'You see him after midnight
On the city streets.
He turns away
To hide his eyes from those he meets.
Strangers in the darkness.
You see them everywhere.'
Gary Moore
One of the trademarks of many sites focused on the male form is reveal. Stories are set up, showing viewers images of a hot guy with a beautiful face and body. Most of the images are tease shots, underwear or implied nudes. Then... at the end of the post, they encourage viewers to see more 'after the jump'. Clicking on that was always a risk. It may lead to a reveal, or maybe to an artist's website, book or project. Sometimes however, the reveal isn't exactly what was expected.
Although I use tease and reveal on FH, I try to feature as much of my subjects, both image and story wise, as I can. Typically, reveal has meant showing the goods, the penis. With FH, I strive to have the reveal not so much about hiding, and then revealing a body part. My goal, is to reveal more about the artist, the model and the process that led to the creation of the images that I present.
As beautiful as they may be, penis' on their own don't have the power to tell the entire story. For that, you need much more to be revealed. Traditionally, Halloween costumes are about masking the truth and hiding who's behind them. As I get older however, I've learned masks just as often tend more to reflect truth more than hide it. Although costumes and masks may physically cover, for some who put them on, they become a powerful instrument of freedom release.
True reveal involves both body and soul. I discover most about about a model from seeing their face. I discover most about an artist, with their choices about how include, or to not include, a model's eyes and face within their shots. It is in our nature to want to see what ever is hidden. With a clothed body that we're drawn to, we fantasize about what's underneath. With a masked face, we want the same exposure.
When Jim from Studio1x sent on this series of images of Wesley, I immediately saw a perfect stranger, a stranger I wanted to discover more about. I started of course with what I could see. Wesley has an incredible body and from his elegant poses, it appeared Wesley enjoyed the cape and character he stepped into for the shoot. Behind the rather sinister mask, you could get a small hint of Wesley eyes, but only just a hint. Although Wesley's full body is on beautiful display, initially, there is little revealed.
I next went to Jim for a bit more info. Jim shared that he and Wesley had worked together a few times but most of the shoots had taken place outdoors. This time, they decided to do a studio shoot. On the day they got together, and began discussing what they were going to do, Wesley mentioned he wanted to something different, something unique or with a theme.
'I immediately got a big smile on my face and pulled out the masks and capes. Art was about to be created!
Jim shares that Wesley is a very open person, and always willing and up for trying new and different things. Jim shares he's very comfortable being nude, especially when creating artful imagery. Jim says due to their experience working together, this shoot was seamless and magical and that Wesley and he were in creatively in sync and Wesley moved into the direction and into pose before Jim even had time to say or suggest it.
With nude modeling, the discoveries aren't just the ones I make while putting together stories for FH. So often, it's the model's self discovery through the process of shooting that has the biggest impact. That was certainly the case with Wesley, who uncovered things about himself behind some of the masks he was wearing.
To learn more about what Wesley discovered, and to see the face behind the mask, check out the reveal, (ok you knew it was coming....) where else, but after the jump to PAGE 2 HERE:
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