should i bare it all?

[lilamp]

so, i have some pretty nice pictures of myself in the nude, all arty and stuff... i'm trying to decide whether i really care if the public at large can see them or not. i don't particularly have any issues with people seeing me naked, so part of me says hey why not, but another part of me just feels kinda icky about it. what do you think? should i include nekkid pics in my photo galleries?

[Poll #282529]

Comments

[fanlain.livejournal.com]

what about just posting a link that says nekked and if ppl are ok with that they go there (or if they're at work, have children at their side, etc.) and if they're not then that's fine too? this way it works for you and viewers have the option and if they opt, they know what they're opting for.

i personally don't have a problem with nude photos and have also posed nude myself (in photos that have been on a gallery wall! shocking - and my dad even saw them but since they were b/w and didn't show my face he didn't recognize that they were me!). he did know that i was posing nude, found it unacceptable but didn't bother tell me no b/c no matter he what he figures i'll do what i want (they were for art, not porn so i had no problem w/ it).

caveats

[kragen.livejournal.com]

I've had some difficulty doing this; some people got freaked out at seeing me naked, which seemed pretty strange to me, but that's just the way those people are.

Other people who have done this (e.g. Philip Greenspun) have complained of rude email. It wouldn't surprise me if you got a certain amount of that too, but I'm sure you know that and are ready for it.

I had a roommate who, when he saw my friend Lillith's porny photo on her home page, developed a sort of erotic infatuation with her. I don't think that ever resulted in anything more than lots of innuendo on icb though.

It would surely make the web a slightly nicer place if you did it, though. It's just a question of whether it's worth the... exposure?

Re: caveats

[raindrift.livejournal.com]

Wow. Philip Greenspun is a name I haven't heard in quite a while...

I used to work for that guy...

Anyway, nakedness: my own experiences with having naked pictures of myself online have been nothing but positive (but they were porn, not art, so that's probably a bit different...) It's been good for my impression of myself and my body. Even if nobody says anything, the act of sharing is itself quite empowering.

[cypherpunk95.livejournal.com]

Just remember that next time you're looking for a job, some HR person will Google for your name and probably find these pictures. And sooner or later, the Internet Archive will find them and store them "forever". So it's an action that's pretty hard to undo.

Not to be saying that you shouldn't do it, but I think that there are long-term issues to think about.

[lilamp]

hm, too bad there isn't a way to respond to poll answers...

at any rate, posting to nakedgirlparts or making friends-only posts is all well and good, but the photos have to be hosted somewhere, and therein lies the crux of my question. do i put them up on my own site where people will be able to easily associate them with me, or do i host them somewhere else random? right now i'm thinking i might as well just have them on my own site, and i'm leaning towards the theory that if they're there where people could stumble upon them, then i should just go ahead and put them up in my gallery. the boyfriend isn't so sure about this idea though, heh.