'I just approached him because I liked his look.'
Ian, macpics
Whenever I'm featuring a shoot, I'm always curious with how a artist and model connected. Today, in most cases, the nexus is virtual. Photographers and models see, and often research each others work through their websites and social media pages.
As common as this is become, it's really been only the last seven to ten years that connecting through social media sites has become the main source of connection and communication. Although most of us have been on-line for over two decades, it was really the rise of social media sites that allowed professional connecting to be so uncomplicated.
Given FH is rooted in story, I love exploring shoots which occurred when connecting was a little more risky and time-consuming. Before the internet, photographers and models often used newspaper ads and magazine classifieds to get creatively connect. In many ways, this required a little more dedication, as it could take weeks, even months, to connect and decide to work together. I'm not sure everyone shooting today, would have had the patience to put in the time and energy which was required.
There was also an greater degree of risk. Connecting on-line, or even through a classifieds, has a certain degree of risk, but in both cases, at least each party is aware of the goals and motives, (at least the stated ones...) of the other party involved. There was another method, maybe even more common, for artists to find models. They walked up and asked them.
I love hearing stories of photographers who used to, (or still do) meet their models in public, spontaneously and face to face. I've shared many stories of photographers who simply approached a good looking guy they saw running in the park, working out at the gym, or just walking down the street. It has always surprised me, how many of these encounters have led to a nude photo shoot with a virtual stranger.
This is exactly how the engaging Yves ended up working with Ian from macpics. This shoot isn't actually that old, it took place in the 2000's, but risk and nerves have never stopped Ian from approaching a hot guy that he's interested in shooting. There's a slew of old jokes that begin with 'A guy walked into a bar', and the guy in this case, was Yves.
The bar was near Ian's home in Melbourne, Australia, but the guy who walked in wasn't an Aussie. Yves was traveling the globe, far from his home in Montreal, Canada. Ian had never met Yves before, and had no idea whether he'd yes to modeling, but Yves adorable smile, his fit, tight body and his sexy French accent made it impossible for Ian not to give it try.
'I fell in love with his accent immediately. He was so charming with a great sense of humour.'
As you can see, Yves said yes. They ended up shooting at the house of one of Ian's friends, and Yves made great use of the headphones that were laying around, and laying around himself, so sensually on Ian's friend's furniture. Yves eventually ended up in the shower, and to join him there, check out PAGE 2 HERE:
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