Why are you naked?

Short answer: Being naked brings me joy. Longer answer: I really squished most of my artist parts down until I was almost 27. I finished (what I vowed would be) my last-ever producing job, shaved my head, and bought a one-way ticket to South America, hoping to figure out what it would look like to overhaul my life into one I actually enjoyed living. It was on this literal and figurative journey that I started doing nude self-portraits – I actually can’t find any nude selfies of me pre-27. For two years, they were just for me; a project of self-love. I have since discovered: people care about hair a lot, a lot a lot, and will talk to me about my hair at great length no matter how short of long it is. In 2018, my good friend Kira declared that 80-year-old her was going to think 30-year-old-her is bangin’ just as I was approaching my 29th birthday, and I realized: I LOVE MY NUDES. It was time to share them.

Do you imagine the entire world as a backdrop for nude shoots?

If only there weren't people around who would be offended? Yes oh yes, yes, yes.

Are you an exhibitionist?

Nope. I'm too consent-oriented, and the thought of accidetnally forcing anyone to witness anything they didn't choose is the opposite of a turn-on for me.

Are you a nudist/naturist?

Opportunistically, sure, culturally, I don't know enough about either movement to say. I don't go out of my way to find nude-only spaces, but I do hope to visit more of them someday, it's just not my top priority (like, I'd rather make a movie than vacation on a nude beach somewhere, though if I could combine the two, that would be ideal). I just like being naked when it's comfy & allowed, and I think taking naked photos in places people don't normally find naked people is funny.

You're publicly nude...so are you a sex worker?

No, nudity ≠ sex work by default, though the fact that so many complete strangers operate with this mistaken assumption is, I would argue, all the more reason we need to understand nudity outside of sexual contexts. Just to be very very clear: I don't do porn. I don't cam. You cannot pay me to touch you in any way, shape or form. I DO, however, offer creative (sexual) consults, erotic fantasy writing, and nude or erotic photo shoots. Scroll up for details. If you've accidentally attempted to treat me like a free sex worker already, feel free to apologize via venmo/cashapp: @wyohlee / $wyohlee And duh, sex work should totall be legal, and one of my life goals is to replace "sex worker" with "sexual artist" a la Robert. A Heinlein.

Why do you wiggle every day?

The short answer:

• It's a literal body-positive movement that I find incredibly delightful and silly, especially in contrast to my sexier nudes
• It's a personal challenge for me to practice showing up publicly every day (live-streaming is actually *not* remotely comfy for me)
• It's my every day committment to my wiggle movie, which is 4 projects deep on my backburner, but will arrive in time
• Even on days that feel terrible, when I am exhausted, I can't help but smile

What do you mean, you "wiggle every day?"

I mean, I have been wiggling every day since my 30th birthday.

Where do I find the FAQs from your photography site?!

Right here: https://www.schneider-photography.com/headshottips I'm still in the process of transferring everything over to a single place, but got so many requests for bookings in September I decided to launch my bookings here a little early.