Geometry:
The mathematical study of shapes and space
Area's of Study:
Points, lines, planes, angles, parallel lines, triangles, similarity, trigonometry, quadrilaterals, transformations, circles and area.
Most of my favorite images of the male form are lessons in geometry. The male form, if in my opinion, is shot both skillfully and artistically, spotlights lines and angles, circles and curves and the male form in balance or in contrast with area.
Of course not every photographer uses geometry as a guide. For some, for many, the lesson is not geometry, but an inflated overhead presentation of exaggerated anatomy. For those substitute teachers, as long as the penis is big, in focus, and at attention, their curricular is complete.
I am guessing with those teachers, the final exam could be fun, but alas, it would be short lived, and in the end... you wouldn't really have learned a whole lot. You'll probably end up feeling more self conscious about your own dimensions, than appreciating the visual dimensions of another.
I love and appreciate the visual dimensions created and captured by model Sergey Sheptun and photographer Richard Rothstein. I have featured many photographers and their muses on FH, but over the last year , the creative collaborations generated by artist and photographer have been more erotically charged, boundary pushing and creatively complete.
With New York as his studio, architecture, design and geometry have always been predominate themes within Richard's work. Richard rarely shoots a model simply standing 'in front of' a New York landmark or location. Usually, they're touching, running, straddling, climbing, or jumping up or on and most of all, playing in their urban playground.
As important as the visual is, it's also the energy that the city generates. New York's certainly met it's match with Sergey, whose energy is evident even in captured moments. Richard sent on over 150 images from this shoot, and in each one, Sergey was exhaustively working to form visually unique geometric equations.
A Manhattan backdrop, can often overpower some models. Sergey however, doesn't compete with the city he now lives in, but embraces it, morphing into his surroundings. Sergey doesn't pose, but interacts, never invading, but becoming a part of the space he inhabits.
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