Sunday, February 15, 2009

You can see more of my work at Modelcoast
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I thoroughly enjoy photo sessions with models. I have a set plan and know about how the session will go. Working with a client who has come in for personal photos gives me a different excitement. A model comes in with the feeling that we will be successful and come out with some great photos. A client comes in first with a little nervousness and apprehension about the process and the outcome. Russell and I first communicated online and then by phone to set up his appointment. He owns his own business, Mystical Rubdowns ( mysticalrubdowns.com), so he wanted photos that he could also use on his website. He had told me during our previous conversation that he wanted to do part of the photo session in a kilt. I set up a background of a hand painted 40's era Italian silk spread and a off white silk couch as the set. Russell put on the kilt and we started making art.
After reclining on the couch in several positions Russel's sexual nature starting coming out. It one of the things I love about doing a private photo sessions for clients. When a person feels comfortable enough to reveal themselves as they really want to it magical. You can see it in their body language, and you can see it in their face. They are in the moment and the photos show it. When I am shooting with a model we are trying for a certain look and unless our minds are in sync we sometimes miss the emotion that makes a photo true. Usually when I am shooting with a private client at some point during the session they become the natural sexual being they are and I no longer need to direct. I just need to capture the magic.

Once we were done with this setting, I wondered, because how good it went, if we could keep the creative energy flowing. After we reset the antique silk back drop with a black background I did not need to wonder any longer, the creative energy was as strong as ever.

Once we were done with the kilt we switched to a black background, my favorite, and a pair of white button up Levis. We were able to use the the jeans in a number of ways. When Russel had the jeans all the way buttoned up the look provide a great bulge. Like a woman's breast. you may can't walk around in public with your dick hanging out, but you can make sure the pants you wear highlights that area. He unbuttoned the pants to show a little bush, took the pants off and use them as a drape for a few implied nude shots, and then held them in his hand for some casual nude shots.