Crimson is a stunning looking woman as well as strong in her beliefs, and her life. Why this black woman is so underutilized is a mystery to me and hopefully to you as well. I've message Crimson over the years, and it was only when I was putting this profile together that I realized the true depth of her work.
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| Bfreeman Photo |
UdA: You were another late bloomer to the modeling world, tell us a little about your beginning and the different type of photography that you were drawn to.
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| IMAGZEN |
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| Fox Village |
UdA: Knowing you are religious, how does that dove-tail with the nude photography. Were there any barriers you personally had to face and how did the nude work begin.
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| Ron Ceasar |
C: I wouldn't say that I was a religious person. I believe that there is a creator, or higher power that lives in us all, but I wouldn't call that religious. With that being said, the only thing that really inhibited me in the beginning was my own fear due to the lack of knowledge about what art nude modeling was, me being married at the time, and the hang ups I had about my body. The first time I did any type of nude work was an implied nude, or topless shoot covered in jewelry. The first time I did an art nude shoot was with the late photographer Jerry Harke for his book called "Nu Art en Noir et Blanc", a 408 page book of art nudes in black and white. That made 2 firsts for me , as it was the first time my work was published.
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| Joe Crocetta |
UdA: How did/do you handle requests for more explicit poses. Have those requests ease off after all the years you have been in the business?
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| David Segal |
C: I simply say, No. I've been blessed not to have had many of those encounters or requests. Most photographers view my work and through emails or phone calls, they get an idea where my head is when it comes to that sort of thing.
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| Stephen Lowell |
UdA: Personally I think you have a lovely face and figure yet you are underutilized, what do you
figure the reason is?
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| Rebecca Lawrence |
C: My lack of financial resources to travel, my age, and the fact that not too many photographers are interested in shooting African American art nude models,. While at a weekend workshop/retreat of models and photographers, I had a conversation with a photographer who actually told me that "There's no money in African American art nude work. With that being the mindset, not many photographers know how to, nor are they willing to learn how to light darker skinned models." You can imagine the look on my face; however, that statement did shed some light on why I was not hired hardly at all during that event.
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| Garry M Photo |
UdA: Now this may be too personal and feel free not to answer, you have health issues that have plagued you for some time, how has that affected the modeling?
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| Shoot Bare |
C: It has caused me to pace myself more. I no longer pose for art classes because holding poses for a considerable amount of time was becoming painful. On a good day, I would only be able to hold an interesting pose for maybe 10 minutes, which was not fair to the students.
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| Gary M Photo |
UdA: I have a close family member who has lupus and she suffers from a light sensitivity and breaks out in a rash if she is in the sun, how does your lupus manifest itself?
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| David Segal Photo |
C: It varies. It can range anywhere from persistent headaches to joint pain and swelling to Fibromyalgia attacks. The cold weather makes things worse.
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| David Segal Photo |
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| Ken Tisch |
C: I used to in the beginning, but that has since changed as most of them have stopped shooting or have moved on to other genres that I won't do like explicit material.
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| IDG Photo |
UdA: In the grander scheme you are a young woman, where do you see yourself in the next five years.
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| Ron Ceasar |
C: In the next 5 years, I will be 50. With my condition, I have learned to take things one day at a time. Hopefully, by then, things would have picked up a bit. I would just be satisfied with be alive and physically capable of taking care of myself
