How to Take a Face & Body Photo That's Nearly Nude but not crude

What does your photo say about you? What do you think of other people's photos? I'll start with those I pass over and end with my favourites, the funny nearly-nudes.

1 Escaped Prisoner
Glaring straight at camera. If he's out, I wish he'd go back. To get more positive results, pose again and this time add a smile.

2 Evasive
This person is avoiding the camera and looking at somebody else. Would you ever get their attention even if you were standing straight in front of them? I suggest taking another photo and smiling at the camera.

3 Nude Close-Up
If I wanted to be a nurse I would be out at work seeing the real thing. Gosh, pages of intimate photos. Totally un-memorable. Except for those which unnerve you. Like on the kitchen table. (What's that say about hygiene?)

What I want to see is a smiling face.

4 Funny Nearly Nude
Today I saw the best nearly nude photo. The guy is showing his face. And body. He is wearing only a long tie covering vital parts.

It makes you want to grab the tie and move it. Playing a game with the onlooker. Most enticing.
He has a sense of humour. He is discreet. But funny. He got my attention.

You can also hold a hat over your vital organs. Or a newspaper. Or a book. Or a piece of paper with a question mark on it. Or any piece of sporting equipment. Or stand behind a piece of furniture.

A classic way to display yourself without being crude is the beach shot, wearing a bathing costume. Again, action is best. Better than showing off your body. Action. Whether it's eating an ice cream, surfing, building sand-castles, caught mid-action putting up an umbrella, or carrying a deck chair or beach bag so that it looks as if you might be nude behind it. You can show that to mother. Yours. Or theirs.

So much better to see a face. And body. But know the other person is discreet.

Not playing power games. Not shy. Nor aggressive. Just fun.