So you want to be a fine art model!

Ever thought you'd like to be a nude fine art model? If you have you should check out The Women of Avalon blog. This group of ladies explore their minds as well as their bodies in various collaborations with fine art photographers. They manage to turn the act of modeling into an art form of its own.

Any form of fine art photography involving people is always difficult. For a photographer looking for models, the difficulty is finding a model who really "gets it" and has an understanding of what the final goal is. A fine art photographer who shoots people, is nothing without a model, who not only understands the concepts being portrayed, but understands the process of getting the image. The old term "Making haste slowly" springs to mind. Working towards a final image is often time consuming and for the model physically demanding. Stretching, forming shapes and holding poses for extended periods in often uncomfortable surroundings, isn't everyones cup of tea.

For a model wanting to get into fine art modeling, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to find a photographer, who is not only technically proficient but who also has a similar mindset to the model. There are hundreds of photographers claiming to be fine art nude photographers, but only a small handful who are producing anything above cheap mindless smut.