They’ve all posed nude.
My work is a study of man which involves professionally taken, tasteful nude photography. The mission of my work is to study man in a tasteful yet uninhibited medium. My website is pretty clear here, yet I consistently receive emails from models who want to shoot with me — but refuse to work nude. Hence the reason I’m posting this.
I understand where they are coming from. Most of these individuals feel that posing nude will hinder them in some way in their future. Rarely is it a “moral” issue. However, some of today’s most successful people have posed nude in the past. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Pitt, The Carlson Twins and now Harry Potter himself have all used nudity to launch their careers. Nude tasteful work, done well, is always a boost for someone’s PR if it gets out. I could understand the hesitation if the Tony Sand brand was explicit, but it’s not.
It’s a study that revolves around the beauty of masculinity and all aspects therein. Based on these objectives, I’ve decided that I can not limit the camera’s eye for the fears of another. The work would be limited and it would not be working towards my stated mission.
Often times, nude work can accomplish an objective. Now, believe it or not, some critics actually think that Radcliffe’s (Harry Potter’s) brave choice to perform on Broadway nude is also a sensible one for him – a world famous young actor who wants “to shake up people’s perception of me,” Radcliffe has said.
Daniel Radcliffe has defended his decision to appear nude on the London stage, insisting his role in a revival of Peter Shaffer’s 1973 play Equus would be “rubbish” if he didn’t bare all. The 17-year-old actor admits he hit the gym to tone up for the revealing role, but he insists he has no problem appearing nude on stage if it helps his performance.
He said: “I’m fine about it. Equus is an iconic play. The nude scene is part of it. I can’t do it with my pants on. That would be rubbish. We’ve done the scene a couple of times in rehearsal. I had no particular qualms. There’s nothing that would stop me getting my kit off if that’s what the work demands. The key to serious acting is to lose your inhibitions, to become free and fearless. I feel OK about my body. Not totally, of course, but no one my age does…but I’ve gone to the gym to make sure. And many of the actors I admire, like Gary Oldman, have gone naked.”
Harry Potter is losing his inhibitions – becoming free and fearless. Would you?
