A Guide to Taking Sexy (Arty) Photos

Richard Kern is a photographer, writer, (former) underground filmmaker and, in the minds of a few (perhaps more than a few) a pornographer. The 50-something Kern traded his North Carolina country-bumpkin roots for the mean streets of New York and has made NYC's East Village his home for a number of decades.

As a photographer, Kern shoots fashion for Purple, smut for Hustler, and a whole lot more. (Who says art, porn, and couture can't all get in bed together?) The UK's Asylum website recently ran an interview with Kern where the photographer talks his way through a Guide to Taking Sexy (arty) Photos.

Worth the read, methinks, whether your pretty girl shooting skills are neophytic, well-seasoned, or somewhere in between.

The caged pretty girl is my friend, Kori, from a couple of years ago. It was the second time she'd ever modeled. Here's another from that set, sans the B&W treatment.