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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Blast from the Past: Robert Drivas
Every November, when searching for men to spotlight on their birthdays, I remember that I still haven't done a post on actor and director Robert Drivas. Drivas was born on November 21st, and although I don't usually do birthday posts on men who have passed, I wanted to honor Drivas for his body of work.
To be honest, I wasn't really familiar with Drivas work when I first saw his images. It was awhile ago, when I first got a computer and got on-line. Of course I was searching for images of the nude male form, and discovered the old Campfire Video site. I believe it was there, that I first saw caps of Drivas getting a nude massage in the 1969 film Where It's At.
Where It's At (1969)
A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a different set of moral and ethical standard.
Drivas nude scene in Where It's At isn't so much sexual, and you don't really see much, but to me, it's incredibly erotic. In the scene, A.C (David Janssen) and his son Andy, (Drivas) are getting a nude massage on the rooftop of A.C's Vegas Hotel. Love how the massage givers don't hold back from giving Andy a good butt rub.
Although he appeared in a few television guest shots, Drivas only did a handful of movies from 1967 through 1977. His main passion, and the majority of his roles, were on stage with an impressive Broadway resume, starting in the late 1950's. The same year that Where It's At was released, Drivas also appeared in The Illustrated Man. The movie has an interesting concept, and Drivas appears nude, taking a quick skinny dip, during the films opening credits.
12 Days: Nolan Gerard Funk in Five Gold Rings
'A painter and a private eye collaborate during the holidays to complete her late grandmother's unfinished mission.'
I love when a movie or TV show has an actor really stand out to me, even when it's an actor I've seen in previous roles and projects. I know who actor Nolan Gerard Funk is, I remember from some of his previous roles, especially his short arc as Hunter in Glee. It wasn't until watching Hallmark's Five Gold Rings, that he really stood out, and had me crushing wildly as I watched.
It wasn't the movie so much, not that it was bad. It was an enjoyable little mystery with store owner and artist Audrey, (Holland Roden) pulling in Finn (Gerard Funk) to help find the owners of five found gold rings. The rings were found by her deceased grandmother, and Audrey want to return them all by Christmas.
Although the film was engaging enough, it was really Gerard Funk that grabbed, and held my interest. He has such a beautiful face, and although most Hallmark hunks are handsome, Gerard Funk has a sexual edge, not normally seen in the slew of mostly G rated holiday films.
Hallmark certainly wants their leading me Princely and handsome, but not always especially sexy. The actor, singer and former model couldn't hide his sex appeal if he tried. Given his background modeling, there's also plenty of hot images out there. Gerard Funk also hasn't been shy about showing off his incredible physique and has several nude scenes, showing off his great butt, on his resume.
A Photographer's Pause: Jason by Jack Saul
'I suppose it's one of the potential pitfalls of knowing next to nothing about the models until we actually meet for the shoot...'
Regardless of what profession you enter, there are certain skills you really need to have. With photography, in addition to the basics, creativity, and technical skills required, you also need to know a bit about your subject. It doesn't really matter whether your shooting a bowl of fruit, a building or an incredible seascape and sunset, researching, as well as having a passion for what you're capturing. is really a need more than an asset.
How can you really properly shoot anything if don't know how it's supposed to look, or how and when it looks it's best. When it comes to shooting the human form, especially without any clothing, there is more to know that meets the eye. It's all well and good to have a hot male model, one with a great face and fit physique. Even if the poses are just right, and the lighting and location perfected, there are other complications that sometimes arise....
A model's motivation and comfort level with posing fully naked are also factors most considerate photographers also take into account. I know, there are many famous photographers who don't seem to care what a model thinks or feels, we've all heard the stories some who are thoughtless about the model's feelings, and some who take advantage of their vulnerability, there are predators in every job and profession. I work in the field of psychology and far too often meet therapists working out their own issues, through their clients and patients.
Working on FH for so long however, the good tend to outweigh the bad, and most of the photographers I've connected with are caring and responsible about a models feelings and their motivation for wanting to pose. We tend to think most male models are self-involved, and love showing off their bodies for the camera, but in reality so many models that I've featured feel just the opposite. Many have struggled with body issues, and nude modeling is often part of the process of empowerment and self acceptance. What better way to feel reassured about your body, than to have an artist want to capture it, and have viewers comment positively about the results.
There's a thin line however between, between empowering and exploitive. The ability to detect that line is a skill many photographers have to discover and learn about early. Although some may ignore this skill, most artists come up with various ways to ensure the model they're shooting is confident about their decision to pose.
Many photographers are lucky, and start out shooting friends and people they know. Others however, often end up shooting models they meet for the very first time, on the day of the shoot. That's the day photographer Jack Saul first met Jason. It was one of his early shoots, and in addition to working on his lighting and technical skills, Jack was also navigating how best get to know the model he was working with, before officially beginning the shoot. It was during his session with Jason, that Jack perfected his 'photographer pause.' Check out the details, and more of Jack's work with Jason on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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