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Behind the scenes snap shots of some goings on
while working with me.
If we are not having fun, something is
wrong.
Denise with a couple of our images of her at a show in, Vermont? (Can't remember)
Nadine content after a mid-day nap.
When models and I are not in a motel, that thing in the background is our home.
It's Raining, Again... in Utah. Blue River Dream & Sarah 219
Sarah in the pink Crocs is the beautiful lady who adorns my home page
Ayn
"Can you take the shot amid distraction?" Think I did pretty good considering what she had hold of.
Sheba mixes bath and pleasure.
Minneapolis warehouse show
Brooke mimicking Brooke
This is what you find when you fall asleep and leave your camera where the model can get her hands on it.
Photo by Rebecca (I assume)
Discussing artistic differences for a shot somewhere in Indiana. It was her set so I should have butted out, but I felt like I needed to express my opinion.
Nadine
Studio Break
(bartender)
It was on her bucket list to model nude.
We had a wonderful evening with lots of conversation, photos, and a newly developed friendship.
Strip away all material items and you are left with raw humanity, and there is no better bonding agent.
Fall clean up
Just farting around in my yard with a couple of ladies who were staying with me for a few days.
Die Another Day
For those "Church Ladies" that think photographing the human form is evil and dirty. Taken during the Covid lockdown.
I photograph these eagles for 91 days straight. Turned me into a god damn wildlife photographer for 3 months. If you really care to see more of this eagle family, click this image.
Models Mingling at a Show
Kelsey & Ayn
Her butt looks better than mine.
But it is 40 years younger...
Outing w/ Nadine Near Tucson, Arizona
She is also the photographer in charge on this set. I'm just a prop.
Erin likes film
Erin graces the cover page on my STUDIO portfolio. Erin is also an accomplished violinist.
Denise feeling guilty about hounding me for a motel room for the night. I didn't tell her, but that bed and shower did feel pretty wonderful after a few days in a tent.
But letting her feel guilty was better.
Some model / photographers like to use my studio.
She is shooting with my then Nikon F5 & 80-200 f 2.8, for those "got to know" people. That was before digital cameras became good enough for me to accept them as a reasonable means of recording images. I believe that was the last, new film camera I bought.
Time out for a ride on the lake.
Sarah Jean - Biochemist
S.J. and I have road tripped around the country several times. I began working with her about 25 years ago. Now she lives in L.A., unfortunately. When we first started out working together, she was just a kid that carried around a stuffed alpaca toy. Now she is 40+ years old.
Sometimes you lose your model over the waterfall.
Pretty good shot from the hip, if I do say so myself. Well... It wasn't like I was going to be able to catch her. She lived.
Laura
Hannah is cute as a bug's ear, and one of the best companions to be on a road trip with because she is as goofy as I am. And, she is up for anything.
One of the reasons I don't like cell phones.
People want you to look at their pictures.
This was a while back. Don't take multiple models out anymore. Just a waste of time for me. Too many people to get serious work done.
Frustrated
Hocking Hills, Ohio
Some days things just don't go right.
Abigail raiding my garden, and crushing my beans.
Do what you want on break.
Brooke likes to throw pots.
This is the wife's half of the studio.
Morning Bath in the Boundary Waters
All the running water you could ever want.
"You want me to do what?"
If their husbands asked them to take off their clothes and go out and lay on the ice, they would tell their husbands to go fuck themselves.
There are times when you don't see what others might see when photographing a scene. This was one of those times. I had no idea until I was going through the images a few days later. The model never picked up on it either. Just looked like a big rock to us.
Sometimes getting there is not graceful, especially in your 60s.
Jewel
Hannah, & Me
All work and no play make for dull people who miss out on the joys of life.
Hannah got on that log and did her Dirty Dancing gig while singing, Hey Baby. I was impressed, not only with her singing, but her dirty dancing moves right out of the movie.
This is what happens when you do fall through the ice. Katy T
We didn't know it at this point in time, but she also had a fractured leg.
Katy is from Arizona and had several photographers lined up to work with after me. This incident put an end to all of those.
I was not responsible for this however. Not entirely. Maybe a little bit.
Norman Rockwell ?
Just caught Erin trying to think of a pose for a shot. I like it better than the pose she came up with.
Jolene is different. Nice, but different.
Originally Jolene came to me for a photo to give her boyfriend. The boyfriend came and went out of her life, but she kept coming back to model.
You can tell when Hannah is done for the day. She also displays the same face if there is a lot of seagull poop on the rock, so you have to interpret her meaning.
One of the more talented women I have worked with is this little lady. And I mean little. We stopped at Walmart and bought those pajamas for her to wear between shots, being the dead of winter. They are for an 8-year-old, and you could have easily stuffed two of her into them. Nia is her name, and she can be found throughout my portfolios, and one of the better photographers I have known. She is better at studio photography than I am.
Erin headed out for a swim during a mid-day break in the Boundary Waters.
"I'm going to slap that thing if it doesn't settle down."
Inelegance of being human.
Interval timer shot during an erotic set with Jenny.
Hey, I'm human too. And, I am not dead yet.
"Really! You have the entire river, and you have to fish right there?"
Abigail
Looking a bit disheveled in the morning. We had a hard day before and it was showing.
The models are always picking up my camera. I don't mind, and I find some strange images when I get home.
Photo by Sarah J. (ER nurse)
Beth tripped over a tent rope on a, middle of the night pee run and she did a face plant in the dirt. Alcohol was a contributing factor.
"That looks f__king cold."
Sarah J. - ER nurse
Lake Superior at about 40 degrees. She did get in, eventually.
Really liked working with her until she got these giant wings tattooed on her back. Still like hanging out with her though. Super great lady.
Defiant Denise
"I'm going to take a shower while you get dressed for dinner", I said. I came out of the bathroom to find this. Out like a light!
Sarah Jean, somewhere in the southwest. May have been Phoenix.
Kristin
Studio session pee break.
Nice outfit!
No bathroom in my studio so she had to go over to the house. She is on her way back in this image.
Sometimes people show up.
(Badlands, South Dakota)
Most people we encounter pay little attention. Once you are away from the parking lots you lose the "Church Ladies", and the outdoor/hiking type of people are just as willing to go skinny dipping in a river to cool off as we are.
Break time with Hannah
Forgot to turn off the interval timer which resulted in about 40 images that all looked like this. Slight variations with feet positions, but pretty much all the same.
Ayn found my remote.
And, Dani.
Break during a studio set in Ohio.
This was Dani's first photo shoot, and the first time I had met her. Seemed like a very nice lady with an infectious smile.
Dave's Rule: You can't wear clothes in his canoe.
Rules are rules.
Crashed before she got to sip her wine. Smack in the middle of the bed.
One of the eight Sarahs I have worked with, and one of the better people in this world.
As you have probably guessed by now, my home is a clothing optional compound.
(My muse of 20 years and best friend, Abigail)
Taking a break during an erotic set with Andria. I'm clenching the remote trigger, which is why this image exists, by accident.
Everybody likes my shower
e-String
Fancy base camp, with Rose and Blue River Dream
I (me) managed to shear the lower unit off one of the two motors on this rig on a submerged rock that was clearly marked with a sign that said, "ROCKS".
Don't make fun of the dishwasher.
Cheryl in my kitchen.
You don't get out of chores when staying with me.
Plotting ideas with Jesse.
Shooting a carbon fiber 4X5 sheet film camera with this set. Probably a 90 or 120mm Schneider lens, judging by where it is pointed. Ah, the good old days of 45 pound camera packs. Don't miss it one damn bit.
"There is a bicycle in here!"
Emotions running amuck with Abigail. Not uncommon when you are putting that much energy into a shoot. Been on the other end myself a few times.
Sarah 219 dressed for dinner at base camp.
Hannah enjoying the foam pool. This is an old lava flow, that's why the rock looks like it does. With a light rain the river will rise another 8 feet and all of this will be under a torrent, which makes those round holes.
Denise finally wakes up, sort of.
As much as I would like them to be up at the crack of dawn, I often give in and let them sleep longer, knowing they had a hard day the day before. Adventures can't be all work.
Demonstrating what I wanted.
What I got.
To be fair, she did come up with some amazing poses on that vine, just not what I originally had in mind. Her's were better, and a lot more graceful.
But pretty good for a 70 year old man. No hands!
Sometimes you lose your footing and get swept down river.
Small Gallery show in Chicago with Ayn & Kelsey.
Lady behind the couch is the gallery owner.
A few days modeling for Dave has taken its toll.
Time to take this one home.
When a critter swims up your crotch.
That is a roaring laugh, not a scream.
Natanya
Passing hiker offers a boost up.
Abigail
Someone is excited.
"I know it was a hard climb, but you are going to get balsam pitch in your butt crack, and I am going to spend a good portion of the evening trying to get it out."
Which I did.
After four days in a tent she said she needed a shower, so I brought her here. She expected nothing less from me.
WTF was I thinking! I have trouble with two models at once. Of course, nothing good came from this outing except a lot of people having a fun time naked in nature.
My 71 year old, and how not to get down out of a tree. I had to grab hold of her and lower her to the ground because she was going to land on a log if she let go.
Limbering up before we get things underway.
It was too good to pass up taking a quick snap shot for the records.
Due East
Who needs GPS
Sarah Jean was taking a cat nap on a blanket in the desert while we waited for the proper light to arrive. I saw this and had to grab a shot.
"And this is supposed to keep me from being bitten by snakes, you say..."
Stayed on for about five minutes, but she did put it back on that evening for me.
Okay, I guess I will have to share one last behind the scenes image with you. I was testing this material hung from the studio ceiling for an upcoming shoot (See, Night Flight in studio). I didn't want the model falling onto the concrete floor and getting blood all over. While I was up there, I decided to do a little posing myself. In doing so I managed to get one of my ankles wrapped up in the fabric and couldn't get it out. I was thinking how silly it was going to look to whoever found my body, naked, hanging from one foot, upside down by baby blue fabric. About the time my arms were giving out and I thought I was done for, someone walked into the studio. Standing on top of the modeling table they were able to unwrap my ankle. Of course, the camera managed to record the ugly scene for posterity.
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