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

Until beach days are upon us again,

the lens focuses now on a sort of

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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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