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Saturday, June 18, 2022
Father Figures:
Two Heads are Better than One
'Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.'
Charles F. Kettering
I've written before about my struggle with images featuring family members posing nude. The relationship between the models, isn't what's problematic. It could be brothers, twins, mothers and daughters or fathers and sons. My issue is that so many photographing and promoting the work, choose to sexualize it.
As someone whose education was focused on phycology, and as someone who works with children and families, I find nothing remotely appealing about sexualizing the relationship between siblings and parents, sons and daughters. All that aside, I do find images of two family members together, shot in a non-sexual way, to be incredibly sensual and incredibly fascinating.
Great imagery can be sensual and sexy without being sexual and some of my favorite images of family members are often every erotic. Think of all those shots of the Carlson Twins. There is an intrinsic element of eroticism with seeing the brothers together, naked and free from the confines of clothing. One of the things I like best is the visual comparison we all do naturally when seeing two family members together who are totally nude.
Chance Caldwell and son Jerry
Over the years, I've covered many siblings and twins shot together. I've also featured several fathers and sons shot together in a non-sexual way. I've featured the Myette family from Playgirl, (HERE:) Matheus and Kaike Carrieri for G Magazine, (HERE:) and some less famous father/son duos (HERE:.) For this piece, I also researched a little on former Colt model and porn model Chance Caldwell. Chance brought his son, credited as Jerry Huntington into the porn business, and they even did a threesome scene together with a female porn star.
When looking for a new father and son duo to feature this year, I came upon a model whose OnlyFans page really took off after bringing his dad into the mix. The images are not sexual, but that didn't mean they didn't cause a stir. If you haven't seen or heard of them before, check them out on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
The Carrieri's
12 Days: Father of the Year
When two buddies' drunken debate about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by one of their fathers, things go bad.
I don't usually rush to watch David Spade comedies, but I did watch and enjoy 2018's Father of the Year. I was drawn to the Netflix flick after learning actor Joey Bragg had a skinny dipping scene. I was drawn to Bragg after first seeing him in the short lived 2021 Kyra Sedgwick sit-com Call Your Mother. I previously featured the Bragg's butt scene on the site HERE:
Joey Bragg
In addition to Bragg, the other 'son' in the movie was played by actor Matt Shively. (below) I was also introduced to Shively on another short lived ABC sit-com, 2016's The Real O'Neals, Shively is adorable, but sadly did not show any nudity in Father of the Year.
Matt Shively
Although the actor is not a dad, he does the most adorable, and incredibly hot 'dad bod', that he has shown off, mostly in his Instagram stories. Check out some of my favorite shots of Shively on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
In addition to Bragg's nude scene, we also get two other nude scenes, both done for comedy. Actor Nat Faxon, (who I previously featured HERE:) is forced to drive around 'the flasher' (Chris Titone) with some hilarious results.
David Spade
'When I got out of the car to stop the flasher.. he shoved me to the ground, and wrapped his big thighs around my neck, and he proceeded to squeeze until I lost consciousness. When I came to, there was a scrotum draped across my nose, almost sliding down into my mouth, but that was just the beginning...'
Daddy's Home! Hansel Wellington by Lights On Studio
'Doesn't every daddy hang around the staircase nude with an erection? Or having a glass of wine in the living room nude? Or reading a newspaper in the kitchen nude? Or do the dishes with nothing but an apron on? In my fantasy world, yes.'
Who hasn't hung around by their staircase with an erection? I'm sort of guessing that many of you who check out FH certainly have.... I know I've had erections in pretty much every room of my house, often, with a hot daddy, if not actually in person, at least in my mind and in my fantasies.
It can be hard to find just the right imagery for Father's Day. Of course there are tons of sites and places to find images of hot daddies, but I love to showcases images that weave both the hot gay daddy with traditional themes and symbols from the holiday in June. When I was thinking of models who epitomize both the daddy and the day, I instantly thought of Hansel Wellington.
I quickly got in touch with photographer Tom Nakielski (Lights On Studio) who has sort of become my 'holiday daddy' for the site. Tom and Handel's holiday collaborations have become an valuable part of FH's visual celebrations, going back to their first festive collaboration which I featured for Christmas back in 2015.
For some, the term daddy means old, but in reality, it just means older. A daddy figure can be anyone who sexually stimulates you, even if they're just a few years older. Daddy's are not so much connected to an age, but to role. A great daddy is not only a sexual partner, but a sexual mentor, someone who takes the lead, providing sexual guidance and encouragement to someone younger, often someone less sexually experienced. Many of us, from time to time, enjoy surrendering to someone more mature, someone who takes control, leading us to a place of carnal combustion and contentment.
Choosing a daddy was the easy part and Tom was up and enthusiastic about the idea. Shooting our daddy, and actually bringing it home, proved a bit of challenge, one that Tom more than conquered, even with more than a few obstacles... The concept was simple, Tom wanted to capture the moment your daddy arrives home. The daddy you've been waiting for all day, the daddy that comes in the door, slides out of his clothes, and relaxes and unwinds for your visual enjoyment.
Some of you may remember from previous posts, that Tom has experienced a few health issues over the last few years. Although his enthusiasm and creativity is as strong as ever, a few falls and health issues has made slowed him down a bit, especially when shooting outside of his studio. Tom's studio has no stairs, just a ramp, making it easy to access. For our hot daddy however, Tom wanted a home, and a grand one to boot. Tom planned the shoot at his friend Patrick's house, and old Victorian he's renovated and restored. The problem with old Victorian's... lots and lots and stairs.
When I arrived, Patrick met me in at the van. The first thing I said was that this may be my swan song. Well, both Patrick (the home owner) and Hansel were there to make sure it all went smoothly. They moved furniture, and lights. Patrick is an artist and he was constantly vigilant about how the objects in the background lined up and also knew I am always wanting to be sure the lighting was correct. Hansel made sure I didn't have to do anything that would strain me or make me lose my balance.
We started out with him arriving home from work/school? I wanted Hansel to have a briefcase to carry. Patrick had a doctors medical bag so we decided at that point that Hansel would be either a doctor or a med student. From then on we went around the house doing things a dad may done at home. Relaxing with a glass of wine. Drinking some morning coffee while reading the newspaper. He is well read so we had him reading books by the fireplace and in the living room. Shaving was also part of the agenda.
The bathroom shots were a challenge. Not much room for supplemental lights or even a reflector. The colors were funky but I will rationalize that this gives it a more at home natural snapshot look. Talk about rationalizing, the low light situation resulted in grainy and soft images and my thoughts are that this gives it a more moody look suitable for an old historical home. Of course we needed nude shots. Doesn't every doctor hang around the staircase nude?
With Patrick and Hansel's assistance, the session actually went better then I anticipated. With their help, I had a good time and have been encouraged to keep on photographing......with a little help from my friends. Hansel turned out to be the perfect choice to play the dad.
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