Is nude modelling morally acceptable?

[Everybody]

I'm a photographer, and I've been wondering for a while about the morality of my work. I'm currently a fashion modeller and I've recently been given a good opportunity to move on to glamour modelling, which is a much more lucrative enterprise and would really boost my career. But I've been doubting the morality of such a career change - I'm not sure that it's religiously acceptable. I'd really appreciate some advice on this matter, I've been having huge problems deciding what to do.

Here is an example of some of my current fashion work: Link. If you believe I should stick to this kind of work, please click the "Vote" button for her!

I'd love to hear your opinions...

 

[Ave Maria]

Yes, it is morally acceptable. There is nothing wrong with modeling like as though you were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

 

[levi501]

sinner...

I'm telling god on you.

 

[chaz345]

The definition of fashion versus glamour is a very hazy one with many images falling into both categories. The loose distinction is that fashion emphasizes the clothes and glamour emphasizes the model. IMO only the middle of the three images on the linked page really passes as strictly fashion although the one with the pink gloves certainly could too. I think that one would be more fashion oriented if it didn't appear as if the gloves were the only think she was wearing.

As for the morality, that's probably going to have to be between you and God. If you keep the images more as an appreciation/celebration of the model's beauty as opposed to being about their "sexiness" I don't see the problem. But where that line is and how it is defined is going to vary a LOT from person to person.

 

[GryffinSong]

I'm an artist, and have been in classes where we used nude models. For me, it was merely an exercise in learning the human form, and to appreciate the natural beauty of such.

I think if you have questions about the morality, then you need to look deep within yourself for the answers. If you're uncomfortable with the idea, or if you think that you'd have innappropriate responses to the models, then I'd say it might not be the job for you. If you can remain professional, and do it as art and career, I don't see a problem.

I think it boils down to how you see it, how you respond to it, and what your motives are.

Just my opinion.

 

[RealityCheck]

But I've been doubting the morality of such a career change - I'm not sure that it's religiously acceptable. I'd really appreciate some advice on this matter, I've been having huge problems deciding what to do.

I think you shouldn't worry about whether something is "religiously acceptable" or not. It's only a question of whether you believe God finds it acceptable or not.

 

[gengwall]

Generically, the naked human body is certainly morally acceptable. What you do with it (as the artist) can change that. If you use it to elicit sexual response in people, then you become a pornographer. If you use it to gain income through sexual response in people (the "sex sells" approach), then you are also a pimp. But if you are simply trying to illustrate in a pure biological sense the beauty of the human body (which would engender the use of models without regard to their sex appeal), then you are praising God's design. You be the judge.

Incidentally, I don't quite get the main question. Isn't the modelling you are talking about (both pre and post career change) involved clothed models? Or maybe I don't understand the term "glamour modeling".

 

[bgrass1234]

Yes for art.

No if its for guys to take into the bathroom.

 

[benmaarof]

I'm a photographer, and I've been wondering for a while about the morality of my work. I'm currently a fashion modeller and I've recently been given a good opportunity to move on to glamour modelling, which is a much more lucrative enterprise and would really boost my career. But I've been doubting the morality of such a career change - I'm not sure that it's religiously acceptable. I'd really appreciate some advice on this matter, I've been having huge problems deciding what to do.

Here is an example of some of my current fashion work: Link. If you believe I should stick to this kind of work, please click the "Vote" button for her!

I'd love to hear your opinions...

The sexier your models are and the more of your work gets published, then, statistically, more men will get to see them.

The more men which gets to see them, then statistically, not all men,but there will be an increased number of them who might be aroused. Not all but some.

So, according to the laws of Statistics and Probability, there will be an increase number of aroused men that will live, work or just hanging out near the vicinities where our daughters, sisters, wives, nieces, female friends and other female loved ones would also live, work or hang out.

Just do the math.

 

[InChrist777]

Difficult, because you can be tempted to immoral behavior, but surfing the internet isn't safe either :-(

 

[spblat]

Exploitation of others is immoral. Some--probably not all--modeling involves exploitation of girls and women (boys and men too, I'm sure, though to a smaller extent I would suspect).

The practice of sexualizng girls and women (and why not: boys and men too) in order to market products may be immoral because of the impact this marketing has on young people whose world view is impacted by being exposed to its messages.

I also think that there are appropriate artistic aspects to modeling and photography, and that there is no definite line separating these two.

So you have to examine your conscience, examine your reasons for asking this question on a public forum, and (if you are so inclined) pray about it. You'll know the right thing to do.

 

[GrannieAnnie]

Honey...just as long as you don't want me to show you my fat bits....

Seriously though.....I like what ....realitycheck....said. Try it if you think you want to.....if it...excites you....then I'd say no....there are other ways to make money....if the models see themselves as.....sex objects...when posing, I'd also say no...

 

[Nathan Poe]

If Christians accept that the human form is God's highest creation, made in His own image, and then reject as inherently sinful the display of that form, for the express purpose of displaying the perfection of His work, then Christianity is more screwed up than even I ever thought it was.

 

[.Sabre.]

Nudity in art is about natural beauty...
Glamour modelling is about sex appeal. Big difference.

The models who do it for art, are not always physically attractive.

The glamour models almost invariably are, and they are objectified, not appreciated.

However, the models in art are appreciated.

 

[PostIndustrialist]

Nudity=showing God's work

 

[DZoolander]

I'm sorry - but am I the only person that thinks this is a shameless ploy to gather votes for an individual engaged in a contest?

 

[chaz345]

I'm sorry - but am I the only person that thinks this is a shameless ploy to gather votes for an individual engaged in a contest?

Maybe it is which is why I didn't vote. But even is if it is, it still makes an interisting discussion topic.

 

[Daisy321]

Is nude modeling morally acceptable?

Morally Acceptable by general society?Yes,I would think.
God's Moral Standards? NO, not since Adam and Eve in the garden.

 

[peter22]

I'd say (nay, restate what others have said)

* If it's somehow exploitative, such as for dodgy adult videos, then yes, it's immoral.

* If it's not exploitative (nude modelling with an adult who understands what he/she is doing), then certainly not.

Only an insane bigot would think that nudity is a sin.

 

[Robbie_James_Francis]

So, according to the laws of Statistics and Probability, there will be an increase number of aroused men that will live, work or just hanging out near the vicinities where our daughters, sisters, wives, nieces, female friends and other female loved ones would also live, work or hang out.

And this is a bad thing why? Sexual arousal does not a rapist make. Most criminal psychologists seem to agree that rape is about power and not sex, anyway.

Sex, sexuality and sexual arousal are not bad things. When expressed with the consent of all involved, that is. If we're going to start worrying about anyone that experiences sexual arousal being a potential rapist, we'd better start getting rid of the sex drives of every healthy male and female that has reached puberty.