Why was my art rejected?

Understanding that our members are not all professional photographers and models, I am writing to explain the reasons we have rejected so many photos lately. Our workload as a two person operation is growing all the time because frankly, a number of our members simply don’t READ THE GROUP RULES and stay within the guidelines.

Here are the three biggest reasons for rejection....

“We only accept images that are in the Artistic Nude category or in our opinion would qualify as such”

“We do not accept images that are cropped in so close that the vagina  dominates the piece, is posed with legs splayed or shot from the bottom up”

“We prefer full body shots, but will accept some cropped as tight as half body as long as the models head is not lopped off (No bodyscapes, please!)”

Quality and Artistic Nude vs. Nude Snapshot

“We only accept deliberately composed (no snapshots), decently exposed and lighted images WITH PLEASING BACKGROUNDS”

We are not professionals, but know what looks good and are trying to collect only quality work. When we consider a submission, pose, lighting and composition are the main three things we look at. The combination of these three things are what makes an image pleasing to the eye and what make a shot either an artistic nude or a nude snapshot.

We can be reasonably flexible with things like lighting and pose because we acknowledge that some of us are still learning, ourselves included. What we won’t accept are snapshots taken with little concern for composition and what unnecessary elements are captured in the background. Just because your model is naked and grinning from ear to ear is not reason to expect that we will accept your image into our gallery as art. If there is a pile of dirty clothes laying next to the bed, last nights cocktail glass and a half eaten sandwich on the night stand or a picture of Frank Zappa half in and half out of frame on the living room wall, then you’ve pretty much begged us to toss out your submission.

Like many of you, my muse and I do not have a real studio and have shot some or our stuff around our home. We always prep the room, tidy up, sometimes even moving pictures and furniture if required in an effort to make quality art. We expect that those of you who are serious about making artistic nudes vs snapshots will strive to do likewise if you expect us to accept your work here.

We hope that this has clarified what we are after. Please take a good look at our existing gallery before submitting and compare your work to what we’ve collected so far as this will prove to be a good guideline for whether it measures up.

Thanks to all who took the time to read.

Respectfully,

NudgeWink
founder