I want to take a
minute to discuss something that has really raised my hackles as of late......Now this is not so much a rant as it is an observation and advice.
Now before I proceed if you are under 18 (eighteen) or the legal consenting age in your country or state I ask you to please click the x in the right hand corner this is not appropriate for you to read.
Thanks!!
So onto my post everyone needs to understand that I am NOT anti Nudity and in fact NEVER will be anti nudity nor am I prude.To help support this and better help the reader understand just how NON anti nudity I am 3 of my best friends in the world RT friends are active porn stars and have won varied AVN awards over the past few years. I myself have been in an alternative lifestyle for over 10 years and am well known in
those circles as a writer, an erotic photographer and lecturer.You dont get any further from prude then me without crossing into the lines of sexual deviant. LOL LOL But really not the point. The point is I am very open minded and nudity in varied forms does not bother me at all. As long as it is adults I am five by five.
Albeit you can not tell from my profile here. LOL
Anywhoo I am a firm believer that the human body is a piece of art in itself and the ways it can be posed is pronominal.I also believe that Nudes are an intricate part of "ART" itself and the nude genre dates back as one of the earliest art influences.
A huge part of "Art" is having stock or reference material. As of late I have seen some rather disturbing things posted in the resources and stock images on here. This has raised a question to me of is this deviantArt or is this deviantPorn?
Now the ever busy staff on here does works miracles keeping up with everything but there are times that one has to question just WTF were they thinking.
An example of this is last week while perusing the resources gallery I happen to stumble upon a piece that was in my opinion definitely NOT stock! Granted the lighting is amazing and the composition is really good however the subject matter is not stock. I ran it by several others who also were like wtf that is NOT stock.
It was a shot of a gal sprawled on a motorcycle in a girl school skirt legs spread and hands down her panties. I did not click it and go to the gallery itself until I come across another shot of this same gal in a bra with soapy tits. Again this is not stock.
So I go to the gallery and I was unsure whether I was looking at soft core Porn or stock gallery. The whole gallery is filled with like type of shots in varying degrees. I figure okay well ya know different strokes for different folks and contact staff and question whether this particular piece would be better suited in the Photography section under the fetish shots.
I hear back from staff and am told that this is a stock shot. I am thoroughly disgusted and move on.
EDITED IN MARCH 5TH,2009: Here I swore I was not going to do this but you all need to see what it is I am talking about.... Go look at the whole gallery yourselves but here is an example...

Two days later I come on and what do I see 6 more soft core porn pieces from 6 different people. I again just move on and shake my head. I was extremely disgusted though and spoke to several good friends about this and they too agreed with me that this was apprehensive that staff was not taking an active stance in this.
Upon further discussion this with several other stock artists on here (and yes folks stock artists are SOO very much artists too), in private email, on my site, reading the blogs and Terms of use of many stock artists the trolling, propositioning and harassment and nasty comments that have increased over the past month.
This led those of us talking about this to ponder if the recent uploads are a direct cause of the increase. Yes it has always been there and one has to acknowledge that if you post nudes there will be some backlash but when it has raised to the level it is now there is a major issue. If it is not the trolling, propositioning, it is harassment or nasty comments about someones weight or the way they look from those that dont do nudity themselves and/or want to force their beliefs on others. Then there is always my own personal favorites the ones that make requests so they have spank material not so they have stock. GROWL
PEOPLE THIS IS DEVIANTART NOT DEVIANTPORN!!!
Therefor I wanted to post a blog about this in hopes that someone new or thinking about this type of stock will use it as a point of reference. I am not posting this for a war on dA.....
This is strictly advice....Their is a fine line between Nude stock and what is NOT stock and just flat soft core porn and/or spank material.
I want to give a few examples of what nude stock is, now there are many many nude stock artists and the ones I am citing here are far from the only ones out here but are shinning examples of what Nude stock artists are..... Now please note these are not the only ones but the ones I could think of off the top of my head.
Lets start with the Fairer sex with a beautiful example of the work they do..... More can be found in these galleries if you appreciate the beauty of the work please show them some love......
The always lovely Lockstock who can be found here


The amazing Almudena who can be found here


The Very gifted Ange1ica at


The beautiful Chamber stock found at


The breathtaking poses by Raven Girl here at


The awe inspiring Delanie stock here


The modern mixing and talents of Tigg Stock here at


Now let us not forget those phenomenal men who snap this Genre with integrity and honer. I can only think of six off the top of my head so
please forgive me.
The stunning style of Clean Shaver here at


The gifted eye of MJ Ranum here at


The talented and passion of Felix Deon here at


The artistry of Watch stock here at


The creativity of Falln stock here at


The Modern and originality of A15-S here at


These folks have such an amazing talent and to shot themselves or others El Natural takes an amazing skill, eye and vision. These folks deserve respect and admiration because they do us all proud when they post this genre and are willing to share it with us all.
They dont do it because they want to be a spank fantasy or the center of attention. They dont do it because they want to be trolled or asked to have sex with you or others, they dont do it so they can get called porn stars, sluts, prostitutes or any other variety of crap that gets said. They dont do it to Abuse your fine sense of sensibility or abuse your children. Its not like they dont have discovery channel, tv or go to school and hear and see far worse.
They do it because they have a vision in their own heads and they see the human body for what it is... a masterpiece. The way the light hits and lights up a curve. They see the beauty in the form and capture it on film. I could go on and on. These folks have the generosity to share that with us all.
On a personal note I personally tip my hat in gratitude to each and every one of you artists that do nudes that are stock that are tasteful and so amazing.
THANK YOU!! So folks
PLEASE before you decided to go post Nude stock
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE go take a look at the many nude galleries of the folks that have been out here awhile and take some notes and then follow your own heart and vision. This genre has such a varied avenue for one to work within as I have shown here.
I would also ask that you
PLEASE PLEASE take in mind this is Deviant
ART not Deviant
PORN, if you have shots like hands down the panties and jerking off and you think it is an artistic piece fine post it in the Photography section under the fetish topic. You can always put it in the description that you dont mind if it is used as stock. The stock artists that do post nudes are the innocent and talented people that get the backlash for your actions.
Now I am sure a few of you are gonna attempt to flame me and really that is fine because I am saying what many of you think but dont have the guts to say.
I am going to tell you straight up I can discuss anything from a reasonable point of view; dont write me flaming or try to force
YOUR beliefs on me. Write me with logic and explain your point. I am always willing to listen to anthers point afterall that is the only way we grow.
Now I may not agree with you but I by god will respect your view if you do mine. The same goes for any comments that get made.... Remember behind every PC is a living breathing person with feelings and thoughts. None of us have to like each other nor do we have to like each others opinions but we by god have to respect each other.
Thanks everyone for taking the time to read my post. Sorry if it seems like a rant.
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