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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Have you ever taken a naked picture? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 15:22:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Carla on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1408681 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:21:28 +0000 Carla 1408681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No photos, but I worked some as an artist's model in uni. Dixie on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1407438 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:06:27 +0000 Dixie 1407438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Of course! Why wouldn't I? And I did since I had a digital camera like at 16 or something like that. I was curious. For me, it was like looking yourself in the mirror. It gives you another perspective and is kind of fun. I deleted those pictures, the minute after I took them, of course. Now that I'm a 'grown up', I have shared naked photos too, this to my bf, who I really trust and using a somehow safe system. I know my boyfriend, I know the type of person he is and he would never put those photos out there even if we broke up. Yes, famous people get hacked but regular people like us are not a good target, come on, who would want to see us and what would the hackers win? Nothing. Also, you can hide your face or something like that to remain 'anonymous' even if someone else get access to those pics. Isabel on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1349144 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:13:01 +0000 Isabel 1349144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No.  Like so many others, it just wouldn't dawn on me to do that. I get enough of myself in the shower !   LOL !  MsMaven on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1348708 Sat, 06 Sep 2014 20:02:46 +0000 MsMaven 1348708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I did, back in the Polaroid days.  (Also a few of DH.)  Some for diet/body fitness comparison (seen by no one else) and a few just for fun.  I destroyed most of them ages ago, but kept a few of the better ones, and keep them hidden where I don't think they will be found for years if I were to suddenly die--and I was thinking about getting rid of them too.   I am extremely cautious about my privacy and wouldn't put such photos online or even on my computer. Not that anyone would be interested outside of a few people, but I never completely got over the "your body is a temple" stuff I was taught as a child.   Mo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347222 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:16:03 +0000 Mo 1347222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'll take it one step further and say it's become such a 'tool' used by way too many young ladies to further their fame (even when no such objectification should even need be used - Beyonce for example.  Her pipes are plenty to further her music career.  But now all I can notice is her writhing around half sweaty as if post coitus all the time).   mini rant of mine  ironkurtin on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347167 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:08:58 +0000 ironkurtin 1347167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.refinery29.com/2014/09/73900/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photo-leak-response">http://www.refinery29.com/2014.....k-response</a> "Those who share or view a woman's — or anyone's — nude photo against her will, whether she's a celebrity or someone's ex-girlfriend, do so because they believe themselves to be a stockholder in that body. They believe they have a controlling interest in it. What the woman wants is irrelevant; her anger and shame and sadness might even add savor in some cases. And, it's not just sociopaths who act like women's bodies are unoccupied public land — it's anyone who considers this a "leak" and not a theft, who considers the photos to be something to look at, not evidence of a crime. I understand the desire to see Jennifer Lawrence naked, I really do. It has not escaped my notice that her body is very beautiful. But, here's the other thing about Jennifer Lawrence's body: It has Jennifer Lawrence living inside it... in charge of feeding it and working it out and... deciding when and where and for whom it takes its clothes off. Women... are not hermit crabs. Our bodies are not pretty shells strewn on the beach; they are permanently occupied by us. And, it's become manifestly obvious that many men either don't understand this or simply don't care." Janet on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347152 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:53:14 +0000 Janet 1347152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ IK, I endorse all three! I do hope for one more outcome: less tolerance for the practice of making women's bodies a matter of public ownership. Alassë on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347144 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:46:10 +0000 Alassë 1347144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ It would be interesting to see which option happens, IK (or how many). ironkurtin on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347115 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:07:49 +0000 ironkurtin 1347115@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I believe one or more things will likely happen: - the cloud will move toward being more secure - the cloud will morph into a different storage solution - the stigma of naked pictures will decrease Echo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1347094 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 15:27:09 +0000 Echo 1347094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Like I said in my previous post, I agree that taking nudies is not a crime and that hacking someone's account IS a crime. However, if a few teenagers learn how they might be able to prevent this happening to them, I think that's a good thing. In a perfect world, we would all be able to never worry about our personal information being stolen; we could walk at night anywhere without fear; we could have cash sticking out of our purses without risking anyone taking it. Heck, in a perfect world, why would anyone need passwords at all? But the world is NOT perfect, and a little common sense goes a long way (so does understanding one's technology and realizing that normally a smart phone doesn't store much inside it at all, so almost everything has gone to the cloud at some point, even if a person thinks they have deleted it). Like I mentioned cities posting signs about locking one's car and not leaving it running and unlocked, that isn't "blaming the victim"; it is reminding people to take reasonable precautions to protect themselves.  ironkurtin on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346919 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:05:21 +0000 ironkurtin 1346919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sure, Echo, that's true. But it's still blaming the victim to me: "Didn't she know those hot pants were less bulletproof than the scuba suit? It's like she was asking to be shot!" The burden should be on the criminals, because this was a theft, or if not a theft, fraud. Anyway, I'm guessng that means you never took a nudie? Echo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346782 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:26:44 +0000 Echo 1346782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ My mum went off about this whole issue today, and I had to keep from laughing. She is VERY private and the whole world of cell phones and social media is a little outside her grasp, but her tirade went something like this, "Did you hear about those celebrities and the nude pictures? Do people really DO that - take naked pictures to send to their boyfriend or husband? Wait, don't answer that. But if you want to see them naked, just have sex again! Why the need for pictures? I think a person would get a little more if someone didn't have pictures to refer to, anyway!" I just sat and tried not to laugh too loudly. But it seems that there is a lot of confusion over the cloud, too, and what sort of security we're talking about. While people are correct that ANYTHING can be hacked - all the way up to Pentagon and gov't computers - the security on cloud storage for phone data and the security for commercial purposes are two entirely different animals. Personal data is only as protected as someone's password is strong, and most people use junk passwords. Commercial, business, banking, etc. sites have security for their stored data that is exponentially tougher to crack. Again, we all know that it can happen, but there are businesses dedicated to staying ahead of the hackers, and they know that customers will be more than happy to replace them when/if they fail. So online banking information, for example, just isn't even in the same league as the data from one's personal devices. Not all cloud storage is protected equally. ironkurtin on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346720 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:24:39 +0000 ironkurtin 1346720@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ 1) I'll admit it, I looked, and Jennifer Lawrence (if the photos are real, and they may not be) looks FREAKING AMAZING.  When she's 80 she's going to look back on this and laugh. 2) I disagree that she and any others who may/may not have taken nudies somehow deserved to have their photos shared because they happened to have taken them and they were digital. No one blames someone for using a credit card when their card is stolen, no matter how famous they are. 3) Sometimes people take naked pictures just for fun. My trainer admitted to taking pictures of his back so he could see what it looked like, since he can't see it. Makes sense to me. (No, I didn't ask to see it.) 4) All this changes if the pictures are taken without your consent. That's a whole different story. Irene on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346589 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:37:09 +0000 Irene 1346589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ One day I discovered a site where guys were posting photos of their naked exes. After such discovery, I might share photos of my naked self with someone I have been with for a long, long time... and trust. However, I know that if I ever hurt that person in any way... it could backfire. Quite badly. Unless I have naked pictures of him, I say no. Sorry, I don't trust anyone at this point in my life.  Besides, I'll never understand why people like JLawrence (or any other celebrity) take naked pictures of themselves if they don't want them all over the place. Yes, they have the right to do whatever with their bodies without being abused by millions of people. Whatever. They also have a right to get married in private without no one knowing. And to go the grocery store without being photographed with bad hair and a horrible outfit. They also have the right to date whomever they want and not share their relationship status until they feel ready to do so. But here's the truth: it doesn't matter whether they have a right or not! They are famous. They take a naked picture, it's going to get out there because millions of people care! Are they stupid? I don't think so. To be honest, I think they know what they are doing. Come on! This is why I have my mom as a FB friend. Keeps me from posting stupid stuff, not that I would ever do that (mom on FB or not). I don't post anything that could backfire me in any way. I just don't.  rabbit on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346551 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:08:06 +0000 rabbit 1346551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm fine with nudity (worked at a nudist camp one summer), and have filmed and videotaped nude people running around outside for art projects.  I've heard that in Finland for example it might not be unusual to share a sauna in the buff with your bank manager or grocer.  I kind of wonder if cultures (like the US) that have more issues with nudity also tend to sexualize it more overall.   That said, when I taught high school it would have been pretty personally embarrassing if nude pics of me became available to my students for example -- because culture is what it is. I also think until recently maybe folks thought that cloud storage WAS fairly private, or maybe didn't even realize it was happening with certain devices.  There are security measures, and you don't think about people riffling through your itunes collection for example.   Hacking exists, but so does crime in all it's forms, and personally I've had a lot more stolen from someone running my credit card physically over one of those imprint machines or breaking into an apartment or wallet.  While I take basic precautions, I'm not going to clear my browsing history daily for example or hide my ISP.   Like Janet, I'm already partly in the public online sphere (both in RL and in other online communities under usernames), and get feedback from strangers (not always positive) on a weekly basis.  Actually my entire career is the result of social media/online blogs so for me the positives of giving up a certain amount of privacy outweigh the negatives. Gaylene on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346385 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:05:38 +0000 Gaylene 1346385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ "Posting something on the web is an entirely different thing from having your personal email or cloud documents or photos hacked and leaked." Janet, I couldn't agree more, just like I agree with the sentiments expressed in the article. JL was the victim of an unlawful act, and, no, she didn't do anything wrong in taking a nude photo of herself, and, yes, people who search out those pictures add to her victimization--and the fact that her images are probably lovely doesn't give the whole mess any legitimacy. What I do find amazing, though, is the assumption running through so many comments that privacy on the Internet is somehow even possible, much less assured. Hacking was born at the same time as the Internet. Despite strenuous attempts by governments and organizations to nullify or eliminate it, hacking is always going to be the dark underside of the cyber experience--with consequences that are often a lot more serious than a celebrity's embarrassment. Desmo April on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346276 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:56:55 +0000 Desmo April 1346276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think I was the first yes in the thread. I'm happy I didn't come back to a bunch of head shaking and side-eyes. Transcona Shannon on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346207 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:38:42 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1346207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yep. When my husband started photography and one of the classes he took was portraits, they did a section on black and white nudes to learn about curves, shadows and light. I was his model - taken in private I add. We still have those pictures and I think they are beautiful. Plus they were taken in my mid 20's and damn, I looked good - lol! But would I ever do the cell phone selfie thing where anyone could see! Nope. Diana on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346201 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:29:47 +0000 Diana 1346201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No, but not because I'm a prude.  It's because (as you all know) I hate the idea of being objectified as a sex object.  ETA: I have no problem with other people wanting to do it though. Mo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture/page/2#post-1346174 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:02:17 +0000 Mo 1346174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ And Janet, as a side note, I would not put you under the conservative umbrella   I look forward to your WIW's precisely because you are not wearing what I can see in any mall in suburban America.   viva on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346173 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:01:08 +0000 viva 1346173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I definitely enjoy being nude at home and weird, but at 50, I think my body looks better than it ever has. I really like it. So I'm kind of glad I don't have naked photos from the past lying around -- and I'm really glad exes don't either.  :) What bothers me about selfiegate is the ease with which random strangers can steal and publish this private personal material. Clearly all of these nude photos were intended only for a particular audience. And clearly, given the many, many security breaches we have seen, if it's been shared over any mobile network or any social media site at all, it's not safe from skilled hackers. I applaud Jennifer Lawrence for standing up and vowing prosecution to whatever degree is possible. Yes, it's only a naked body, but it's her naked body. Janet on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346161 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:51:05 +0000 Janet 1346161@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mo, if you didn't notice, I neither confirmed nor denied. ;-) Oops, I hit enter too quick. Yeah, I'm sure anyone here could find me in two clicks, but I am a bit of a public figure anyway. People can find me in two clicks from Facebook, LinkedIn, or the website of the historic tower where my art studio is, or the radio station where I work. I share stuff about my life here, and some on FB, but it would be ridiculous to think that anything I post somewhere online would stay a secret. So I simply don't post anything I wouldn't want the world to find out. Not that I have anything worth learning. I'm a pretty open book, and not all that interesting one, when it comes right down to it. Posting something on the web is an entirely different thing from having your personal email or cloud documents or photos hacked and leaked. Mo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346160 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:50:19 +0000 Mo 1346160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ High five Linda and Mary.  I also share online, but not too much and I keep my FB friends a pretty tight list.  Just because I went to high school with someone doesn't mean I want them to know how my last vacation went!   But since my jobs are public and anyone at any time can walk right up to me I don't ever feel my private life is all that private anyway.  I never assumed anything online would stay somehow hidden.  Then again, I don't have a fancy smartphone either, so I automatically have to work at putting my private things out there, they don't just float to some cloud on their own. MsMary on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346155 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:44:26 +0000 MsMary 1346155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Many years ago I may or may not have engaged in some nekkid video chatting with my then-fiance when he was out of state on a big work project.  LOL  But I don't think I'd take any nude photos that would be uploaded to the cloud. I am more of a social media user than many people I know.  I do daily WIW posts with small details about my life.  I've been posting updates from my house remodel project here and on Facebook.  I've talked about my divorce here, a bit.  I'm pretty sure Gaylene could track me down if she hasn't already.  But I'm okay with that.  I may seem to be an open book and an over-sharer, but I know what to keep to myself, too. milehighstyle (Linda) on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346152 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:42:41 +0000 milehighstyle (Linda) 1346152@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Me too, Mo - in the 80's, with a Polaroid. I don't have a problem changing clothes in front of people or walking around the house naked, even with shades open.  If someone catches a glimpse, big deal.  I don't get how people are so shocked by the nude human body - I mean, we all have one, pretty much one of two different versions.  Mo on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346128 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:13:00 +0000 Mo 1346128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So I'm the only outright affirmative?  I mean, in the sense of a nudie for another to share, not for artwork or outfit evaluation.  Wow.  No wonder I feel my surroundings are too conservative for me lately. And so true about looking back 5 or 10 years and realizing what you had!!  I saw a pic of me at 40 and was wistful.  Then I remembered to keep that in mind when I'm bemoaning my widening waist.  In 10 years from now I'll likely be wistful of today's waistline.  Ha!  ironkurtin on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346066 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:55:53 +0000 ironkurtin 1346066@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm kindof at the age where if someone sees my naked body and gets a rise out of it, god bless them. Mary Beth (formerly LBD) on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346056 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:43:08 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1346056@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ So I googled and looked at a lot of these celebrity photos, and so many of them are obvious fakes, and so many of them are subtle fakes.   There are some that are probably real, but who knows?   Who cares?   I don't.  In a way, all of this makes me sad.  The human body is a work of art, and some of the most exquisite paintings and sculptures in the world are of the naked human form.   It seems a little bit ludicrous that people make such a big deal about it. Janet on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346044 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:23:47 +0000 Janet 1346044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I read this link this morning, and it does a great job of distilling my feelings on the whole matter: <a href="http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-click-on-the-naked-photos-of-jennifer-lawrence-20140901-3eo6s.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailylife.com.au/ne.....3eo6s.html</a> Janet on "Have you ever taken a naked picture?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/have-you-ever-taken-a-naked-picture#post-1346039 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:17:26 +0000 Janet 1346039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Here's the thing. With smartphones now, you don't have to even send a photo you took with your phone to someone else for it to be compromised. The photo gets saved in the cloud. That concerns me. Granted, all the photos I delete from my phone are silly, unflattering, or were just taken for some kind of reference, but guess what, those pics are still somewhere on some server, and that is how the "Selfiegate" photos were accessed. So yeah, even if my husband took a picture of me, all in fun, and between two consenting adults, and deleted it from his phone without sending it to anyone, it can still be out there for someone to dig up. No thanks.