Overall guide to acceptable
• 10:00 – Why this episode is important

Taste, Experience, and Reason

If an image isn’t created with all 3, saying it is art gets pretty tough. There are exceptions to everything, and my word is not law.

I have learned that without experience, even a well intentioned person can really mess something up. If I were to start taking apart my car with the intention of fixing it, I would probably be making a huge mistake.

Taste is a really tough one. It is hard to learn and even harder to teach. Some people have it, some don’t. When in doubt, ask me, I will tell you the truth.

Reason. Why are there boobs? Other than the fact that they are god’s gift to the world?

Just Remember

Where do YOU draw the line?

Let the Phamily know what you find acceptable, and what crosses into pornography. If you have examples of great photography containing nudes, post them here on Phlearn and we can debate over their validity. Don’t post PORN here. You really don’t want to be “That Guy”….

My Nude Photography

I have photographed nudes. I have even been nude in a photo. If there is anyone who would call my work pornography, they would have a VERY hard time defending that statement. I am not opposed to nudity in any way. I just think that pornography should be labeled as such.