Josh / NYC Boys Never Have A Bored Day

Josh lives in the city now, so I don't see him often, but we do try to squeeze in some shots every time he is back home. Unfortunately this last time I was really struggling with lighting. It was a dark evening with a really odd orange haze that made the street lamps outside my windows cast a pink light throughout the apartment. It sounds kind of cool, but it was not a very good for photos. I am still learning how to adapt to different lighting situations and get more comfortable with balancing the settings on my camera...I basically considered this shoot a fail. But through the passing months I have revisited the photos and they have grown on me a bit. I mean, Josh looks amazing (how could he not?) and I'm just going to accept that this isn't the best of my skills. I still wanted to share because I think they have a moody and almost vintage appeal to them, and if you don't like that...just focus on Josh's body :)

Ben / At Home With

I received an insta message from someone a long time ago asking me how I liked living in Springfield. This person was being relocated here for work but wanted another gay man's perception of the area. Fast forward a few months and I run into my new neighbor in the hall of our building and he introduces himself as Ben, the guy who had messaged me! He had no idea he had moved into the same building! It's a small world, but even smaller here in the midwest. We've become friends in real life and I finally got to see inside his loft. I loved all of his plants so much, we did a photoshoot there. This actually started a series of shoots that I've been doing of people in their own spaces and I love how they are turning out. I will be sharing the other shoots too and hope to continue the series. For now, here's Ben in his cool urban forest that he's created here in downtown.

Matt / The Cowboy Way

Since this was my third time shooting with Matt, we decided to do a little roleplaying, and who doesn't love a man in a cowboy hat? Really though? This time around Matt wanted to step up the sex appeal and I of course obliged. There was no set up or plan with this shoot beyond a cowboy hat but I really like how they turned out.