HNT Exercise -- one minute please
Here's part of a five-minutes start-to-finish example of how a very shy person can get... just the least bit racy.
Slip into the bathroom with your camera, lock the door, turn on autofocus, pull the zoom all the way out, look into the lens as if it were my eyes (makes sure the most important part of you is in the frame) turn your hips slightly to the camera to engage the muscles of your torso, pull up your shirt or unbutton your jeans or part your skirt, taking pictures as fast as you can while you undress. Then turn off the camera, dress, download to your computer, review the pictures as they go from dressed to naked.
Then pick the one that's closest to the level of half-nekkidness you're comfortable posting...
... crop it as much or as little as you like and then post away.
Once you break the ice it's a little easier (to go either way) next time.
Happy HNT (or Half-nekkid Thursday!)
Funny post, great pic:) HHNT!
[Thanks, Crimson. I'm glad you like it and I hope you don't mind that I've updated it with a little gallery and some editing since you visited. --fl]
I was hoping to find a picture here tonight...I've missed your pics over the past few days.
Kiss.
Yeah, it's amazing how the shyness eventually melts away. Look at Shay's site for proof...
[Yeah, i don't think that's her in the Wednesday photo (it's a guest picture) but she's really bringing herself out in all kinds of ways. Speaking of emerging from shells, you've come a long way too. Thanks, AAG. --fl]
HOT DAMN!! Very nice and Happy HNT!!
[Thanks, Muse. Good to see your photo this week too. It's sweet and peaceful and pretty naked to boot. --fl]
I sighed. Out loud. Then I noticed how warm it's getting in here.
HHNT.
[Thanks, Robin. --fl]
lick...bite...lick...
i could do more...but ya know... :)
peace...
[Now it's getting warm in here for me. Thanks, Monkey. --fl]
I swear the Earth actually stopped when I saw this picture!
Happy HNT!
[I may post the whole series then. We'll see. Thanks, Madame. --fl]
Mmmm...very nice indeed. Yeah, it's warm in here. Happy HNT!
[Thanks, Marie. Also, wow, you've come a long way with your photos. Thanks again. --fl]
mmmm...very sexy darling, very sex. Have a fabulous HNT!
[Thank you, VK. --fl]
Cool tum! Cheers and Happy HNT!
[Funny thing is I didn't plan to turn like that, and didn't realize I had till I'd decided I needed to build and post an index. Thanks, Lecram. --fl]
well done. good way to break the ice. i remember the first time i pushed my own personal envelope. it does get easier after that. happy HNT, you and your terrific tummy.
[Thanks, Lime. --fl]
Damn, that is awesome...so hot! Happy HNT!
[Thanks, Lee Ann. --fl]
Kool shot... HHNT
[Thanks, D'Andre. --fl]
mmmm...ummm...all i can say is....mmmmm....yummmmy!!
Happy HNT!
[I'm glad you like it, Sunny. Thanks. --fl]
Darling! You don't need to suck in your tummy for us! We love you just the way you are! ^_^
[Technically you actually do have to suck in your tummy if you're trying to undress one-handed with a camera in the other. :-) Point taken though. Thanks, Shay. --fl]
Figleaf, once again I find myself thinking you're damn beautiful. Thank you and Happy HNT, hon.
[Thanks, Darkneuro. Happy HNT to you too. --fl]
LOL Great pic! Love the step by step instructions!
Happy HNT! :)
[Thanks, KBear. This started out as sort of a "quick, move fast so you don't chicken out" post but when I read the first draft it sort of wanted more. Glad you like it. --fl]
Great pic. HHNT
[Thanks, Furzl. --fl]
I envy your abs bastard. :-) HHNT!
[Thanks, Andy. --fl]
Oh these were good!!
[Thank you, Wenchy. --fl]
I thank the god of camera's for digital camera's. To think, that eons ago, I had to take rolls of film to the photo lab and wait, and yeah, imagine taking the half nekkid stuff (I kinda imagine a One Hour Photo/Williams scenario lol).
Did I tell you I have a male body hair fetish???
[Oh yeah, the infamous one-hour-photo kiosks. There used to be a whole sub-genre of porn/fiction about those places. The best thing about digital is the cameras are pricy but the film is free, free, free. You can take hundreds of shots and not stress about it. Also, glad you like the body hair, Anastasia. I have no idea how I'd get rid of it without making things gooney or worse. Thanks. --fl]
oh, but how I wanted to see more! :P fabulous photo FL.
[Well, there is more, and maybe I'll post it. I was making a point that if you're an HNT beginner the best way to decide how much to show is *after* you've taken a bunch of photos and looked to see what you're comfortable with. That's about as far as I was willing to go the first time. I've, um, progressed since then. Thanks, M. --fl]
Very nice! Lovin' that shot!
Happy HNT!
[Thanks, Bekah. --fl]
I love fuzzy tummies... and slightly shy guys... but thats neither here nor there. :) Happy HNT Fig. :)
[Thank you, Just Me. --fl]
That's a cool bar of pictures as is the one you actually chose as well. Happy HNT to you!
[Thanks, Moosekahl. --fl]
Great pics. Yum!
[Thanks, Vic. By the way, don't knock yourself for that photo your mom sent. Let us decide if there's anything wrong with it. (Most of us wanted our photos to look like that back then.) --fl]
Great pic, great setup- thanks for treating us, Figleaf. Happy HNT!
[Thanks, Sabrina. Oh yeah, and thanks for taking over the Shugasm duties. --fl]
Always a pleasure to visit here ... I really like the small collage of shots - great idea to string those all together; now if you could market a small flip book of those ... :)
[Interesting idea, Katy. Maybe I'll post them to Flickr as a photoset. They have a little slideshow feature that lets you run it as fast as you like. Thanks. --fl]
Love the series, this is the most original HNT I've seen in a long time!
Wow Figleaf, thanks for the transition... I really do love it...
do this, more often!
Emma
[Funny how the almost throw-away/afterthought images are often the most interesting... which, I guess, would be the point of the five-minute exercise to begin with... Hmm. Cool. Anyway I'll see what I can do, Emma. Thanks! --fl]
Purrr... very nice photo! I had this instant thought about lightly running my fingers up (and down) your middle hair line...
[Thank you, Kitty! --fl]
Yummy!!! Thanks for the lesson!!
Happy HNT!
[Hey no problem. I'm learning from it too so you're very welcome. Thanks, Jill. --fl]
That's a very nice belly felly.
See what I did there? I changed fella to felly! Oh yeah that's good.
But seriously, nice belly.
[Thanks, Binsk. --fl]
Gorgeous as always....
thank you for the smile you always give me...
[Thank you, Needra, more than I can say. --fl]
yummy! looks delicious!
HHNT Sugar
[Thanks, your highness. --fl]
You always make me smile!
[Thanks, SG. --fl]
I can't stand the funny, can't take the funny. Funny funny yeah but for heavens sake - stop making up all the comments yourself you grotty vile little pervert. Seriously I'm feeling quite giggly now.
[Not that I'm asking you, Anna, but several people have said this is a humorous post. I really meant it as a suggestion for breaking the ice that worked for me when I was still mustering a little courage. It's not that I'm taking myself too seriously or anything. Just curious. --fl]
It's just a half-naked man. That is all. I can live without it. Better things to spend my time thinking about and all that.
Thanks again for making a snowy Thursday toasty and warm. And really, I can't think of many things more enjoyable than a half-naked man! I guess I could live without it, but why would I want to? And loved the strip of pix ... how naughty of you to make me go to another site to see the rest of them without a magnifying glass!!! *WEG*
[Hey, it's called "half-nekked" and you're worried about being naughty? I certainly hope so! :-) Thanks, Rhia. --fl]
I'm sure Anna's just jealous that she doesn't look that good half-nekkid (-;. FWIW? I'm from the south and 'naked' just means unclothed but 'nekkid'? Means unclothed and fixin' to do something dirty, hee hee. You said to post our pics? Where? If we have our own blogs? I don't think my friends that read my blog would appreciate that, though i would dearly enjoy it. Mebbe i need to get me a sex blog, in addition to the public one... hmmmm.
[Hey, I'm from the south too. Question is whether Obasso knows. :-) As for your own photos, choosing to post them at all is up to you. First of all remember that most people's photos aren't very half-nekkid at all. Some people post only their half-nekkid hand sticking out of their sleeves. (Obasso's genius was leaving the definition up to us.) If you really want to post even modestly racier stuff -- bare to the elbow? ;-) -- it's pretty easy to start another one in Blogger. Thanks, Lydia. --fl]
Now that's the final straw. Shut your mouth. I hate you. Learn how to be nice. Call me a troll again if you feel you must.