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Sexy Nude doll photography

Nov 24, 2010

    1. There is an awful lot of porn out there that would beg to differ! I suppose one might label it 'erotica' when it gets to that point, but porn is basically porn. Dollwise, ControversialDoll is full of any number of triple-X stories ending in Simultaneous True Love Orgasms you could think of. The level of nudity/exposure, per se, doesn't factor in... from the artfully-draped to the full monty, explicitness does not have to preclude feeling. Even with further-out stuff like BDSM stories; or perhaps especially BDSM stories, since they are about power & trust, as well as desire, and can be quite touching. Sappy, even.

      (Like I says, perverts need love too. <3)
       
    2. I didn't realize this was moved to debate. xD

      I was just asking for people opinions and I guess in some people's views I might be
      labeled a pervert because I've taken some photos of dolls I think someone might find to be erotic, I don't take these photos to get any kind of sexual pleasure, I just like doing it.
      I don't know it's hard to explain I guess.
      When I take the pictures, and I'm going through the set, really what I"m thinking is "this is really funny that I can get a doll to look so sexual"
      I find it really amusing that I can take a picture of them and make it look "sexy" and even get an erotic feel to the photo. (I do censor my photos since I don't want someone to come across them without warning - I feel silly doing this, because it's just a doll... lol but not everyone feels the way I do)

      but...
      I don't feel I'm being a pervert.
      I kinda find it more of a photo challenge, can I really get people to think "sexy" "erotic" of some innocent still life.

      I actually started a group on flickr for 'naughty' doll photos.
      IT's why I started this thread, I just wanted to see what other people thought about it.
       


    3. I find it somewhat hard to define in this context, because when it comes to a photograph, so much depends on how it's done. I don't think it's so much that dolls are sexy because they are dolls, but rather they read as being human (or human like anyway) so they can elicit a similar response (the same way a drawn figure could). Because they are not actual humans, it makes creating effective erotic art with them more challenging, because it takes more effort to make them look natural in their surroundings and with their poses -- it's easy for awkwardness to creep in which I would say to me, is not sexy. So there would need to be a combination of being attractive, provacative, but also natural looking -- in terms of a literal definition anyway. I agree in that sexy is not always used in the literal sense which could create some confusion.
       
    4. I'll just be brief because I'm not the most knowledgeable nor opinionated person, but I think this thread is interesting.
      The word that comes to mind when I read topics like this is "artful sensuality". I'm not an art expert so I don't really know, but instinctively I feel like there is something beautiful and poignant even in sensuality. Nude photography of my dolls is just one form of this concept. Sensuality itself is something multi faceted as well as multi formed. It's not always about posing naked, or having sex, it could be something completely abstract. Bottom line is, I guess I am ok with taking "sexy" pics of my dolls.

      PS: it's very late and I'm probably not making a lot of sense.
       
      #44 helene, Dec 7, 2010
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    5. This is what I was going to say.

      However, and this is controversial, I do draw the line at depictions of sexual child abuse with the intention of it being titilating rather than to share the survival story of the victim.
       
    6. The only thing i detest if people hide sexual images in a innocently named thread.

      I like to watch DOA at work, in planes, trains and automobiles. Its not always handy to be suddenly confronted with full frontal nudity and explicit poses.
       

    7. That’s what I believe most people mean when they say “that’s a sexy doll (or other inanimate object).”
      I believe people use “sexy” because it’s a lot more chic (somehow), rather than using old boring appealing/attractive
      even inspiring or provocative. But then maybe it’s just narrow mindedness on my part, I rather think people not
      literally see dolls as sexually-stimulating and just think of them as attractive beautiful objects. Thanks for your input; this is a
      very interesting topic. ^ ^

      - Enzyme
       
    8. Well, actually, you could include sexually stimulating in the provocative portion of what I said (sorry I didn't phrase that clearly). Though sexy does also get used to suggest that something is cool, attractive, etc. They can be beautiful art pieces and sexually stimulating at the same time -- art can be erotic as well as just attractive in a nonsexual sense. With dolls it's partly in the eye of the beholder and partly what is done with them. The dolls in this hobby do lend themselves well to erotic photography (somehow I just can't picture the male fashion dolls I've seen being able to pull that off too well, lol) provided that the photographer can pull it off. Looking like humans is what, I think, allows them to come across as sexy in the literal sense where other objects don't.
       
    9. i have seen doll porn. like, really really. where i was like O.O and wondered if the person was going for shock value. these were not the artistic nudes we often see. it was all bright lights and bondage, and...things. there was nothing subtle about it.

      i don't care what anyone wants to do with their dolls, and i certainly don't judge anyone for doing it - we're all weird in some way or another. but there's a place for everything. i think the only important thing here, is for people to post that stuff in an age or interest appropriate venue. what i saw was on public display on flickr. and it was as inappropriate because of where it was posted.
       
    10. It's like saying Greek statues are tasteless. o.O
      I think, personally, it's your doll, do what you want with it. I'm more offended by a bad face up, than by a naked doll. I don't see dolls as a "sexual being" they're not something I'm "attracted to" so I don't care.
      It actually seems a bit ridiculous to me, so I end up snickering when I see "doll porn"
      As for posting the pictures, they should feel free to post them where ever it's appropriate, obviously label the rating on it, and if someone looks who didn't want to see it?
      They should look away. >.>
       
    11. Are you ok with taking sexy photos of your dolls?
      If I had a doll with that kind of personality then sure. Right now I only have Pullips and Taeyangs and I had all modest ones up to a point when I got this one Taeyang who I could totally see stripping for a shoot. XD It's just how he is. That said, if I had any "younger" dolls I would just scold them and hide the camera.

      When does it become doll pron?
      I'll give you the same definition the US government uses: "You'll know it when you see it" meaning pron to me might not be pron to you and vice versa. XD

      What do you think of people who take photos of their dolls like this?
      If it bothers me I quickly back out of the page. I can think of a ton of more disturbing habits to have, and it's not like it hurts anyone.

      Do you think that makes them perverted? Or tasteless in sexy nude doll photography?
      Well perversion is: "an aberrant sexual practice" but since dolls are humanoid in shape I wouldn't consider it aberrant, more that it's kinky: "Slang given to unusual, abnormal, or deviant sexual practices". And in my book as long as a kink doesn't hurt anyone it's fine, whether it be for shoes, latex, or dolls. Everyone has their kinks and it's wrong to judge theirs as one day someone may judge yours.
       

    12. Lol! I see. I&#8217;ve never being able to understand or see the &#8220;sexual&#8221; attractiveness of things (even people,
      but again, I am a huge, colossal weird-*ss). I have been an artist for most my life now (I&#8217;m 29,
      started getting art classes when I was 6, but started painting when I was 3!), and never seen
      the sexy side of art either. I guess the way people are raised is highly influential as well &#8211; my parents
      are just as weird as I am. Erotic/sensual/sexual are just too explicitly perverted-terms for me I guess. ^ ^’
      Though I can see the beauty and artistic qualities in dolls and realism within a sculpt, sexy is just not a
      word I would ever use to describe anything &#8211; it is not part of my nature.

      Thanks for explaining, I always enjoy learning new things, especially from people with different perspective than my own. ^____^


      - Enzyme
       


    13. Likewise :)
       
    14. Are you ok with taking sexy photos of your dolls?

      I would be, yes, typically if it was something that was "In character" for a doll, or if a set of dolls were typically paired as a couple. Something that is sexy can still be very tasteful.

      When does it become doll pron?

      It would likely have to be explicit images whose focus is directly on the genitalia or on the simulated act of sex. While it is not morally or ethically wrong in any way, I think it's more or less the correlation of the fact that someone would pose a doll like they might otherwise pose a beautiful guy/girl that kind of springs to my head. Perhaps it's a stereotype, but I can't really help it. The line really starts to blur into a less clear cut side there.

      Is posing your doll over a chair, or taking a shot angled between her legs more towards the doll porn end?

      Yeah, I think so personally (even though it's not technically porn). It would be the same if you did so on a human being as well if that's the entire subject of the photo.

      What do you think of people who take photos of their dolls like this?

      I don't necessarily think anything. The doll is their possession and they can do with it what they will. Whether or not I would do the same really holds no bearing. If I don't like it, I don't have to look at it, it's as simple as that. There is always the "back" button on my browser.

      Do you think that makes them perverted? Or tasteless in sexy nude doll photography?

      No, not necessarily. I think it can range from a very well done photo of a character - and I have seen some gorgeous homage photos of a doll modeled after Bettie Page - to something that is very crass and tasteless. It really all matters on how you're handling the subject matter.
       
    15. Like magicmage said, when talking about nude bjd I think of Greek statues as well. For me they are beautiful not tasteless.

      nude doll photos don't make me feel disturb, they are just a doll. Tasteless or not depend on perception, if they just see them as dolls then nothing wrong with it but if they think about sexual stuff, they might find them disturb.
       
    16. I don't really have a problem with it, so long as it's not one of the younger looking dolls being photographed. The only real requirement I would have other than that is that it must look tasteful, for lack of a better word.
       
    17. I can't really see anything pornographic in dolls to be honest. It would be like balancing two mushrooms together and saying they are having sex. I do like to take pictures of my dolls, sometimes naked depending on the mood or lighting.
       
    18. I love the fact that doll is sexy. I adore female figure. And most doll has perfect sexy figure. If so, why don't we show it in our photography. By looking at a photo, you will know whether it porn or art. Funny enough, most creative and artistic people are quite pervert ^^
      I myself always take off the doll's clothes as soon as she arrived to see her body first. I don't know why I do that but that's just me ^^
       
    19. Are you ok with taking sexy photos of your dolls?

      Yes, but I mostly prefer erotic undertones to them because it's interesting to see how others would view it .

      When does it become doll pron?

      When you put your doll in perverse poses and acts with other things or when the photographer feels sexual gratification from it ...

      Is posing your doll over a chair, or taking a shot angled between her legs
      more towards the doll porn end?

      No, it all depends on what the photographer or the viewer feels from the photo. It may look very innocent or horrendous depending on who you are .

      What do you think of people who take photos of their dolls like this?

      I'm neutral to them but I sometimes wonder about the their personalities. Such as Hans Bellmer

      Do you think that makes them perverted? Or tasteless in sexy nude doll photography?

      No, you cannot simply judge someone's personality based off their photography, etc.
       
    20. I love coming across sexy photoshoots! The human body is beautiful and I love that it is represented through dolls. That's a huge part of why I own bjds. I like seeing the bodies shown off. I can deal with doll porn. The owner might be best keeping that to themselves, but there is a pretty general social code on this board of warning viewers what might be seen and keeping away the potential naughty stuff, so it usually doesn't surface here anyway.

      My boys are a couple. It's a pairing that means so much to me, I can't even try to explain it without sounding absurd. I love photographing them snuggling or kissing or just hanging out together. Heavy touching and sex does come into to play and I've never thought twice about it. It's bodies, sex, and my favorite pairing: I don't see how that could ever be unappealing. Would I ever share those pictures? No. They'd have to be in a photo story where it was appropriate to include a tasteful, mostly censored picture. It's shame because I have some nice pictures of my boys in which you can see how stunning the Kizdoll body is and I'd love to show it on DoA, but I know that's inappropriate and I'm not sure what else I can do with my boy to show off his range of motion and incredible body expression other than sex!

      I don't consider myself "perverted," but I do recognize that I have a relatively high appreciation and adoration of the body and sex. I would never think anyone here perverted, wrong, or strange for taking nudes of their dolls.