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Hello! I think this is my first post, so tell me if I'm doing anything wrong.

My hobby/passion is photography. I do any sort of photography: landscapes, still life, macros, portraits, and so on. I was recently assigned the task of photographing a young lady who wanted to be a model. This would be my first time photographing a person for an assignment. The pictures came out technically well (lighting, composure, colors, and so on), and she was very attractive. I did not photograph her nude or anything of that sort (and I pray to God that I never will let lust overcome me to that extent.) The pictures I took were not seductive.

Was what I did sinful? The Bible says not to lust. By creating those pictures, I felt a small lust come over me. Am I overreacting? Am I taking the Bible way too literally?

On one hand, I was creating lust. (Or was I?)

On the other hand, I was doing her a favor.

What do you think?
 
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I think beauty can be admired without being lustful, after all a beautiful woman is the creation of God. I myself am a photographer, now I will say i generally do not shoot studio or models for a number of reasons. Your going to need to weigh the arguments and decide for yourself. The times I've photographed women in studio settings for school I never looked at those images or while I was taking those images began to want to have physical intimacy with that person. But what about if other men look at the images you created and lust. I think there is a balance because men can look at anything and lust so what if someone makes a sculpture and it reminds someone of a body part and they begin to lust. Is it the heart of the person lusting or the creator. I think in most cases there it is the person lusting who has the issue. Personally I think what you did is fine but I would say be careful and mindful as you seem to be doing.
 
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I suspect you're a fake poster and

You're in the wrong forum.

What you did is considered inappropriate for followers of Yahshua.

Most churches and man of course will say 'no problem!' because of their immersion in sinfulness and in the world.

But as Yahshua told His disciples "You(Yahshua's followers, not the world) must be holy because Abba is holy".
 
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