Revisiting Sean

Sticking with the theme of my last post, I am revisiting old shoots and editing new photos with fresh eyes. Today I am sharing a series of shots with Sean. These were taken almost two years ago, but feels like yesterday. It's crazy how time flies.

Throwback Shoot with Alex

Because of working on my coffee table photography book I have been going through my archives everyday looking for forgotten gems. In doing so, I've come across shoots and memories that I had completely forgot about.

These photos are from an afternoon just hanging out with Alex...way back in 2013. Looking through them reminded me of how simple my life was then. At the time, I was a college student and the only job I had was part time at Starbucks. I had my own little apartment and very little bills. I could spend most of time doing whatever I wanted, no pressure and no worries in the world.

I hung out with Alex a lot and I miss those days of doing absolutely nothing but never being bored. There were 3-5 shots from this afternoon that I had edited and shared, but the rest were totally forgotten about. Looking back, I probably discredited them because I am pretty sure we were super stoned at the time we took these photos. Anyways, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Friday Portrait Round Up

I'm sharing a collection of portraits on Fridays. These were taken throughout the years and most have never been shared. Enjoy!

Montana / Outtakes

I love looking back through files from older shoots. Coming back to them with fresh eyes always lets me notice details or looks I hadn't before. Plus, I love getting to shoot with Montana. He's one of those guys who really doesn't take a bad photo. So here are a few photos that never made it to editing board before. Enjoy!

Cody / Portrait Session

I love it when the rare occasion rises that I get to shoot people from out of town. Cody and I have the Springfield connection, but he's a busy guy touring with production companies across the country. This was our first time shooting together and our first time actually hanging out together. It was fun getting to know him better and I love how the photos turned out!

Birthday Boy

It's not anyone's birthday, but we had a damn cake. There's not much to say about this series except that icing is really sticky and if you put your dick in a cake, your junk will smell delicious. I guess I'll say that I wanted the photos to have a filmy / polaroid vibe, kind of like a perverted version of pictures from your childhood birthdays.

Chad / Baby Don't Hurt Me

Let me be the first to admit that I am a pretty vanilla person in bed. No reason besides that I haven't experimented much - I'm not opposed to it, but it seems to me that many people are. This got me thinking about my queen, Madonna, and her Erotica album. Released in 1992, Erotica is still one of the most controversial albums ever made. The album doesn't just ooze sexuality and bring sexual taboos to the mainstream, but it makes the listener its fucking sub. At the time the world wasn't ready for such a sexually charged work of art, and the fact that Madonna was a woman didn't help either. Yes, women's sexual liberation was well underway before Madonna, but it was a first example of a mainstream artist demanding you to shut up and open wide.

Fast forward to 2020 and we're still a sexually stunted society. Some people would see these images and cry "pornography" - not something I'm a stranger to hearing. But I could not disagree more. People scare easily, and they've been raised to be ashamed of their bodies and sexuality. I'd like this series to help normalize those things...if you want to be cuffed to a damn bed and whipped like a pig, I hope that you are brave enough to ask for what you want instead of judging others for getting it.

"If you're afraid, we'll rise above. I only hurt the ones I love."