My First Time
Some start out photography with the intention of becoming nude, boudoir, and /or figure study photographers. They get experience in college, or trade school, take classes online or IRL, and generally acquire education and experience in that fashion. Others sort of “fall into” photography in general, and then find the more lascivious subjects come along via referrals or odd jobs here and there. In the end, either kind of photographer, as with any art, must learn through experience, observation, and feedback.
But, I digress.
I am the latter sort of photographer myself. I have always a certain predilection for the female figure (like most red-blooded males, I should think), beginning with my first views of that famous swimsuit issue and famous lingerie catalog. However, my initial forays into photography when I was younger were pictures of pets and sports and landscape. That was back in the film days. After giving up photography for some 20 years, I decided to get back into it as a hobby. At the time, I was married, with several children, and needed something to “take the edge off.” So, I acquired a camera body, and having caught LBA (lens-buying addiction), also acquired about 20 lenses.