Today’s post is a reminder for readers how to access this blog’s Password Protected Posts. If you missed my original post, Some Special Posts for Patreon Subscribers, today’s entry has information about some new benefits for my Patreon subscribers. It’s something you might consider as a Christmas gift for yourself or maybe one of your photographer friends who might be interested in glamour and boudoir photography.
Today’s Special Post by Joe Farace
“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it”.—Mark Twain
Only a small number of photographic print magazines survived the pandemic and the economic events leading up to and following it. The books being published today are limited to a few fine art quarterlies along with magazines produced by photographic organizations whose membership dues—not advertiser money— subsidize them.
What is a Password Protected Post?
Many months ago I began a series of uncensored ports about photographing glamour models I’ve worked with during the past several years. These posts were typically uploaded on Thursdays and displayed on the main page as “Password Protected” or maybe just “Protected” because the Web software I use keeps changing the way it handles these kinds of posts. Occasionally there are Bonus Password Protected posts on Tuesdays that have special themes or are responses to reader requests.
These Password Protected posts are designed to take you “behind the pages” into some of the experiences I’ve had when creating glamour images for books, private model shoots, client assignments as well as shoots for print magazines before photographic print magazine essentially died in America. Some of these special posts will provide insight into why the UK (population 66.97 million) and Japan (population 125.1 million) support a vibrant and wide variety of print photographic magazines, while the US (population 333 million) does not. And yes, all those countries have Internet access to blogs and YouTube too.
The biggest change you’ll notice in the content of these special posts is that, for the first time in this blog’s history, you will be able to see completely uncensored photographs of some of the different models I’ve photographed. I’ll also be featuring images from private shoots with models that happened during that same time period. These posts include all the technical photographic details on how they were made as well as some of my thoughts and opinions about why images of these women were censored (and by whom) as well as what working with these talented models was like. I think you’ll find a surprise or two.
How It Works
In order for you to be able to access the content of Password Protected posts, you need to be a member of the second ($2.50/month) or third tier ($5/month) of my Patreon. In addition to the normal membership benefits, you will receive a unique password allowing you to view all of the new as well as the past uncensored images and content.
If you are not currently a subscriber, you can sign up now to get access to all of the past and future protected posts. This is the only way I can publish uncensored images without being punished by the nanny software used by many companies and individuals as well as by Google rankings.
If this program gains enough patrons, I plan to include galleries where subscribers will be able to view many different images from these model shoots instead of just the two or three typically featured in a post. Adding any features, such as behind-the-scenes videos, depends on the response to these posts. I plan keep writing these posts as long as there is one member but will need to add many more than are currently subscribed to afford to add any new features. Keep in mind that Patreon subscriptions may be canceled at any time so if you don’t like these posts, you can quit and your unique password will be disabled.
My book Joe Farace’s Glamour Photography is full of tips and techniques for using the cameras and lenses in my gear closet to produce glamour and portrait photography. New copies of the book are available from Amazon for $34.95, although it is marked as “Temporarily of of stock.” However, used copies are selling for around ten bucks, as I write this and the Kindle version is $19.99 for those preferring a digital format.