Moral Dilemma

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I have a moral dilemma on my hands, and I just want to see if I am in line with Catholic teaching…
Anyway, I am a professional photographer, mostly weddings and portraits, but I was approched by a young lady asking if I would be able to take some “romantic” pictures of her as a gift for her husband. I asked what she meant by romantic and she said suductive poses in her lingerie, with maybe just a little nudity(top only). I told her no thank you, that I wouldn’t be comfortable with that, but that got me thinking…would it be considered a sin to take pictures like that? Seeing as I would be uncomfortable with it, I wouldn’t be having any lustful thoughts. Would it be just like a doctor who sees his paitents? Did I do the morally responsible thing, or did I let a good paying customer walk out my door? What do you all think?
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What would Jesus do in your position? That is a good starting and ending point to get a gut level estimation of the moral and prudent course of action to take. Also, as a married man, what would your wife have to say about it?
 
Good for you for declining! Anything which is “seductive” can be seductive to more than one person, not just this woman’s husband. I’d just pray for both of them… her for wanting the pictures, and him if he thinks they’re a suitable gift. :eek:
 
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faithfulSteward:
I have a moral dilemma on my hands, and I just want to see if I am in line with Catholic teaching…
Anyway, I am a professional photographer, mostly weddings and portraits, but I was approched by a young lady asking if I would be able to take some “romantic” pictures of her as a gift for her husband. I asked what she meant by romantic and she said suductive poses in her lingerie, with maybe just a little nudity(top only). I told her no thank you, that I wouldn’t be comfortable with that, but that got me thinking…would it be considered a sin to take pictures like that? Seeing as I would be uncomfortable with it, I wouldn’t be having any lustful thoughts. Would it be just like a doctor who sees his paitents? Did I do the morally responsible thing, or did I let a good paying customer walk out my door? What do you all think?
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I think if you are uncomfortable with it, then you should avoid it. If you are counting on your discomfort in helping with lustful thoughts, I suggest you don’t because it more likely will work just the opposite way.

Way back when, decades ago, they taught us in high school that arousal of various types can be transferred. For example, a dude is usually looked upon as more attractive by a woman when there’s a thunderstorm going on arround them. The arousal due to fear translates into sexual arousal.

In other words, if this makes you nervous then you’re playing with fire. Perhaps you could level with her and tell her you’ve never done this and ask if her husband could supervise the shooting. So it won’t be a surprise, but I’m not sure I’d want to know my wife had a nude photo session with some dude I’ve never met as a “surprise” to me anyway.

Either that or just let her go. Don’t sweat the lost opportunity. You were right to trust your nervousness.

Alan
 
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What would Jesus do in your position? That is a good starting and ending point to get a gut level estimation of the moral and prudent course of action to take.
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That is how how live my life…WWJD is around my neck and is the liscene plate on my cars…
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felra:
Also, as a married man, what would your wife have to say about it?
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My wife knows that my faith and my heart guide me in my everyday life (and in that order), I take pictures of some pretty attractive women and she see’s all the pictures I take (she is sort of my boss! Ha Ha Ha!) she knows that I trust Jesus and that helps her trust me, I guess.

but does anyone now how the church would stand with this issue? Would it fall under just like being a doctor? 🙂
 
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faithfulSteward:
but does anyone now how the church would stand with this issue? Would it fall under just like being a doctor? 🙂
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No, it would not fall under being like a doctor. A doctor may have to see the patient in a state of undress or partial undress for their exam. But nobody has to have nude or partially nude pictures taken.
 
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