'The outfit in this set was actually what Chris wore on the day of the shoot. We just started out with that and went from there.'
When the focus is on the nude male form, it often doesn't matter what a model chooses to wear on the day of the photo shoot. With some shoots, and some photographers, fashion is immaterial, and whatever clothing the model arrived wearing, are quickly stripped off and put on a chair or scattered on the floor.
With many photographers however, most of their shoots begin with the model's clothing on. In some shoots, the wardrobe is supplied, but in many cases, the model is asked to bring their most comfortable, or favorite pieces of clothing. Many photographers have shared they like to begin their shoots with the model clothed. A rapport can be built and a trust established before the clothing comes off.
Personally, I love when photographers include clothing in their shoots. I like the contrast of seeing a model both dressed and undressed. I also love a good reveal, as sometimes the removal of clothing, leads to some of a shoots hottest and most creative images. I think this is one of the reasons I'm so drawn to the work of Jay from Unlimited Male.
In shoots, Jay uses the clothing to both cover, and uncover the model he's shooting. The uncovering is not only about exposing skin, it's just as much about showing sides of the model's personality. One of my favorite shoots that I featured from Jay was his work with Matt, and Matt's favorite green shirt. (HERE:) Matt considered the green shirt his 'sexy' shirt, and I think many of the great shots that Jay captured would not have happened without that particular item of clothing.
I feel the same way about this series with Chris. Chris is clearly incredibly hot, with a great face and body that the camera certainly loves. Beyond this however, is his mischievous smile which lights up when he's tossing his shirt in the air. When Chris walked into the shoot, comfortable and confident in his turquoise, diamond t-shirt and light denim jeans, Jay knew he had to incorporate them into the shoot.
Jay uses the clothing in the same way he uses lighting, to highlight Chris's beautiful body. The clothing doesn't distract, instead the t-shirt and jeans serve to draw attention to specific parts of Chris's body. His torso and stomach look extra fit as he pulls of his shirt and his jeans serve to only heighten the viewers desire to see what's underneath. Chris appears very comfortable in his clothing, something that makes him even hotter, once the clothes come off.
How did you first connect with Chris?
I initially connected with him through the Model Mayhem site back when that site was actually worth using.
Do you remember what you first noticed about his look?
He had a great "boy next door" look which I have always found very appealing and is what I am drawn to, not just when looking for models, but in my personal life as well.
How did discussions about the shoot go? Were nudes a given?
He was actually very easy to communicate with. We did discuss nudes but I think that, judging from the portfolio that I had on Model Mayhem at that time, he knew that nudes were pretty much a given. He was totally on board from the start.
How comfortable was he with nudity?
Chris had no problems with the nudity. Honestly, he was one of the least modest people that I have ever met, which made the nude modeling easy for him.
What was Chris' modeling experience?
Chris was fairly experienced when we met. He lived in New York for a time and worked as a model while there. He had been photographed by Rick Day and appeared in some ads for the Score underwear brand.
Had he shot fully nude before?
He had posed nude for a couple of other photographers but the nudes that we shot were the first that were ever made public.
I love the shots of Chris throwing his clothes at the camera. How did that shot come about?
I have done the throwing clothing shots with a few models, but Chris was actually the first. It was just an idea that I came up with while we were shooting, to have him throw the shirt at the camera. It took several tries before we got something close to what I had in mind and I still had to do a bit of editing on that shot.
As hot as these shots of Chris taking off his shirt are, you don't think I'd leave out Jay's even hotter shots of Chris taking off his jeans... Check much more of Chris on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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