Blond Ambition: Blake by msbimages

'Blake is probably the most "blond" model I have ever shot.'

Michal, msbimages

It's been a few years since I showcased the work of Michal from msbimages, and I've really missed featuring his imagery.  Over the years, I've been fortunate to have featured dozens of Michal's shoots, (HERE:) and always looked forward to seeing he was working with, and what he created.

Michal is one of my favorite chroniclers of the male form, and the stunning beauty he captures with such skilled simplicity.  Michal's focus is on the male form in front of him, capturing the totality of their beauty with lighting and pose, and through portraits and stunningly pure body shots.

Unfortunately, like so many other artists, Covid caused Michal to pause shooting and seeking out new models to capture.  In addition, a series of professional and personal hurdles has make it difficult for Michal to get back to shooting as quickly as he'd hoped.  Michal and I have been discussing some ideas for some future post ideas, and fingers crossed Michal is back behind the lens before too long.

In the meantime, I asked Michal about digging into his archives for a shoot we could feature in the meantime.   At the top of my list was Michal's work with Blake.  I had asked Michal about doing a piece on his work with Blake before, but he wasn't sure if he had enough images he was really happy with.  Thankfully, Michal went back into Blake's file, and found a selection of shots he was supportive of sharing.

As stated, Michal captures his models in their entirety, and with Blake, I was most drawn to Michal's portraits.  Blake's captivatingly beautiful blue eyes stand out, especially in contrast to his light skin and blond hair.  Michal made sure to ask about his hair, and the 20 year old responded that his blond hair was all natural, and acknowledged he often gets asked about his hair.

Blake's blond hair, not to mention his handsome face and beautiful body, certainly make him a stand out, something he's going to need to achieve success.  The small town boy was modeling to earn money to move to New York or Los Angeles to fulfil his dreams to be an actor and entertainer.  

This was one of Blake's first professional shoots, and his first time taking it all off, and was initially a little shy and nervous about sliding out of his white Hanes briefs.  Once Michal began shooting however, Blake's confidence grew and determination and ambition took over.  Blake is driven to be successful in whatever project he takes on, or takes off, and doing well with his first shoot was very important to him.  Fingers crossed that drive leads to future success! 

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