Sunday, January 1, 2023

As Soon as he Enters the Room: Robbie by Jack Saul Photography


'Robbie's the sort of person who starts taking his clothes off as soon as he enters the room.'


One of the things I like about Blogger's Stats is the ability to see what works and what doesn't.  I know from that stats that the most clicked on post each day is the Pic of the Day.  I know that people still enjoy checking out whose birthday it is and I know that some of my 'long winded' political and opinion oriented posts are quickly skimmed by.  I also know which models seem to most grab viewers attention.

When I was recently messaging with photographer Jack Saul about a post to kick off the New Year, the choice was an easy one.  Jack and Robbie have shot multiple times over the last three years, and Jack had hundreds of images and themes to choose from.  Secondly, I knew from Robbie's previous FH appearance, (HERE:) that he was one of the most popular models of Jack's that I have featured.  With Robbie's adorable face and great body, it's not hard to understand why.


When Jack sent on images, hundreds of images, my choice of shot was an easy one.  I'd recently seen a shot of Robbie that Jack had posted on his Instagram and really loved the pose and lighting he used.  As a peripatetic photographer, Jack is often on t he road, shooting in hotels and motels.  Given it's not really practical to drag a lot of lighting equipment with him, Jack has to depend on the lighting that's  available. 


Given how often he shoots, Jack as gotten to like certain rooms and certain hotels based on their large, sometimes floor to ceiling windows, and the natural light they provide.  For this series however, Jack utilized the bed lights to illuminate Robbie's face and body creating a distinctive mood and images unique to many of the sets of images of Jack's I featured before.


What is your favorite part of his look, physique or appearance?

Hmm, that would have been a difficult question to answer previously - I'd have probably said his physique and confidence but now I think his slightly longer hairstyle, as featured in the most recent images, really suits him & completes his "look"/appeal 


What's Robbie  like?

He's very confident, friendly & open once you get to know him, so he's very much the sort of model whereby the work gets better/easier/more interesting as you get to know him more.  He's become more of a friend than a model/collaborator now and he's always happy to make time for modelling. Also, I do have a little bit of a following now and I can confidently say he seems to be one of the most popular models I work with by far, in terms of the "audience".

What's he like in front of the camera?

It depends what mood he's in - sometimes he can be quite serious and tends to stick to certain stock poses he's learned, luckily I know him well enough now to be able to coax him out of it usually. His default setting is fun, though and most of the time he's just messing about. I like to think his personality shines through in the images, as I try not to over-direct wherever possible. 


Were the erection shots planned or discussed beforehand? 

When he first started modelling, he preferred to be photographed erect as he felt it was more flattering and helped his confidence. He tends to just do whatever the photographer asks now. I think I've photographed him erect 3 times out of 6/7 shoots total - the first 2 times was entirely down to him but the last time we shot some erotic content, I asked for it (due to persistent requests from his fanbase, lol) 



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