u/NoMedicine5757

Hey! I am getting a full sleeve tattoo next week, two day session. I was invited to a pole picknick with a photoshoot from someone from open Pole. I am so excited about the invitation! The picknick and shoot are 8 days after my tattoo session. I will definitely join for the vibes, but I would love to be a part of the shooting session too. I have never done a shooting and am at a point in my pole Journey where I just learned so many cool things that I would love to capture. It’s „only“ a 20 minute shoot for a cheap price, but I think everyone will play around with the pole outside of the shooting too.

Do you think I can take part, or should I sit this one out? Can you think of any no-arms-tricks (low intermediate) or is it just a bad idea all around?

Tricks I love right now are archer (I enter from OLH or climb -> jasmine), stargazer to ballerina (or ballerina from the ground), maybe a handstand?

My tattoo will be a fineline/ dotwork mix and is a scar cover up, so my skin could be more sensitive than healthy skin.

Anyway enjoy your day!

I see so many fankicks in beginner videos, but that move is hard af! Please tell me you are struggling too!

I can invert with bend legs and no jumping, but am not even close to straightening my legs in a fan kick. My legs also don’t go higher than my hips, and even then they are bent! And I don’t know any beginners who can raise their legs straight to shoulder height.

Am I doing so wrong or is it just really hard?

Hey!

Trigger warning scars/ sh

I have a lot of old scars on my arm and other parts of my body. I have been hiding them by wearing long sleeves for the last 8+ years. Pole was one of the first places where I decided to show them, and it has given me such a confidence boost. I occasionally wear short sleeves now, but not often in my daily life. I have decided to get a cover up tattoo end of march. I am half excited and half super scared.

I realized that I would like to learn how to embrace my scars and love my body even with them, before covering them up. I don’t have much time left tho 😅

I have never felt like I am attractive in a sensual or sexy way, but feel like I would like to feel that way once. I was thinking about having a pole photoshoot with my scars as a memory and a way to close that chapter. Or just a „normal“ sensual photoshoot. I couldn’t find any pole photographers in my area with open shootings (southwest Germany). I also don’t know if I can afford them.

I can’t think of any friend whom I could ask to do this together, and I don’t know how to go about doing this alone. I could ask to rent the studio and use a tripod? But I dont think that the pictures will turn out well.

Do you have any ideas? I don’t know if I was able to express what I want 😅