Photographs while swinging

[JustAskJulie 2,595]

Have you ever taken pics with or shot a video with someone you have swung with? If so, did you set rules beforehand regarding what would become of that footage/pics? Did you ever worry that copies might end up in the wrong hands?

[Nymph an' Satyr 22]

Yes we have taken pics.

 

Perhaps foolishly, we trust the people that we took pics with.

 

A little trust in this cynical world....we might yet live to regret our choices

[Brit_Pair 62]

We've taken photos before, but it was agreed prior to the evening that we would not take shots that revealed faces, and that we would review each other's shots to ensure we were all happy with the results. It worked out, but it's still not something we would consider doing everytime, nor would we consider doing it lightly.

[bimrdcpl 15]

We haven't yet but I am sure it is coming. Pics yes but no video. Don't ask me why I just dont feel comfortable in front of a video camera. Although I really like the web cam. And as far as doing the pics it will only be with a couple that we have known for awhile and totally trust. And more than likely it will be digital so that we could all look at them at the same time and erase it we all chose to.

[ciscosv 26]

I'm with bimrdcpl. This would take tons of trust. Video is out.

[OhioCouple 40]

We have done this once with another couple. We used a digital, insured there were no clear facial shots and all reviewed and the pics with the decision of to keep or not to keep. No questions asked on the ones we deleted. Both couples have copies of them. As for video's.....no way for us.

 

 

[Brian and Jo 344]

We have taken several pictures of ourselves swinging with the couples with whom we swing on a regular basis. We have all known one another for many years so there is a high degree of trust between us. We have no concerns about the pictures falling into the wrong hands. We did take a video once, first Jo with the guy and then me with the woman. It was a lot of fun to watch but we split up with the other couple and agreed to destroy the tape.

[TNT 1,155]

We have done both stills and video. We love to watch our private porn at home. Not particularly worried about exposure due to the people we were with, and not that concerned anyway. If you see our pics you were on a swingersite anyway.

[Brit_Pair 62]

One practice we've become aware of is where two couples swap digital cameras before anything starts. That way, you only have to take photographs that you're 100% happy for the other pair to see. At the end of the evening, you swap cameras back, with each couple knowing exactly what material the others have in their possession.

 

Seems like one possible safeguard against abuse of trust.

[froggyjenn80 15]

I have not done a video, but I have shot many many many pictures of parties or private encounters. We do set the rules before hand to be sure everybody is comfy with their pic being taken. Afterwards we set a place to post them, or the owner of the camera will email every attendee the pictures.

 

We are a very close group, so we really dont think about where the pictures end up. Is that bad? lol

[stangme 15]

Originally posted by JustAskJulie

Have you ever taken pics with or shot a video with someone you have swung with?

 

We once were on the back of a boat mostly naked with some really incredible people. There were cameras everywhere but the people taking pics were great friends and had the utmost respect for our need to stay private.

 

We suggest the you don't take pics with people you barely know. We trusted the people we were with because of a long term friendship and it payed off.

[NorCal Nites 15]

We've created vids, but they were to be destroyed IMMEDIATELY after we've watched them (with the other couple, of course).

 

It's just one of those things that we need to do because EVERYONE in this damned town knows us. We don't need everyone on the planet knowing what we do in bed!

[TNT 1,155]

As Ted stated earlier, we have done both stills and videos with some of our playmates.

 

We do trust the people they were taken with but, we always knew that the possibility of the pics being posted somewhere (or shown to others), regardless of how slim, was there and we made a conscious decision to take that chance.

 

Having been photographed for a calendar that is for sale by the club we are members of, as well as being photographed by national swingers magazines, you can see we are not very worried about our pics getting out.

 

The best advice we can give anyone is if you DO NOT want to take even a slim chance of your pictures being posted anywhere on the web (or being shown to others) then DON'T EVER let someone take a picture of you.

[Elusive BiFem 70]

My answer remains the same...no I have not and never would. And frankly, I don't recall what all the other posts have said, but if you do allow pics and videos to be taken...even tho' the other party is promising with their life to never show to others...do you really believe them? Relationships change, people change, time goes by, people have too much to drink. Personally, I would just never be so confident of ANYONE to believe that type of stuff might not get loose. I mean...after all...what if something tragic happened to them and friends, relatives, etc., came into their home to weed through their possessions...found some videos and sent them to Goodwill! Stranger things have happened, you know.

[TNT 1,155]

We love to take pics of our fun, however we know that any time you allow this or send your pics to someone you take a chance. Even your pics on your own computer can be riffled through by an experienced hacker if you connect to the internet (not likely but possible). We choose to take this chance because we aren't that concerned about being outed in this fashion. Others are, but if you are outed by shared pics you really have no one to blame but yourself. One man's opinion.

[Guest Mr&Mrs-naughty]

Mrs naughty and I first banned cameras while swinging.

 

We finally decided to take our camera one night to take some MFM pics.

 

It was AWESOME!!!

 

Mrs naughty gets into fucking in a very whole body experience way!!

 

I love to watch her fuck and totally let go!

 

Last MFM we had I broke out the camera while her and the other M were going at it.

 

He had her in just about every position possible and I was just snapping away with the camera.

I got some GREAT shots!

 

I captured some of the most erotic shots ever caught on camera!!

The complete look of total sexual enjoyment !!

 

After watching this go on while taking pics I was completely turned on and had to take my turn!! Man was it wild!!

 

I can't believe we ever swung with out taking pics!!

[lcjtsd 20]

We like pics and video. We find that most of the single guys we hook up with don't mind the video at all. We find it really adds to the experience and, of course, we can always enjoy the moment privately later on.

[TNT 1,155]

We love taking pics during a play session. It's always so cool to go back and relive the wonderful memories we have made and have an actual hard copy reminder of them.

[SnSnLex 15]

Dito We always have a camera or camcorder handy in case everyone is in agreement that they want to be filmed or have pics taken. Always fun to relive good times:8-0::

[tazzie_n_truck 17]

With us we don't take pics while playing. We just don't feel comfortable having pics taken of us like that. Mainly because of it not being a comfort thing. We just are not comfortable having nude pics taken of us.

[Greg & Sheryl 368]

We love taking photos of our encounters, but we don't do so as often as we would like. As it is for Mr. & Mrs. Naughty, it's relatively easy for us to find single guys who are willing to be photographed in an MFM threesome. But we don't do MFMs very often, and we have much more difficulty finding couples who are willing to be photographed with us.

[hmr 25]

Definitely a pic taker!! I love the memories! Of course, we make sure everyone is comfortable with it before we break out the camera. Some would rather not have their faces included, but have no problem with the rest of their anatomy being photographed. Hey, I can deal with that!!! I have a good memory!

[Triumphs 16]

We're wanna-be professional photogs, so it goes without saying that we would do it... Now all we need is the right couple and/or single(s) to experiment with...

[bugaboos 16]

Hubby has expressed some interest in breaking out the camera(s).

 

I guess it remains to be seen for us. We have one couple that is very into it, I think it's me that holds them back, I'm a bit camera shy lol

[lovers 25]

There is one couple that we take pics with. Actually, it's really just myself and the woman from this couple. Angie has gotten really good at taking pics and leaving her face out. Then we burn them to CD so that they have a copy for "later enjoyment."

 

We all find it one hell of a rush!

[BradAndJanet 70]

J's very camera shy, but I'm working on her.

 

She's agreed to let me take some non-erotic nudes of her in the near future and we'll go from there.

 

I couldn't care less if you take my picture (so long as I trust you not to spread it around Internet!) It might ruin your camera though!

[Brit_Pair 62]

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Originally posted by BradAndJanet

I couldn't care less if you take my picture (so long as I trust you not to spread it around Internet!)

Which is one of the things that makes us hesitant about introducing cameras at playtime. There's always that damned "what if?" factor hanging in the air. We know we'd never abuse someone's trust by showing the photos to anyone else - but does everyone else live by the same ethics?

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She's agreed to let me take some non-erotic nudes of her in the near future and we'll go from there.

Which can be just as erotic an experience, and might encourage you to brush up on your photography skills and stretch those creative muscles.

 

For instance, check out this site:

 

Andrew Anderson Photography

 

The guy's obviously an extremely competent photographer, and his wife is not exactly hard on the eye, but it shows what can be achieved by a couple.

[LikeMinds321 1,527]

Brit Pair:

 

Thank you for passing along the English Wife site!

 

OMG! is that woman gorgeous and the photos Andrew has taken of her are the best I've seen.

 

These are the type of photos that turn me on!

 

Gives me and hubby some ideas for our own private shoots.

[hobbesy 15]

Hi,

 

Must admit i've become a bit of a lurker rather than a poster on this site, but just thought I'd add my view. I HATE having my photo taken in whatever context, but have become much happier about since getting two things - A digital camera, and adobe photoshop.

 

Rob is much happier now as he knows i'll let him take as many pictures as he wants as long as if i don't want him to keep one it gets immediately deleted. And, with very little experience worked out how to quickly fiddle with any pictures in adobe if i'm having a bad skin day or the dreaded red-eye.

 

We now have a lovely collection of family photos which would never have been about if it wasn't for getting the digicam.

 

As for taking photos when we're with another couple. We mainly go to clubs (fetish and swing) and generally its just not 'done' to take a camera with you, although we've both said afterwards we'd have loved to have had a camera or camcorder there purely because sometimes you just wish you had a better view of the proceedings whilst taking part ?

 

[Brit_Pair 62]

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Originally posted by LikeMinds321

Thank you for passing along the English Wife site!

You're welcome for the link. It is a very impressive site (or should that be sight) and one of our favourites. English Wife is, quite simply, stunning. Mind you, her husband's skill with the camera shouldn't be underrated. If you can excuse this appalling pun, he has some professional equipment and he knows how to use it!

 

[WesternSwing 504]

We have loved taking pics of ourselves privately for a few years. Both me and the other husband took pics the first time we swung with another couple. The next time we swung with them he took pics, and I took some with his camera when he was busy. But we did not break-out the camera ourselves. We talked about it and decided that for now we like reliving it in our heads, and the pics don't do much but sit un-looked at on a password protected ZIP disc. But we still take pictures of our private sessions...

[hotmelcpl 15]

We both must have some exhibishinistic tendencies as we love taking pics of each other. Also gives us an excuse to buy new sexy clothes all the time. We also post some of our pics on a couple of select amateur sites and enjoy the comments of other people.

[BodyScape02 21]

We love camera play! Last summer I bought a Canon EOS 10D digital SLR and by Fall I was addicted to taking photos. I don’t just shoot erotica with it, but that is definitely one thing I love to do! Thankfully my sweetie is a dear and plays along with me, posing and such. We’ve shot a few encounters we’ve had and it was so much fun! The participants received the images and were very happy. Our SLS profile gets a lot of mail from people simply commenting on our images and often questions about what type of camera I use.

 

Many couples contact me and ask if I would like to shoot them too. I always agree but usually these offers don’t happen for what ever reason.

[magnum 78]

Mr&Mrs-naughty said:

 

I can't believe we ever swung with out taking pics!!

 

The couple I swing with we have always taken pics. We have a lot of fun and have gotten alot of great pics...

 

Do you like to share your photos?

[mok716 15]

I love taking pictures of mrs Mok and me but not sure how comfortable I would feel with those pictures being in the hands of others... would definitely be someone I trusted...

[Elusive BiFem 70]

I understand others like and enjoy this, but for me, it would be an absolute NO! NO! NO!

 

I'm probably in the minority, but as much as you might trust someone NOW, what happens later if that relationship falls apart? Or...someone, in the "excitement of the moment" may very unwittingly show the photo's or video to someone else - and they recognize you. Or a million other things? The babysitter is snooping around one night and finds them. Or your kids? For those that have less need for discretion, this might be OK, but it is something I personally would never allow although I can understand why you might want to go back later and relive the experience through the photos or video.

 

A few months back, there was a similar thread, and as I recall, OhioCouple had a bad experience along that line. Maybe they'll come back and respond to this thread to give you their take on it. (And Mrs. O...I'm pretty certain it was you, but if not, my apologies. I'm older and entitled to forgetfulness. ) - EBF

[HotCoupleGnS 21]

That is a definite for us. Although, it does sound really hot! There isn't anyone that I trust that much, other than my hubby. Not to sound cynical, but I don't think you should ever trust anyone. You may think all is well now, but what about a few years from now when you are no longer talking? What if they decide to share them with someone else? Or any of the many thing EBF said? I wouldn't be opposed to hubby & taking pics while we played with soemone else, but I would never let anyone else do it. But, I would never ask to take pics, b/c I would let someone else do it. Although, I would let someone else take pics of hubby & I with our own cam & taking pics of another couple with their cam would be cool. that way you get some action pics of yourself & your spouse & you don't have to worry about trust issues.

[good times 991]

Dito what EB and HotCoupleGnS said for us.

[xxoticangel 99]

We have made some video and have several action shots of our play time with other people. We also have posed pictures with others (usually female) because I have this fantasy of being an erotic photographer a la Nigel Scott and Christophe Mourthe. We don't share our pictures with anyone and wanted to get everyone else's thoughts on the subject.

[BodyScape02 21]

Well as we have posted a few times before concerning photography, those who know us here know we like photo-play. We don’t always do it, it’s something that the other couple or partner has to want to do. Since I am the one who does most of the photos, I always assure discretion. The region in which I live is such that reputations can spread quickly and one thing I don’t want it a rep for not being discreet with other people’s photos. I have done sessions for other couples and they have been satisfied with the results. I have never used any image for my own gains at the expense of another couple’s privacy.

 

If you are enjoying being creative and trying to emulate the greats of the erotic art world, the more power to you I say. There is something alive and electric in the creation of art. It elevates what can be just people pointing cameras at each other in various sex acts to something that breaths and makes the air itself seem sensual.

 

Have fun with it!

[HotCoupleGnS 21]

Now see, I said I wouldn't ever let someone else photo us. But, I think I would be somewhat comfy with someone like BodyScape doing it. I know it sounds funny, but you are into erotic photography, & it seems to be a hobby for you. So, it isn't like you are using it to make money. I think a photo session with you guys would be ok.

 

Although, I still am not too trusting of people.

[Olympia221 15]

HotCoupleGnS said:

Now see, I said I wouldn't ever let someone else photo us. But, I think I would be somewhat comfy with someone like BodyScape doing it. I know it sounds funny, but you are into erotic photography, & it seems to be a hobby for you. So, it isn't like you are using it to make money. I think a photo session with you guys would be ok.

Although, I still am not too trusting of people.

Dito for us! In general I (Mrs. Olympia) am too worried about all the things mentioned before, such as kids finding photos or videos, another couple recognizing us, etc. to have our pics/video taken and kept by someone else. However, I AM the art history person and completely appreciate the power and beauty of an image. BodyScape's images are utterly erotic, gorgeous, empowering, and simply amazing and it would be far too interesting to see what came out of a play session with them to pass that up!

[BodyScape02 21]

Olympia221 said:

BodyScape's images are utterly erotic, gorgeous, empowering, and simply amazing and it would be far too interesting to see what came out of a play session with them to pass that up!

 

Why thank you... when are you going to make it out to our neck of the woods ( sly wink)? His work is amazing but I keep telling him it is the quality of the model..yeah right... Seriously he has helped me to feel more sensual and beautiful in my 40's than I did in my 20's. Then again NOW, I KNOW what to do with it...THEN I was just learning the ropes...( wink)

 

By the way I do have this idea to emulate some of Kilmt's work using body paints....interested?

[Olympia221 15]

I completely believe that Mr. Bodyscape is wonderful for your self-image, but then again, I'm sure you must be a wonderful Muse

 

Oh! I love Klimt! That's a fabulous idea! Oh yes, and we love road trips (*grin*)

[lycioos 16]

If memory serves me right, you stated you were in law enforcement. If so, I would highly consider the reprocussions that would take place should your after work "activities" get out. Wasn't a lady fired in N.y for posing in playboy? Either way, it is VERY risky to say the least and besides embarressment, you may face being fired. I'd tred carefully on that on.

[xxoticangel 99]

This should probably be in another thread but...

 

The reason the NYPD officer was fired was because she posed in part of the uniform without permission and it was determined that she was "representing" the department. Had she not been refered to as NYPD or been in the partial uniform they couldn't have touched her. If I'm not mistaken the same thing happened to a female Marine back in the 80's. A male officer posed nude for a calander and since his department was not identified he was untouchable.

 

As far as being identified as a swinger? It is possible that swinging could be classified as a "sexual orientation" and would be protected. I'm going to have to find a way to bring the subject up to the union lawyers and see what they say about it. This could be the start of a new movement.

[JettyCouple 15]

We have taken action shots with others...so far, nothing negative has happened because of it. When the cameras come out, we always talk about pic usage with everyone involved. The general rule is that any pic that gets posted on sites like this must have the faces blocked out or blurred (except for the couple that is posting it, of course). We have fun with it and we are always considerate of the requests/concerns of others.

 

Do we run the risk of having someone not honor their end of the agreement? Sure, but that's the risk that is taken when you take sexual photos with others. If that risk is unacceptable, then don't do it.

 

D

[wisxxxfun 15]

We have a few videos of us, mainly one of us with another single person and we keep the only copy, I've filmed 3 of him with another woman and he has 4 of me with another man. Men are the easy ones to talk into it, they could care less, they are getting sex. If you have never watched yourself on video, it's a big turn on. The more we watch each others tapes, they more we get turned on by them, you adsorb more each time you see it. And by the way, I see Sooooo many swingers with hardcore face pictures in there profiles, you don't think any of those are being saved and sent around the internet, we found one of our old ones on a picture rating site, only clean pics from here on out

[Pepper & Drew 384]

We've done video with one other couple and have taken pics with almost every couple, but we both have copies. I suppose they could end up somewhere, but we trust them and they all have as much to lose (they're all professionals) as we do if the pics got into the wrong hands.

[good times 991]

Nope, never have and never will, we both have way to much to loose if the pictures ever got in the wrong hands. I am talking about x-rated pictures here, we don't have a problem with fully clothed vanilla pics. In fact, we have a business type cards with our contact info on them that we give to people we meet at the clubs, and it has a "G" rated picture of us on it.