how to take sexy picture?

[sexuallydeprive]

So what makes a picture sexy?
Is it showing a lot, showing a little, teasing? I'm just really curious because I don't really know what makes a photo really sexy. Is it what your wearing? How much your not wearing? I'm looking for any tips or pointers.

 

[Hypoxia]

By definition, it's sexy if it turns you on. Might be total flesh, or only eyes, or fingers, or even toes or ears, or maybe only a highlighted outline, a suggestive curve. Edward Weston famously shot very sexy pictures of sensuous vegetables and no, not inserted into orifices.

Of course your turn-ons may not match others. Our kinks are our own. I see many 'erotic' images that definitely do not turn me on. Follow your heart.

 

[may_I_please]

I think leaving something to the imagination is important ...it's about the thought of things to come

Turning it monochrome never hurts

Look at pictures you find sexy and try to work out why

This is a thread on the playground about sexy imagery you might like it http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1171415

 

[Penuche]

I think leaving something to the imagination is important ...it's about the thought of things to come <snip>

Agreed - one of my husband's favourite photos of me shows the least, but the facial expression in it (I can't emote on demand) and the amount of tongue visible makes it almost obscene.

 

[Penuche]

By definition, it's sexy if it turns you on. Might be total flesh, or only eyes, or fingers, or even toes or ears, or maybe only a highlighted outline, a suggestive curve. Edward Weston famously shot very sexy pictures of sensuous vegetables and no, not inserted into orifices <snip>

So did Georgia o' Keefe - her flowers are extremely suggestive. I'd agree that it's mostly in the eye and the mind of the beholder though; start with what you like looking at, or with the tastes of the recipient.

And have fun - what looks so so in normal colour can look spectacular when reduced to 2 colours, cropped in, or solarised.

 

[sexnovella]

So what makes a picture sexy?
Is it showing a lot, showing a little, teasing? I'm just really curious because I don't really know what makes a photo really sexy. Is it what your wearing? How much your not wearing? I'm looking for any tips or pointers.

The more you play with the viewers imagination the sexier it gets especially if you do a sexy pose or make a sexual position where you are naked but your nipples and sex are hidden like in the Italian photogragh where the models are nude but the most sensitive parts are covered by their bodies, hands or arms.

 

[themilf]

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[sweet_chelle]

Clean the room you're in first. It's sooo distracting

 

[jehoram]

1. When you're taking a selfie in the mirror, check to make sure that the focus is set correctly. A lot of cameras with auto-focus will focus on the surface of the mirror to set the distance, resulting in a blurry image.

2. Nothing says "amateur" like red-eye.

 

[Pashenry]

sexy pics

I love taking pictures of my wife.

And she does not mind one bit.

All diffent types.

Close ups. Tied up. Naked full shots. lingerie and ect.

The best ones are always that leave somthing to the imagination.

One can not go wrong with lots of skin and some cover......

Lighting and use of shadows really get me hard.

 

[malefica]

Be aware of lighting and poses - some poses will flatter, others will not. Do not be afraid of taking say, 100 photographs and throwing all but a handful away. Sometimes less is more; hints of certain body parts can be often more arousing than outright money-shots.

 

[Hypoxia]

Search the Interwebz and Torrentz for EROTIC (or GLAMOUR or BOUDOIR or INTIMATE or SEXY or ART NUDE) PHOTOGRAPHY books for technical tips on not fucking it up. I just checked my book download folders; I have about five dozen such guides. They're easy to find. Most cover lighting, posing, makeup, depth-of-field issues, etc.

Or you can learn the hard way. Practice practice practice. Capture many images, throw away 99%, keep at it till you're happy, and beyond.

 

[Hard_Rom]

black and white, (not interracial), infrared film (old technology) is best for complimentary skin texture

 

[subwannabe]

I have to ditto all the advice so far, especially the expression, pose, and the eyes. Those are way more important than what the person is actually wearing or not wearing. You could be naked or showing a lot of skin or even just teasing with a little skin but if the expression is not there then the picture is not sexy. Forget about selfies. Bad lighting or background can turn a person off.

 

[Hypoxia]

I have to ditto all the advice so far, especially the expression, pose, and the eyes. Those are way more important than what the person is actually wearing or not wearing. You could be naked or showing a lot of skin or even just teasing with a little skin but if the expression is not there then the picture is not sexy.

Expressions are tricky and fleeting. The subject can try too hard and look bizarre. The exact facial look you want can slip by in a twist of the mouth and a lowering of eyelids; a burst of frames may be needed to catch split-second changes. You should prompt and provoke your subject, push their buttons verbally, signal the mood you want shown.

The portrait photographer, intimate or not, is a storyteller, a conveyor of personality, a dramatic director. This is bound in the very word: a portrait *portrays* the subject. The portrait may be of a house or rock or animal or human, clothed or naked or only slightly shown. The greatest portrait of Pablo Casals shows only his experienced hands on a cello neck. The most sensuous portrait of a human face may show only a half-closed eye or the shadow of a curve.

Forget about selfies. Bad lighting or background can turn a person off.

Especially the unflushed toilet.

 

[hpycpl]

there is some very good advice here.

I think there is one element that has been left out. It's attitude/mood.

have you ever heard people say that when you are talking on the phone you should actually smile because it translates through your speech? Well the same goes for your pictures model. If she is feeling sexy and playful, it will show through. Always make it fun! Lust is always a good motivator too!

take all the technical advice here and add some attitude and you will be taking some great SEXY pictures!

please post the results! ( or just send them to me. I would love to critique them for you, and make suggestions if you like)

 

[Hypoxia]

As it happens, I have a story cycle (more yet to come) about intimate photography: FotoFun.

Yes, the attitudes of both togger and subject are critical; either or both may control the session's mood. Love and lust and closeness help. A major goal of intimate photography is breaking down barriers, revealing vulnerability and tenderness and strength, unfiltered. Sensual energy flows through the lens. We stop telling lies. We expose ourselves to the camera, to the world, the universe. The image takes the photographer, not vice-versa.
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my LIT stories etc

 

[Aphro]

Well, I have found some success with "sexy selfies". You can check out my handiwork in AmPics.

One main suggestion is to use natural light. A flash flattens everything out. You want to accentuate curves.

Again, clean up your surroundings. Close messy closets, pick up clothes off the floor, clean up a bit.

As for what to wear (or not wear) it should be about what makes you FEEL sexy. Not what you think sexy is supposed to look like.

Take lots and lots of shots. Try the same pose at different angles.

A lot can be accomplished in the final edit and crop, too. Sometimes a closer crop can accentuate a breast or nipple, or the curve of a hip, just perfectly.

Mist of all, have fun. Sometimes I don't shoot pictures for ages, then when I am feeling in the mood, I can take a ton if them. Just depends in if I am feeling it.