Saturday, January 1, 2011

Great Men and Places: Our biggest effort to date!~

Until beach days are upon us again,
the lens focuses now on a sort of
tutorial of men and places
also worth seeing~

Classic Close-Up Studies



 


Solitary Models, Outdoors and Studio



Lithe, youthful beauty in perfect pose

Winsome pose with inviting gesture



Perfect prop and pose



Youth in contrast lighting



Direct lightlight lighting, with subdued overall color



Surreal pose, above, model practically coming off sofa


Inviting, nearly ithphallic youth, and contrasting neon
color of wall backdrop
 Diffused daylight through two windows, plus fairly
mild colors provide good environ for youthful model



Another beautiful youth, in contrast low-key lighting




Judicious use of a single prop




Muscular vignette, centering on upper torso



Gauze prop for subtle effect of very fit man




The meditative and esoteric



Pensive solos, with different models articulating
identical metaphore


Meditative mood, au natural


More: Photo septet of eager young model





Largely symbolic pairing of men as fitness icons...


...Becoming more intimate...


...To the focus on paired lovers...



...To a cocky sextet enjoying the time together



Student indoors, adjusting to seasonal change



Definitely warmer fabrics suggest the season


Continuing use of earthtones and reds



Earthtones with hint of last seasonal green at window




Warm red backdrops with lithe young models



Cabin fever never far away



Relaxed and warmed



Arousing books written, and waiting to be written



Trios and groups--- interaction compells attention;
Here, emphasized is the well-known (and
probably factual!) stereotype of endowed blacks



Two more members of that enviable endowment milieu!



Endowment emphasis, with weights


Boldly revealing his endowments



Feet and Phallus


Airing it out during summer's heat


Strength (and pleasure) in numbers


Chipper and rising to the occasion in the morning



Eye-compelling "under cover" man!-
Visual vestigage of modesty, but
Undeniably ithyphallic



Covering,--- and ready to uncover!



The real Fruit of the Loom!



 Practical and abstract use of fall colors


A single prop element highlighting beauty

Take otherwise mundane objects outdoors,
and perfect emphasis is established for model






From gardener's break, left, to soulful exploration, right



Above, model blends perfectly with Nature, yet dominates



Semi-hazy day, above, partly subdued with polarizer filter,
and color-reduced editing for rather surreal atmosphere



Raw, verdant Nature can be ideal;
Rectangular recline, above, and
Full length portrait, below


 Just the right time and light, and the man is centered
perfectly in primaeval Nature

Somewhat larger setting, with huge felled tree as center prop


Indoors, focused totally on main subject



 Closed corner with light backdrop and subtle lighting
centers man perfectly


Left, allowing space to compete with model;
Right, slightly abstract angle and pose



Almost direct overhead shot, face emphasised



Superb trio showing skillful use of
specular lighting for contrast




Superb example of low-key,
high-contrast lighting.
Model above actually held the primary lamp



 

Delightful depiction of lithe youth,
with high-contrast, balanced lighting



Startling urban nighttime jaunt, with street lamp
lighting from left, and heavy shadow behind



Classic pair above, color with contrasting shadow

Fine trio depicting use of contrast lighting




This black quartet illustrates well highlighting flesh areas




Just the right angular lighting to center on the basic man


 Generic, essentially faceless poses,
left, direct but without additional texture,
right, with semi-reflection from misted mirror




Youthful vitality commands center of everyday kitchen

Again, youthful beauty takes center stage


Excellent mature--and fit-- manhood, highlighted centered
in his living room



Careful use of seemingly discordant, contrast colors
help, rather than obscure, this affable nude fellow




Simple props, including small background mirror,
round out this vignette of slim young manhood


Somewhat jazzy theme, suiting model's ideas



Another good example of available interior props




Classic physique studies, accented with
the use of warm red




Another example of warm red backdrop,
high contrast, but added realism due to color




Interesting use of surreal, warm color





Windows are still an ideal prop, especially with daylight



Window daylight highlights any model well



Sunrise at window, with young man's
refreshed vitality in show


Exquisitely subtle, yet suggestive, window light though sheers



Great manly interaction with window backdrop



Cityscape window as backdrop,
pronounced manhood in the fore



Urban backdrop, vital youth in foreground



Less typical pose, left,
and pensive daydreamer, right



Perfect slice-of-life moment,
elegant and suggestive


Cropping to allow more of the room, along with
the window, plus added erection focus


Darkened inside, with only tilted blinds,
yielding definite contrast---and definite virility



Somewhat more of the overall room


Compelling muscular nude making his inviting force of presence felt in the seemingly static setting of a work-a-day office building



Subject above in a perfect window niche
of specular light and shadow detail


Full daylight from two sides, plus very alive youth
amid inanimate setting



Slightly voyeuristic vantage of young guitarist resting



Autumn man and rainy day at window



Stunning contrast and shadow detail in urban sunset;
warm colors and diagonal camera position

The cloak of night in the city park provides just
the right subtlety for this black youth innured to nakedness


Simple indoor settings can be perfect
for a man's basic shape and form



Contrasty lighting without strong background shadow,
along with allowance for flare on left shoulder help to
pronounce this vignette on black manhood




Above, just the right highlighting, mainly left leg



Great interaction candid indoors




Balcony setting, youthful self-pleasure



From simple pose, left, to slightly more artful, right



Just simple studio back colors, above;
smiling lad, left; ithyphallic youth stripping, right



The mirror, granted, tends to be used Narcissusistically;
different camera angles can connote varying moods




Suble pattern of light play on wall, left;
perfectly diffused light, right



Plain seats and stools allow ideal expression of
a man's singular anatomy



Crude, outdoor and other settings can really
give focus to a man's beauty



Again, lifeless setting, vital man



Another compelling model, harsh outdoor setting,
with inclusion of special effect, suggesting even
flow and continuity to counterbalance the hard backdrop




Another example of crude outdoor settings
yielding totally to the man;
left, close-up in factory shop;
right, balancing on scaffold



Sunshine in doorway highlighting exquisite muscleman


Bold, raunchy moment for urbanite, above, with
iconic leather jacket in tow


Charming casual on sun deck



Hallway pose, with color holding up to shadow detail




Practically obligitory nude gardener, above...


...Plus the nude groundsman, with his western boots



 

The oceanscape's eternal outdoor appeal,
augmented here with toning down of color





In this trio, man in solitary commune with the ocean
offers its own atmosphere






Superb beach solo, communing with the primordial ocean




 Casual outdoor setting for showing the persuasive
pride in models at one with their maleness




Forest primaeval theme, with aspiring physique artist
edging up a felled ancient tree



 Classic monochrome studies

Added vital interaction between models,
always a plus



Mid-air capture shot, with superb contrast lighting



Again, model takes center of attention



With the right blend of light and shadow, even an acrylic
table takes on new meaning---with the manly centerpiece



Above, almost harkening back to Ektalure days toner with  1:50
 Polytoner!


 Eternally popular bedroom physique casuals




More head-on vantage, artful pose, and darkened rear



Laptop provides tantalizing smidge of modesty




Virile emphasis in two venues; bedroom mirror used by
proud youth, and endowed locker room jock casual






Choices abound for settings for muscules;
Whether a kitchen chair, left, or a plain panel wall, right


Left, interesting angling and contrast;
right, again, vital man dominates stagnant room



More contrast lighting highlighting another classical
physique study set



Riparian relaxation for a physique artist



Acutely linear crop for stretching athlete




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