Ev Dylan Shoots Sedani

The Photographer: Ev Dylan
I discovered the beautiful work of Ev Dylan earlier this year when I was profiling model DW Chase. (see that post HERE:) Ev has worked closely with DW and another favorite model of mine, Mason OSullivan. Their work together is exceptional.

On Ev's website fotoicono, DW says about Ev:

'Being comfortable and trusting a photographer are the most important elements when a model chooses to work with someone. Working with Ev Dylan in some ways is like hanging out with a friend, except the purpose of this time spent together is to collaborate on something artistic. Ev Dylan respects the model he is working with as much as he respects his talent and his time spent on each project. His willingness to allow the model as much artistic collaboration as they need not only makes the model feel more like an partner in the creation but it provides the model with the ability to step up and bring their own ideas to the plate. Full of direction and insight into poses, lighting and wardrobe, you will find Ev Dylan photos in model portfolios all over the world. Often Ev Dylan’s work provides models get starting out a giant shortcut to a more professional and interesting portfolio.'



The respect DW talks about is visibility evident in Ev's work. There is a 'quiet beauty' in all of his shots, my favorites being his exterior shoots. For some reason 'summer' is present in much of Ev's work with his use natural light, dark does not seem an option!

Ev is currently working on a book 'Lust' for release next year. Ev will be shooting shots for 'Lust' over the coming months to add additional work to that he has already selected. Be sure to check out more of Ev Dylan's stunning images at fotoicono HERE:





The Model: Sedani
SD or Sedani as he credits himself on model mayhem has such a beautiful face. When checking out Ev's portfolio the last shot below of Sedani standing in the doorway with the light from the window behind streaming through took my breath away. 21 year old Sedani hails from Texas and says on his MM Page 'I am interested in what this industry has to offer and I'm determined to learn/do what ever is necessary to make it happen.'

With his great face, those eyes and those lips, I am sure we will be seeing much more of SD.

Below: Sedani by Ev Dylan for Emporio Armani.


Sedani
Stats:
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 155 lbs
Waist: 30
Shoe: 12
Hair color: Brown
Hair length: Short
Eye color: Hazel
Skin color: White
Experience: Some Experience

Mason O'Sullivan by Ev Dylan

I have posted before on my love of the work of Ev Dylan. Please check out those posts and learn more about Ev HERE:

Ev is currently working on 'Lust', his book due for release next year. Ev will be shooting for 'Lust' over the summer and early fall . Be sure to check out more of Ev Dylan's stunning images, and see if you might be right for 'Lust' by heading to Ev's site, fotoicono HERE:

When speaking to Ev about another post I was very pleased when he mentioned Mason O'Sullivan. I have featured Mason on FH in the past and was looking to get to know about a bit more about the man behind the beautiful face.



Some people call him Mase, or Sully, and others just Mason. Mason grew up in Chesapeake, a town near Virginia Beach, and lived there until he went off to college.

"I started acting before I even knew what it was; my mom use to tell me I would push my brother out of the way in home videos to be in front of the camera. My first gig was as part of the Mice Ensemble in a musical production of Cinderella, and ever since I've been hooked. I've been in numerous stage productions and have been working in independent films, etc to build up my reel in hopes of getting an agent."

Mason started modeling about two years ago when he was found at a model search in his hometown.

"I liked how it incorporated acting, letting you take on various characters and emotions with a clean slate each time; after all a camera can't talk back, doesn't have ears and only sees what you give it. Ever since then I've had the pleasure of working with some amazing photographers and teams of people, and look forward to what the future holds."



Mason O'Sullivan
Stats:
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 145 lbs
Chest: 34
Waist: 29
Shoe: 10
Hair color: Brown
Hair length: Short
Eye color: Hazel
Skin color: White

You can check out more of Mason's work at MM HERE:



It has struck me many times when profiling models and photographers how difficult it must be to form trusting relationships with those you work with. Most of us get up and spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week with the same people. We either get to love them, sometimes hate them. One way or another though we get to know them. With a photographer, trust takes on even more significance. With a model, dependability and the ability to deliver are equally important. Each relies heavily on the skill and talent of the other to come out with a product that showcases the best of both artists.

It is always interesting to find models and photographers who have developed that trust. Although it is possible to get creative without complete trust, to truly be free, both in front of and behind the camera it must be a part of the process.



It quickly became evident that Ev and Mason, through their shoots, their work, their creativity have a connection which comes through clearly in their work together. I asked both men the same three questions and here is what they said:

FH: Describe in a few words what a shoot with the other is like?

Ev Dylan:

"A shoot with Mason is a creative skit... He is full of energy and full of emotion, emotion that can be turned from joy to depression like a light switch."

Mason O'Sullivan

"A shoot with Ev is like hanging out with a best friend, you just so happen to be taking pictures"



FH: What shot or concept you have shot together is your favorite?

Ev Dylan:

"The school boys concept with Mason is my favorite."

Mason O'Sullivan:

"I like a lot of the shoots Ev and I have done but one of my favorite concepts is actually one that wasn't even planned. We were doing a shoot in D.C. and Ev was taking some three-quarter shots and just starting shooting randomly while i was laughing and talking. We ended up with a series of head shots that were quirky and fun that were still "Model-esk" but very organic"



FH: What is your favorite part of the others work?

Ev Dylan:

"His energy and love for life... It's like working with your childhood friend you haven't seen in a year. Catching up from one concept to the next."

Mason O'Sullivan:

"My favorite part of Ev's work would have to be what it brings out of you as a Model. He creates an environment that's very natural, not to many of the usual bells and whistles that make you look ten times better than you do so it challenges you to not rely on your looks so much and sell your personality by connecting with the camera."

Thank you to Ev and Mason for sharing your work with FH!

The Work Of Ev Dylan

Above: DW Chase by Ev Dylan

With the exception of Hans Fahrmeyer(Sunday's With Hans) and Marlen Boro (The Gentlemen of Marlen Boro) who have had weekly features, and Chris Teel who has been a regular contributor, I think Ev Dylan's work has appeared on FH more than any other. The reason is simple, I love Ev's work. Once a artist is featured on FH, they are welcome anytime! Every photographer who I choose to feature on FH is chosen because of a different quality that speaks to me in their work. Every time I profile Ev's work I attempt to put into words why I love his work. I am not sure I ever said it very well.

If you check out FH on a regular basis you know some of my favorite shots are subtle. Sexy, erotic and beautiful but subtle. Work that hits you over the head, that is loud, that is uncreative does little for me. Sometimes showing less says so much more. A shot of a naked model is of little interest to me without a creative photographer, and a great photographer needs a creative and talented model. Ev Dylan's work is based in a subtle emotional, respectful and sensual foundation. It's sensibility speaks to me. No matter what the location, who the model is, what the set up is, Ev's eye always captures something worth spending time with.

Today I am looking back on some of the profiles I have done of Ev's work. Beginning with my first post featuring DW Chase and also a brand new feature with model Mark Pett please enjoy the work of Ev Dylan.

To See more of Ev's work check out fotoicono HERE:
Also click here to see ALL of Ev's work featured on FH:

Below: Mark Pett by Ev Dyaln

A Look Back: Ev Dylan on FH

Some of the Models I have profiled from the work of Ev Dylan.

Matthew Carey: Testing Testing: Ev Dylan's Fotoicono: February 2011


Matthew Hartwig by Ev Dylan: October 2010


William H October 2010


Mason O'Sullivan by Ev Dylan: July 2010
Mason In The Black Jacket: July 2010


Ev Dylan Shoots Sedani: June 2010

Matthew Hartwig By Ev Dylan

My last profile of photographer Ev Dylan was last July when I posted about his work with Mason O'Sullivan. Ev is one of my favorite photographers and I always use the words 'quiet beauty' when describing his work. The best way I can put it into words is that Ev's photos slowly ease over and through the veiwer. Ev's work is not meant to hit you over the head or shock you, instead it is meant to become a part of you.



When I posted back in July, Ev was still in the process of completing his book 'Lust'. Ev tells me that he just finished shooting 'Lust' with Matthew Hartwig being the last model he shot for the project.

"Matthew has natural modeling talent and is a total pleasure to work with. I was so happy with the results of our first shoot that I asked him to travel to Texas for a week long shoot to kick off work on my second photo book."
Ev Dylan

Check out more of Ev's work at fotoicono HERE:
More of Ev Dylan on FH

Mark Pett by Ev Dylan

'Mark rocks every shoot... Period.'
-Ev Dylan-



20 year old Mark Pett says that working with Ev Dylan has molded him into the model he is today. Mark started modeling two years ago when he was 18. A friend in Mark's in his high school algebra class suggested he look into modeling. Mark says that initially he laughed her off. In his first semester in college, a friend, was pledging for the same fraternity as Mark had a photo shoot scheduled in Dallas. Mark, and 2 other friends joined him on a weekend road trip to the shoot.

'The photographer stopped during the shoot for a wardrobe change, he looked at me and asked if I wanted to shoot as well. I hesitated because I felt that I was way too skinny compared to the models he normally shot. He told me I should shoot with him or I am gonna go home that night and regret saying no. So I took some shots for him with literally the clothes I had on (jeans, sweater, and flip flops) and I got the results back in a few days and I absolutely loved them! From that moment on I knew I had to do this.'

Mark says that the feeling he gets when in front of the camera is something he can't fully describe. 'It just feels like I'm mighty, confident, and in total control of my destiny.' Mark plans to continue to follow this destiny as far as it takes him and hopes to make his mark in the fashion industry. Ev and Mark have worked together many times and have created many different and incredible looks for Mark's portfolio. Mark says he feels blessed to have connected with Ev, not just because he is an amazing photographer but because Mark says he was lucky enough to have also met an amazing friend in the process.




'Working with Ev is every models dream. I remember when I did my very first underwear shoot and it was with Ev and I was totally nervous out of my mind. All that totally flew out of the window within the first few minutes of working with him. He made me feel in control, comfortable, asked for my input with posing, and it really came through in our work. It just felt so natural and when I looked at our photos that we shot together I could not believe it was me. It was like I was looking at a completely different person.'
-Mark Pett-



'Working with Mark as a new model several years ago was a responsibility I took very seriously. I know how much modeling means to him and at well over 6' tall, Mark has great potential. As with many of my models, I have enjoyed collaborating with Mark so much that we have shot more than a half dozen times, and I consider him now to be a good friend.'
-Ev Dylan-



Mark Pett on ModelMayhem:
Mark Pett Facebook Portfolio and Page:
Mark Pett's Blog:

Testing Testing: Ev Dylan's Fotoicono

Quite simply, Ev Dylan is one of my favorite photographers. To me, a great photo is one that the second you look at it has the ability to change your mood, your current emotion, your thought process. The change may last just a millisecond, a minute, maybe much longer but no matter the length of time, in some small way the photo permanently changes the way you look at the world.

Ev's work consistently does this to me. It is why I love showcasing his work. Every time I spend time at Ev's site, with his work the same thing happens. I mention it every time I write about Ev because the small change it creates in me happens each time and it is quietly powerful. A slow rush of serenity and calmness always following clicking on Ev's site in my favorites folder. I think it is because the ways Ev shoots, his choice of model, his use of light somehow evokes for me that feeling of early morning. The time when the sun is rising, when the world is still, quiet and day is still full of possibilities. Clean, clear and most of all sensual.

If you want to see for yourself, please spend a little time at my previous posts of Dylan's work with: Matthew Hartwig, Mason O'Sullivan HERE & HERE, Sedani, DW Chase, and his book LUST!



Ev just returned from a couple of weeks in Australia. One of his first tasks was to overall his site. Fotoicono has always been a showcase for his work but Ev has done a beautiful of job organizing Fotoicono to be user friendly and he is now showcasing his models with indiviaul portfolios starting with Matthew Hartwig. Head on over and check out the new Fotoicono HERE:



While in Australia, Ev shot model and ballet dancer Matthew Carey.

'Matt was a new model I stumbled across in Perth, Australia. He had an incredible energy about him. While this was just a quick test shoot, we have already begun plans for a much longer and more creative shoot in a few months. Matt, like most dancer/models I have worked with, has a great sense of presence and brings true artistry to a project. He has a fun playfulness to him which made a test shoot quite entertaining. I see amazing work coming from our next collaboration.'



Matthew never considered himself a model or even model material, but when Ev contacted him, he was eager to do a shoot. Matt figured that even if it didn't work out, it still would have been a fun experience.

'When I met Ev, I knew that it would work. His photography was beautiful and at a standard I aspire to be at. He was friendly and easy to get along with but mainly he knew what he wanted and how to get it. I had never done modeling before so I was kind of nervous but Ev made it enjoyable and an easy work environment. I very much look forward to working with him again in the future'

Check out Matthew's newly created ModelMayhem page HERE: