How much vulva and anus need to be visible for a pose to be considered Open Leg?

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How much vulva and anus need to be visible for a pose to be considered Open Leg?

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Open Leg is a popular Posing Level with many of our customers – it’s quite revealing, but it does not “cross the line” into the “crass” Posing Levels. All our customers are different, and segmenting our Solo shoots by Posing level we help cater to as many people as possible.

But when we make an OL shoot, it needs to be really OL!

ABOVE: Customers prefer OL poses where both the anus and vulva are clearly visible. This image shows an excellent OL pose, helping customers imagine inserting their penis into her vagina or anus. 

Ideally, the model’s anus and vulva will be visible in all OL poses… but that limits the range of poses too much, so we accept some OL poses to be vulva-only or anus-only, to allow for some more variety.

ABOVE:  The curves of Renae’s buttocks naturally sit together when she is laid on her tummy like this. Her vulva is quite visible (good), but her anus is hidden. Directing her to push her butt up from the floor to expose her anus would change the casual vibe, an appealing aspect of this image. In this instance it is fine that only the vulva is fully visible. This is OL Posing Level. However, it’s best to shoot this “both ways” (like this, but also butt-up) – that’s part of exploring this pose in depth.
ABOVE: All of Laura’s anus is visible making this an OL pose, even though part of her vulva remains submerged in the water. In this instance, seeing only part of the vulva increases the appeal of the image; it focuses the eye to the anus and highlights that the model is presenting herself to the camera while naked in water. Best to shoot this with her vulva unobscured as well. 

Any time the model’s anus is actually visible, the pose is considered to be OL (at least – it may be EXP or INS depending on what else is happening in the media!). If the vulva is hidden and the anus is only implied (for example, hidden in shadow), the pose does not meet the requirements for OL.

ABOVE: While this bending forwards position has the potential to be OL, hard shadows are obscuring details of the anus and vulva, meaning this does not meet the requirements for an OL pose at all! A reflector or a better lighting set up (larger source) would have resolved this.

Seeing more of the model’s vulva is always preferred, so directing the model to do some specific things will improve the visibility. Consider directing the model to;

  • Have her legs wide apart
  • Push her bum up / vulva out
  • Have knees apart
ABOVE: Manon is pulling her legs as wide apart as she can, exposing maximum anus and vulva (great – the best type of OL pose, both vulva and anus is clearly visible).
ABOVE: Look at the dip in Eve’s back – she is arching her back and pushing her buttocks up and out (note how she is also pushing away from the bed). All of  these actions help to part the buttocks and present the the vulva and anus up and out. Great direction from the SP! (Eve is also a seasoned porn model so she knows the drill here – but some porn tropes are good!).
ABOVE: Holly has pushed her knees far apart, helping to open up her pubic area for maximum exposure. With camera lower down and near her feet, he anus would likely be visible. 
ABOVE: Whenever model body parts are referred to on a shoot, it should be done using anatomically correct names (models often report they like that we do this). However, be guided by your relationship with the model, and use terms she is comfortable with. 

It’s not necessary or expected to see the model’s clitoris in the Open Leg Posing Level. It may be visible depending on her level of arousal, her anatomy, the pose, and the amount of pubic hair, and it’s certainly good to capture if it makes an appearance, but it is not required or expected. It’s never appropriate to ask a model to expose it in an OL shoot (but in an EXP shoot, it is appropriate to ask the model to expose her clitoris off-camera, then shoot it as an OL shot!).

It is not required to see the model’s labia minora in an OL pose. It’s likely it will be visible, but this will depend on her anatomy, flexibility and arousal state.

A model’s labia majora will always be visible for OL poses (unless this is an anus-only capture, which is acceptable).

ABOVE: The model’s legs are unquestionably pushed wide apart and the camera is aimed directly towards the models vulva, meaning this is an OL Posing Level image. However the models labia majora remain closed, customers can not see any OL details. Such poses still contribute towards the OL Posing Level but should be the minority of OL content – never the majority. OL poses where a model’s open legs do not cause her labia to also open, do not satisfy what customers want.
ABOVE: In this second pose from the same shoot, the model’s body positioning has caused the labia majora to open, meaning customers can see all the OL details of the models vulva that they desire (great)! Poses that cause the labia majora to open up fully (without any touching) in order to expose vulva details should make up the majority of OL Posing Level content. While this image is better OL content than the first image, better still would be if details of the models anus were also visible. That should be the case whenever physically possible to achieve.
ABOVE: This third OL pose meets all the requirements of OL. The model’s legs are confidently wide apart, the vulva and anus are visible and full details of those areas are exposed to customers. This should be true in the majority of all OL Posing Level content within a Solo shoot.
ABOVE: While the hang of the model’s breasts are shown very well in this image, (the excellent lighting totally excuses the flash stand in frame!), the model’s thigh and buttock are obscuring the details of the vulva and anus – this is an NDE pose when it should be an OL pose. The camera needed to move to the the right and the model needed to be directed to twist her hips to camera.

A shot where the model’s body, leg or clothing or camera angle obscure most of the vulva (for example, capturing an image with the camera between the model’s breasts for a “model’s-eye-view”) do not meet the requirements for OL (but, they are definitely interesting and should be shot!). the sequence of Angie, above, shows this.

Similarly, a model being in an OL pose, but shot from the side so her vulva and anus are not visible, at all does not count towards OL. OL is based on what the customer can see (not from what is inferred or implied).

Each OL pose the model gets into should be captured from a range of angles, close-ness-es, with minor pose changes. Always consider how clothes or props could be incorporated. Consider how set-pieces can help expose the model (stretching body parts open, for example, or allow the camera to be positioned below the model for a unique perspective). As always, consider what limits can be tested.