REAL GIRLS

Scott F. Lanes gives us a peek at the beautiful girl next door that you won t soon forget. A sexy, seductive and naked exploration of the pure beauty of his natural, young models. It is often said that nothing is more timeless than the beauty of the female nude but there are fewer things which have a shorter cultural shelf-life. Closely tied to popular culture, every era has produced its own distinctive style of erotic imagery. More than any other photographic subject, the nude resists being separated from its social context; photographers who try to do so overlook one of the most crucial demands placed upon erotic photography. Photographers who lack an historical understanding of the genre frequently misunderstand the unique conceptual difficulties which have always plagued those working within this medium. Gauging the sexual aesthetic requires a feeling for the relationship between subject and observer at that particular moment. These photographs represent authentic, contemporary women in an immediate, moment of natural trust with the camera, the viewer.