'Mickey was by far the most comfortable in the cabin/woods locations.'
Earlier this week, I featured photographer Shax Carter and his work with the carnally captivating Mickey. (Intimate Portraits) The first post, featured images of Mickey from Shax' first book, Mickey One, featuring his multiple shoots with Mickey. This piece, featured images from Mickey Two, the second, and more extensive collection of images of their creative collaboration.
If you liked the first book, you're going to really love the second. If the starter wet your appetite for more Mickey, the, the entrée will definitely leave you favorably full and satisfied. The second volume features over 200 pages and is available in both a hard cover version, and a PDF version you can download immedeately.
Mickey Two feature Mickey heading onto the back porch, and into the woods, for an erotic romp in the forest. I love seeing Shax's shots of Mickey relaxing on the porch, playing in the woods, climbing tree's and lathering up in mud. Mickeys is obviously excited to be naked and free in the forest, beautifully supported by the many erection shots included.
As delicious as Mickey's hot body is, his face and beautiful eyes are equally parts of the package. Some of the hottest shots, and some of my favorites, are Mickey in his plaid boxers and white Calvin briefs. Mickey also seems so natural playing in the woods. Seeing him running and playing only adds to the erotic enjoyment of the images. In the first post, I gave my commentary on the book, and Shax's work with Mickey. I also included a few of Mickey's quotes from the book. For this post, I asked Shax about their shoots, and what made working with Mickey so creatively satisfying.
How did you first find, and connect with Mickey?
Mickey reached out to me through my website, and asked about potentially becoming a model. He had seen some of my work and was interested in trying it out. I didn't find this out until later, after our first shoot, but he was inspired by some of the photos on my website, and wanted to try doing some similar work, mainly some of the cowboy photography I did with Jason. That also ended up being a springboard for creating more character situations, and taking some of the previous ideas done with other models even further.
Given he's new to modeling, what sort of discussions did you have before the shoot?
After filling out an application and some initial discussion, I explained to him that I like to do an introductory photo shoot with new models initially, and to gage their natural ability to model. He liked the idea, and we set a shoot up near where he lived.
When did nudity come up, from the beginning?
I don't feature any nudity on my website, and that was one of the questions he asked. It was something he was interested in trying.
Was he at all nervous when you began shooting nudes?
I think he was more ready to do that than anything else, as he was mentally prepared for it. We started our first shoot with some exteriors, walking around the city and getting various poses, which really relaxed him and it allowed us to build up a nice rapport, before switching to interiors and continuing our work there. Once we started shooting the nudes, we just eased into it. He was prepared mentally, and was almost a jump ahead of me
He seems so natural in front of the camera, was it natural or something you worked on?
At first, when we did our initial shoot there was some instruction. He had a bit of stiffness, as most new models do, that had to be overcome. I try to make the work as fun and enjoyable as possible, just to ease into everything and help them relax. With Mickey, it didn't take long for him to get the feel of the work and bring his natural personality to the forefront.
Was was your favorite part about working with Mickey?
By the time we started our second shoot together, Mickey was developing his own style of modeling and it was really exciting to see what he was going to bring to each setup. One of the things I enjoy the most is sitting back and letting the model bring their ideas to life. Mickey was able to do that, creating the characters himself, and taking the ideas we discussed and running with them. I was able to take his ideas and set the stage for them and just let him go, watching his various characters come to life.
Were there any themes that you shot that were challenging?
I would say the most challenging theme was the work we did involving paint and mud in a dense wooded setting. The logistics of that proved to be complicated and although the idea of it was great, I think the difficulty in executing it was pretty challenging, mostly for Mickey. Being nude in the woods in the afternoon heat, covered in paint and mud, along with the bugs and natural terrain of the environment was pretty stressful. However he was very determined, and I think he pulled his ideas in that situation off very well.
Do you plan 'story' and give direction, or just let the shoot flow?
I would say it was more of an emotional expression than a story. We discussed and agreed on the various characters and setups beforehand, and then just jumped into them one by one and let the creativity flow. I would let Mickey start out and show me the ideas he had, and we would just go from there.
Which location was Mickey the most comfortable?
Mickey was by far the most comfortable in the cabin/woods locations. With a model's first shoot, there is always some level of nervousness at least initially, that is going to add some stress to the situation, but he was easily able to overcome that within the first hour or so of exterior photography. By the time of our second shoot, he was very "gung ho" about jumping right into it and going from character to character.
If you enjoyed spending a few minutes with Mickey, and his work with Shax, be sure to preview and check out more of Book One and Book Two on Blurb HERE:
