I am still looking for the perfect pole pose for my new logo, so that I can invest in a sign for my storefront studio. It will be sort of abstract and silhouette like, so you won't actually see who the girl is. I just need a pose that gives the feel of comfort (in her own body), sensuality, tastefulness and fitness. I took this picture of one of my students this week because this pose comes sort of close:
Also this one (with my red studio lights on)...
But both poses lack any kind of action. Like with my current logo, where the body is moving and her hair is flowing. I tried having her toss her hair and got this shot:
I'm wondering if I can make her hair flow with one of the first two poses, as if she has just tossed her hair back.
I also like this pose:
But even abstract (so there isn't so much sexuality to it), it still says more sex than fitness.
Is there a picture or pose you like best? Or does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Ok, I'm going to try and give a suggestion here and apologize in advance if it sucks: What about a profile shot of something that has leg hooked around the pole *behind* the dancer. This would completely remove the imagery of humping a large phallus as the pole is longer appears between the legs of the dancer. It could also potentially look more like gymnastics and less like something you might see in a seedy nightclub. Is there such a position?
Definitely should be interacting with the pole in some way though. The three examples you gave the dancer is mostly just standing there and you could make the same image sans pole.
I also like some of these as inspiration for logos:
http://www.slide.com/r/6jpflci63z8IPoOne2VTh2e49GkfrG1t?previous_view=lt_embedded_url
5, 6, 10, 11
The red lights look fantastic. I so wish I had a dance floor.
Can you introduce me to that student? Yum.
Here are some other pose ideas
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_pole_dance_for_fitness
(leg hooked around the pole, but I would shoot that from in front instead of behind)
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/archives/2006/2006-Jan-19/Article.831/1/@@index
action shot, spinning around pole
http://www.poledanceschool.com/
holding pole, leaning away. Maybe you could have a fan blow her hair to give more of an impression of movement.
and flasher702 seems to have the same thought I did. We can try to work on it Sat if we've got some downtime.
That will solve the problem and you can use your old logo. The photos you posted today are far more suggestive than your old logo.
Also the logo is suggestive because the pole is between her legs. As women we don't think anything of it. But men get the wrong idea. That's why I'm looking at the possibility of a new logo where here back is to the pole.
http://www.healthylivingnyc.com/includes/resize_article_photo.php?articleid=249
Though if you wanted to make it much less vulgar, you could have an outline of a girl standing next to a pole, holding it with one hand, but obviously not dancing on it.
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/200166478/Pole_Dancing_DVD_Disc.jpg
Or a side view of a girl with her back to the pole and her back arched, holding the pole above her head...much less "pole between the legs".
http://www.poledancingshop.co.uk/images/start_pole_dancing.jpg
I know you like the hair movement, but that's a big part of what makes it 'sexy'
But I won't use inversions in my logo because I'm afraid it will scare girls. They might think I'm going to make them do that in a basic intro level class.
I like the 3rd one. I just need a way to make it look a little bit more like an action shot.