Canyons

The deep crevises of Alan Demond's back create a lyrical sense of movement.

Alan in Red Light

This photograph of Alan Demond is from the same session as the photos I posted last week. However this one was taken with infrared film. IR film picks up the warmth of the human body and makes subjects appear to glow.

Hip-Hop Dance

Still from the same shoot with Alan Demond...
Finding a way to give directions that take the model in a new direction for both of you is one of the most rewarding aspects of this type of photography.
Often you start by asking for one thing and you get something completely different, but it's even more interesting than what you had in mind AND it takes you in a different direction as well.
This shot is an example of that. I asked Alan to try a particular type of posing and noticed that what he was doing was kind of like hip-hop dancing. We worked through dozens of shots like that until I noticed that each pose could be photographed several different ways from several different angles. And if I got really creative I could move in close and slice up his body in many unusual ways. This photo is a perfect example. It's one of my favorites from the whole shoot so far.

Today I had the good fortune to work again with model Alan Demond. Alan and I worked together last summer and the work that we created was some of my best ever.
It's interesting to return to working with someone you have shot before. Sometimes even if the results and the chemistry was terrific the first time, things don't necessarily work so well the next.
Today's shoot was just as productive and creative.

Markus - Lith

This is a studio photograph of model Markus Reinhardt taken several years ago and processed with the "lith effect" described in my earlier posts.

I had the good fortune to work with Markus on three ocassions. This is my favorite photograph from all three sessions.