Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Assuming the Pose: An Introduction to Life Modeling
Life Models
Aesthetic Fashion and the Profession of Life Modeling
Contemporary Life Modeling in the United States
2. Returning the Gaze: Objectification and the Artistic Process
What Is Art?
The Model as Object
The Model as Agent
The Particular Case of Photography
3. “Stephen”
4. Defining the Line: Sexual Work versus Sex Work
Cooperative Interaction in the Art Studio
Separating Sexual Work from Sex Work
Establishing That Serious Work Is Happening
5. Maintaining the Line: Coping with Challenges to the “Serious Work” Definition
Challenges to the Serious Work Definition
6. “Denise”
7. Modeling Gender: Social Stigma, Power, and the Penis
Social Stigma
Power and Vulnerability
Safety
Gender and Erotic Experience while Posing
8. “Michael”
9. “Irene”
10. Being Present: Getting Good at It
From Whimsy to Intention
The “Good” Life Model
Being Committed
Research Notes
Notes
Bibliography
Index