'We both had a mission to accomplish as much as possible in an hours time. '
When I was planning my 'snow day', I thought back to one of my favorite winter pieces featuring model Michael Moody shot by Tom Nakielski, Lights On Studio. I first featured imagery from the shoot back in 2018. (Snowed In/Snowed Out) I asked Tom if he'd be up for revisiting the shoot by going back into his archives and hunt images we hadn't used before.
Tom was up for it, but it didn't end up being as easy as I initially assumed. Last year, Tom lost a lot of his work with a hard drive crash, but thought he might still be able to retrieve them in Lightroom. This also didn't come easily and Tom sought out the help of a friend to help find images. Although Tom couldn't salvage the original edits, he did find the raw files and graciously went through them editing shots we hadn't previously used.
I appreciate all the time and work Tom put into sending on new shots. The shoot was a favorite of mine for a number or reasons. For starters, Michael Moody is one of my favorite models to feature, especially his work with Tom. In addition to being incredibly hot, his background and experience as an actor and stage performer means his images are not only sexy, but full of personality and character.
I also loved the shoot, because it turned out being a combination of fake, studio created snow, and real snow, shot a local cemetery. Michigan is listed as one of the countries coldest states meaning, especially in December when this shoo took place. Few photographers of the male form shoot outside in Michigan during the winter.
It's also not easy finding a model who'll drop their drawers leaving the tips of their fingers and the tip of their.... exposed and at risk of frost bite.. It's not only uncomfortable, but dangerous to expose so much skin to the elements. So although Michael's grimacing from the cold was manufactured in studio, it was definitely real while they were working outdoors.
This set of images were from the first part of the shoot in-studio. When they were done, it was time to head outside. Check out images from the second part of the shoot, on location at the cemetery, on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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