Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye.
William Shakespeare
Overserving change has been one of my favorite parts about working on FH. There is the obvious, like the change in a model's look and confidence in front of the camera,, and the more subtle changes observed in an artists work. Sometimes the change is growth, other times it's a change in direction and perspective.
I've been fortunate to have featured the work of Atlanta based photographer Bob Burkhardt for over a decade now, and am always inspired by his imagery. I am always amazed Bob's visual creativity, especially with how many unique looks, poses and moods he's able to capture within his shoots. It's not uncommon for Bob to send on over a hundred images from one set-up from one shoot.
I'm sure Bob's job is made a little easier when he's shooting an experienced model and a hot creative chameleon like Marvin. Bob and Marvin have shot together many times over the last ten plus years, and this is the third time I've featured their work together. Each time I've featured Bob's images of Marvin, I'm always looking closely at the changes in his appearance.
In the first piece I posted, (HERE:) Marvin's head was mostly shaved and the hair that did remain, was blonde. Last year, I posted another of Bob and Marvin's creative collaborations, this time, Marvin had shorter, darker hair. As you can see in this shoot, Marvin is sporting a spectacular full head of beautiful hair that glistens in the light cascading through the window.
If you look closely, and why wouldn't you...you'll also notice that this shoot actually took place before the earlier post. This is evident from the amount of ink Marvin was sporting, especially on his stomach and chest. What hasn't changed in over the course of his work with Bob is Marvin's gorgeous face and beautifully expressive eyes
The other difference with this shoot was the location. I thought I knew most of the studio space Bob usually used, especially the corner window I loved so much. There is another window in this shoot, an incredible large window that for this shoot, Bob allows the viewer to check out the greenery on the other side.
The reason I didn't recognize the room and window s because it's a new location, one that Bob had never used in any of his shoots before. The widow and room are located in the Clermont Hotel in midtown Atlanta, a beautifully restored hotel that Bob believes was built back in the 1940's. Check out much more of the room, and much more of Marvin, on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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