Should this photo be allowed in a yearbook?

It's kind of sad if that's how she sees herself, but i can't think of a plausible objection to it. I was not aware that people submitted photots for yearbooks. In ancient times, we had a photographer come in, and the head shot photos he took were what was used in the yearbook.

Hmmmmmmm.

I think it's a stupid, trashy photo and reflects badly on at her or the photographer, whomever's idea it was (and probably the photographer regardless for going ahead with it).

The rejection thing gives me pause though. My yearbook had all kinds of crazy pictures of people wearing crazy clothes and crazy piercings and crazy hairdos, and I think that's fine. (If extremely dated, why didn't that hair Flock of Seagulls hair look weirder at the time?)

It's hard to draw lines for this stuff and so I'd tend to prefer erring on the side of personal expression. I'd worry about where the rejection rules would go.

But probably a way to do it reasonably.

I do remember being a clueless 17 year old (probably her age when the photos were taken) and just not really seeing the sexual component of what I thought was "pretty" or "fashionable."

I think in a few years she'd really regret that she chose that one.

The yearbook staff said that it was "too provocative".

Digital photography really changed how yearbooks are put together. Pretty much anything goes now and most schools allow students to submit their own photos.

I agree with you. When I was in high school we would NEVER post pictures like this. For the yearbook, you are supposed to pose for " clown class", "most popular", "most intelligent", "most beautiful" so on and so forth and those poses DON'T require for you to pose like if you're shooting a playboy magazine.

In high school I was voted for different categories and one of them was homecoming duchess and I never posed like that!

My ex was editor of his high school yearbook, and also drew the cover for it. Heh, the good brothers did not distribute it for, I think, some weeks. Bet they changed some rules after that. (It had to do with vibes of the time, that's all I'll say.)

Anyway, I understand and think I agree with Soz. If there are going to be rejections, there should be rules in place (rules, code, standard - some word like that), prior to the photography and printing.

It seems that her parents approved the submission of this photo, so there's that aspect of it too.

I don't know how much blame we can place on the photographer because it's hard to be sure of her age. I don't think I would have shot such a photo of a minor but I know there are people who will.

I don't really have a problem with the photo in and of itself but I don't think it's appropriate for a yearbook.

How very anile (old womanish) of you.

Yep, I'm a wrinkled up old prude.

The photographer that agreed to take that photo should probably be registered on a list somewhere.

Yearbook photos for the graduating class should just be head/shoulder shots. All uniform.

Yes, it looks to provocative for a yearbook.

Agreed - not appropriate - not sure what the school's requirements are - but I thought they are supposed to be head shots - portraits basically from the sholders on up. That could be one way to disallow without all the potential crap the school could get.

Also - on an aside - quite honestly what sort of parent would allow their teenage daughter to submit or even pose for such a picture?

Hugh Hefner?

Anyone that was ever on a TV show with 'Housewives' in the title?

yeah - yeah there are those parents.....the list (sadly) goes on and on....

Did she submit her phone number to be posted with the pic?

For a second I thought her top was a black bar added to hide her naked boobies. It's not appropriate for a year book. Maybe for an acting or modeling portfolio, but unless she is running for the title of Class Tramp I would veto it .

I think the young woman thinks she looks hot in the picture.

I think she looks hot in the picture also. Very hot, in fact.

Can't see any reason to exclude the picture just because the subject looks hot, though.

I doubt it is more revealing than the young people see in class every day.

It's sort of a "come-hither" look & pose, isn't it?

As it looks like it was produced professionally it was probably part of her portfolio for an aspiring modeling career, or something like that ... which is fine.
But apart from anything else, I don't think high school year books are an appropriate place for self -promotion. She probably has lots of such shots on her Facebook page which would suit that purpose perfectly well ..

I'm not shocked, horrified, outraged, etc, by the photograph , but I don't really think it was the best choice for her year book image. I'm pretty certain it would not be accepted in any Oz school's end of year magazine (year book).