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Dominic by JW Johnson
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Summer Blockbuster
'Strap in, you're in the driver's seat now.'
Ahh, the summer blockbuster! I remember going with my dad to see A View To A Kill in the summer of 1985. I was just a kid, but I loved the feeling of coming out of that theatre in the dark on a hot summer night. I had that same feeling with The Goonies, Top Gun, Jurassic Park, Ghost, The Lion King and so many more.
I've usually enjoy Brad Pitt movies, I think I've spent a few summer nights staring at his face and body on the big screen. The last Pitt summer blockbuster I remember was awhile ago, probably World War Z back in 2013. I hadn't planned however, on seeing F1: The Movie, I'm really into race car flicks, but one of the films stars has changed my mind.
I think my crush on British actor Damson Idris began went I tried to get into Snowfall. I didn't stick with the series, but my crush was cemented. I also saw him in the 2018 drama Farming. Farming wasn't always an easy watch, but Idris was excellent in the role. Rumor has it, that Idris is also in line to start in Black Panther 3.
Liliaceous: Dominic by JW Johnson
'Dominic was one of my favorite male models to work with.'
If you're a photographer without a home studio, you have a couple of choices. You can rent a space, a studio or a motel room, or you can shoot outside. No matter where you live, shooting outdoors can be challenging, especially when your subject is a nude male model. First you have to find a private space to work, one without too many lookie-loos. Then of course, there's dealing with the weather, and trying to somehow regulate the power of your natural light source, the sun.
If you live and work in the South, or along the west coast, you can shoot outdoors all year long. If however, you're on the East coast or in the Midwest, your opportunities to shoot can be more restrictive. I've been fortunate though, to find many photographers who head out with their camera, and a willing male model, regardless of the season or the weather. JW Johnson is one of those photographers.
Although no stranger to studio work, some of my favorite visuals from the Missouri based photographers are from his outdoor shoots. If you check out my previous pieces featuring JW's work, (HERE:) you'll see hundreds of images of hot male models surrounded by the sites from each of the four seasons. I often head to JW's site when looking for autumn or winter themed shoot but today, it's all about the start of summer.
For many years, JW was fortunate to have been able to shoot at a farm belonging to one of his close friends. The farm had tons of space, open fields, barns, horses and a great back porch, patio and swimming pool. It also had many incredible gardens, including one with a gorgeous wall of orange day-lilies. As you can beautifully see, JW took full advantage of the liliaceous plants as an incredible background for his work with the equally stunning Dominic.
It's hard to dispute that any studio background could possibly compete with the outside location. I'm also not sure any studio lighting could rival the sun in highlighting Dominic's beauty and the surrounding garden. Speaking of that sun, after spending all afternoon posing under the heat of it, a dip in the pool was most definitely in order for Dominic. You can join him by heading on over to the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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