Tattoos in Nude Photography

Many women remain a puzzle to me. As it’s hard to guess as first sight what’s hidden behind this or that character. Sometimes, you look at a modestly dressed, well-bred, shy lady and think how reserved or even boring she may be. Instead, it’s just a deceiving look that hides burning passion. Sometimes it works the other way round – the lady is trying to look gorgeous, while in real life, she’s very modest and shy.

A vivid example of this is Katya who was photographed for the “Self-expression” photo series. When I first saw her, I couldn’t imagine that such a modestly dressed (or so she seemed) lady could be wearing tattoos. During the photoshoot I saw the entire world hidden behind the stranger eyes, where every tattoo has its own meaning and a story to tell.

In my photoshoots, I always try to show genuine female beauty without any outside interference. Hence, if a lady with tattoos comes to my photoshoot, I try to remove them with the help of Photoshop. In this case, however, I came across a totally different feeling – I wanted to show those tattoos in the shot. It was my first experience of photographing the lady with tattoos.