'Of all of the features that make for beautify in both men and women, nothing speaks like the eyes; and Kyle’s eyes are beyond description. Lost in them. Windows to the soul. Deep dark pools that seduce and compel.'
Given my passion for windows within art, it shouldn't come as a surprise that I instantly fell in love with these shots from Richard Rothstein's newest shoot with Kyle. Windows reflect so much more than the natural light they bring in, they bring an added depth to images and create an fascinating contrast between inside and an outside. I always wonder what the view is on the other side of the glass and what the model is looking at. I also wonder if the see through wall welcomes an unexpected audience to the shoot.
With Richard's shots of Kyle, it was hard to focus on the view beyond the vision. As Richard noted Kyle has the most beautiful eyes, and having those deep pools of blue gazing back at me as I was choosing images made it difficult to concentrate. Richard sent on over fifty shots for me to choose from and most of my favorites were portraits and headshots. It was difficult, but I pulled myself together and chose some body shots to add to the mix.
It wasn't much of a struggle given Kyle's physique is equally as eye catching as his peepers. I love how Richard shot Kyle in the open apartment, especially in connection to the windows. You'll notice in one series that Kyle doesn't seem to mind stripping down in front of the large and uncovered pictured windows.
I could give you the address of the apartment, in case any of you might want to move in across the street, but that would mean not being able to share more of Richard's work with Kyle in the future. For now, we'll remain visual voyeurs, not across the street with binoculars, but inside the apartment with a virtual up close view.
'Kyle fell from the sky like an angel. A friend of a friend who had been following my work, Kyle very much wanted to model for me. I hadn’t realized just how much he wanted to be in front of my camera and my eye until I learned that he would be driving six hours from western Pennsylvania just for the shoot.'
'I must admit that made me very nervous, working with someone for the first time—and someone with almost no modeling experience—who would be driving six hours in each direction just to be in front of my camera. And, yes, of course, I was very much flattered but also very much worried that the experience would be a disaster. Would we have chemistry? Would he take direction? Would he have a personality?'
'But then he shows up and it was all about dreams coming true. Of all of the features that make for beautify in both men and women, nothing speaks like the eyes; and Kyle’s eyes are beyond description. Lost in them. Windows to the soul. Deep dark pools that seduce and compel. Sometimes, you look in a man’s eyes and it’s clear that nobody’s home, in Kyle’s case, his eyes reflected fantasies, emotions, romance and as many stories as one could imagine. It’s actually quite challenging to photograph someone with such extraordinary eyes; you have to fight to remember that he’s not so bad from the neck down. :)'
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What a gorgeous guy!!!!!
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