Jason Tag Photography

The whole point of this site is to show what goes on behind the scenes.  How does someone get into doing nude photography.  How do you find models?  how does it all come together?  All the thoughts, ideas, and the machinations that go on in ones brain.  That’s why I started this site.

Of course knowing what you want to achieve is the key.  I started this without thinking about what it was that I wanted to do. I knew that I wanted to shoot nudes, but what kind of nudes.  I knew that I didn’t want to do porn.  But that was really it.  I had no knowledge of glamour nudes, artistic nudes, simple nudes, plain nudes, The list goes on.  After each shoot I’ve been looking at the images and seeing what I’ve captured and I’ve started to see styles emerge with each model.  I have found that one model might be more suited to glamour nudes or artistic nudes.  But what I have struggled with is how to define glamour or artistic nudes.  How do you convey this to a model so that you capture the images that you want to capture?

So I’ve been thinking about definitions for the different kinds of nudes and I’ve also been searching the web looking for what others think about this and I found a site that provides a definition of their style.  The site is DOMAI.com which is known for their simple nudes style.  The owner offers his definition of the simple nudes style which I find to be interesting.

Another site which has helped me to figure this out is imageofmuse.com.  I read her biography and my mind was opened to the idea of a model being more than just a model but being an artist.  When I started this journey, my first shoot was with a model who I would say is an artist just as much as any photographer.  I really enjoyed collaborating with her because she had some tremendous ideas and it really helped to make the shoot a great one.  Ever since this shoot I have always enjoyed the ideas that the models come up with more than my ideas.  It’s exciting to see what others create and in turn it excites the model about working with the photographer.  excitement generates positive energy, and positive energy is always a good thing.  In an indirect way, Muse has helped me to solidify those ideas and really let me see a model working as an artist and what is truly possible when you allow a collaborative relationship to develop.

Today I feel a certain understanding of where it is I’m going and what it is I want to do with this thing called nudes.  My own ideas are just now starting to develop and I am extremely excited about the future and the art that is to be created.

Aloha,
Jason Tag