' I would love to have a real one...'
I've been showcasing holiday themed imagery since the site's early days. Groundhog Day however, only came officially on board in 2019. That's when I asked Tom Nakielski, (Lights On Studio) about shooting something for the February 2nd non-official holiday. If you're a long time FH viewer, you know Tom has incorporated animals into many of his shoots. Over the years, there have been several bunnies, and broods of baby chicks.
For Groundhog Day, I initially asked Tom about doing something with shadows, I didn't think an actual Groundhog would be in the mix. Still, Tom was determined. He put on a call on Facebook to see if anyone in his area had a groundhog as a pet. As you might have guessed, Tom didn't get any responses. He then put out a call for real, but taxidermy version. Still no response. It was then I discovered there were all kinds of cute and furry stuffed versions on Amazon.
With Michael Moody, one of my favorite models on board, the shoot was set. If you saw the original piece, (HERE:) you might remember that after spending a days in a box in transit, that rodent arrived both ready, and really randy. Although Michael was dapperly dressed as the toastmaster, the Groundhog was soon using his teeth to try to undress poor Michael. Thankfully, Michael was able to use his strength, and sword fighting skills, to fight off the monomaniacal mammal.
Over the next few years, Tom brought the Groundhog out of it's box to terrorize another 3 other models, all, who also had to fight off the furry one's advances. Last year, with Tom not able to shoot, the furry fellow was boxed off and sent to meet up and shoot with Lucerys. (HERE:) Lucery's seemed to become the Groundhog whisper, with the rascally rodent puddy in his hands, and his pelvis. Instead of shooing the rodent way from his genitals, Lucerys allowed him to explore. This seemed to calm the little cutie down.
After an altercation with Lucerys dog however, I believe over both wanting to mark their Lucerys territory, the rodent had to again leave his home. This year, he flew to Texas to live with another Tom, this time Tom from TR Pics. The hope, was that the furry little fellow would begin his retirement in a warmer, and sunnier local. As you may know though, Texas has been hit with a cold snap, so the randy rodent was put back at work. Not only once again predicting the length of winter, but also posing with two new hot and naked snacks. Check out Randy's shoot with Axel below, and Alby on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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