Streets Of Atlanta: Vernon by takeurpicture

When I first featured Louis Grosemont's work last year, I commented on his natural ability to capture raw masculinity. Although masculinity should be central to images featuring the male form, it often seems masked or covered and frequently photoshopped away. Sometimes it is so buried, it can be almost impossible to see. This is not the case with Louis. The Atlanta photographer has the ability to zoom directly to the core of a models inner testosterone, ejecting it to the surface.

Although Louis, from takeurpicture photography, did not initially plan on shooting incredible men, after teaching a course in photography it quickly became his passion. His philosophy is simple, take a models best features and accent them both visually and artistically and take photos that he himself would want to see. This is similar to my philosophy with FH. Life is too short to spend time writing about, and featuring work that I am not passionate about. There is something about the strength and virility captured within Louis's work that always stimulates me some way. There are many photographers shooting fitness and body building models who miss the key ingredient that Louis is always able to so beautifully spotlight. This philosphy absolutely applies to these images of Vernon.

Photographer and model did not find each other the way Louis usually connects with the models he shoots. For the past year or so, a photographer from Model Mayhem has been supporting Louis's work by recommending to certain models to contact him. The other photographer scouts men on the streets of Atlanta, asking if they have any interest in modeling. He next takes a few images, then sends them on to Louis to see if he has any interest in shooting them. Vernon was one of those men whose modeling began by just walking down one of those Atlanta streets.

'Vernon is 28 years old from Atlanta and stands at 6’3” and as you can see, was born to be in front of the camera. He made the job of shooting him so easy. Besides his easy on the eye look, he is a true gentlemen and very relaxed and natural in front of the camera. I look forward in working with him again soon.'