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Originally Posted by Nomad776
Regarding your suggestion about fully nudity, any tips for how this can be done in a tasteful way? I see that being the best hurdle as after all, a lot of these women will have to get jobs later on. Perhaps a covered calendar (showing bum) and then a BTS video showing everything a bit candidly?
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My suggestion would be that the uncovered frontal nudity be in the actual calendar photos themselves, not just a BTS video. That is what would really make the calendar stand out from the crowd and grab attention, since there are so few of them with uncovered frontal nudity. But a BTS video with uncovered frontal nudity would certainly be welcomed either way.
There are a couple ways that your girlfriend and her team could go if they wanted to be bold and go the route of making a calendar with tasteful uncovered frontal nudity. I would call them the "fun" way and the "artsy" way.
The "fun" way would be to make a calendar with the same exact creative poses and situations as would be present in photographs where they would be hiding/covering their nudity, except... they're
not hiding or covering their nudity. Their nakedness would simply just happen to be candidly, matter-of-factly on display, instead of hidden behind objects or covered by arms. The key elements of the photos, as they would be in a hidden/covered nudity calendar, are
fun, humor, and creativity; "sexiness" is almost secondary, and whatever sexiness there is is a by-product of the fun. There should be a lot of smiles, making it obvious that the girls are having a good time taking the pictures (which they hopefully would be!).
The "artsy" way, on the other hand, would probably involve black and white photography, more smoldering looks, striking poses and the like. On this path, the sexiness is definitely foregrounded, but with the clear expectation that the girls are taking (and the viewers are looking at) some serious, artistic photographs, displaying the beauty of the human body.
Both ways would certainly be tasteful. There is
absolutely no need for Playboy/Penthouse or, I guess as a more up-to-date reference, OnlyFans-style photography in a calendar like this. In fact, that's the exact opposite of what your girlfriend and her teammates would want to do. The girls don't have to be, act, or look like models. They just have to be their natural selves. The appeal of naked calendars is getting to see regular, everyday girls, who would typically never do such a thing, posing with their clothes off and having a good time doing so. My personal preference would be the "fun" way since, well, it's more fun. And I would imagine that the girls would be more comfortable with the "fun" way as well, since they wouldn't have to put on any airs or act any way out of the ordinary. Plus, there's more creativity involved. The girls could come up with all sorts of fun and funny scenarios that wouldn't just be putting their hands on their hips and staring down a camera lens (not that there's anything wrong with that
). But both paths are equally valid.
Here are examples of two calendars with uncovered nudity. Both, I hope you and your girlfriend will agree, are tasteful:
- For the "fun" way, The RiXpe Calendar 2012:
https://gofile.io/d/Rd2iH1Dz
Lots of smiles, fun use of props, bright colors, etc. We just happen to be able to see the girls' breasts. But that's not the
focus.
- For the "artsy" way, Australia's women's national football team The Matildas' infamous 2000 nude calendar:
https://gofile.io/d/MkenmZRC
Black-and-white, sultry expressions, angular poses, etc. The focus here
is more on the women's athletic nude bodies, since there's nothing else going on in the photographs and each player receives her own solo, front-and-center photo. Perhaps a bit more intimidating for first-timers, which is why I recommend the "fun" way.
Fango