Hits & Misses

Now that FH is over 10 years old, I have become very specific about what I like, and dislike in photography of the male form. My favorite images may not always be 'the best', but they are the images that I connect with. In photography, like with most things, less is more, and sometimes photographers add too much into certain shots taking away what makes the shot special. For example, I love the shot above. Is the best shot ever, no, but it's so simple, showing little, yet with a few tiny, possibly unplanned details, it's incredibly hot.  Here are a few my personal, hits... and misses...

Guns

Hit: Guys showing off their guns

Miss:  Guys showing off their guns

Hide nor Hair

Hit: Natural looking body hair

Miss: Completely shaved bodies

I don't judge others with body hair, if a guy likes to shave his chest, (I used to) great!  If a guy likes to shave his pits or pubic region, wonderful.  I think everyone should 'tidy' before going out. But.. there is something disconcerting to me about a body with every bit of hair, (except for their head, eye brows and lids) shaved, plucked or waxed.

Au Natural

I love photos in which even if a penis is seen, it's not the focus.  And.. when it's seen, it should be real.  Size, shape, girth matter not on the right model in the right image. I love Brett Kiellerop's shot of Kev above. (See more HERE:) So beautiful, so natural.  I will never know why some photographers edit men's penis's to the point they looks like a weapon of mass destruction.  To those who find it hot, have at it, but morphed members are a definite visual turn off for me.

Dance Dance Baby

Hit: Creative captures of of incredible dancers like shot of Gabriel Mata by Mike Tossy above.
Miss:  Well... let's just let the image below speak for itself... 😉

Deck the Halls

FH readers know I love a great holiday image.  Easter, Christmas, Halloween, love them all. One of my favorites is Gordon Nebeker's shot of Mr. Herzog above. (Oh Christmas Tree)  Gordon simply chose a Christmas activity, tree trimming, and captured a hot male model doing it naked.

As adorable as the cutie is below, just sticking a Santa hat on a nude model, doesn't make it Christmas.  A couple of bonus points however for having him sucking on a candy cane...

Pet Peeve

Hit: Hotties with pets.  Dogs, cats, bunnies, gerbils, all adorable

Miss: Hotties as pets

Downward Dog

Hit: Beautifully capturing a Theme

Miss: Having to sexualize EVERY Theme

No matter what the theme, some photographers push the natural sensuality of their work by overly sexulizing their images.  The image below if fun, but there is something organically beautiful and sensual about a hot guy doing naked yoga, not every theme has to be captured as if being shot for a pay porn site.