'Model turned photographer here....'
So the hot guy in the first image isn't Jacob. Jacob, and his incredible images, are the 14 shots that follow. The sexy face, eyes and arms belong in that first shot belong to Jeff, the photographer behind
ShutterClickPhxwho so creatively captured
Jacob. Whenever I feature an artist, I strive to provide a bit of back story, and given Jeff's back story includes a long and successful modeling career, the image, and Jeff's experience as a model, provide such beautifully essential perspective.
Most models, who move to the other side of the lens, bring their unique experiences to both their work, and their interactions with the men they shoot. There is not a model alive, who hasn't at one time or another, been on shoots, and worked with clients, agents and the odd photographer who treated them '
less than'. A face, a body, just product to be shot and used without considering that they're a important creative piece of the project and final images. Models know what it's like to stand their under studio lighting, often for hours wearing very little or nothing at all. Vulnerable, and dependent on others to ensure the hard work, and final images do them justice.
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I could feel right away talking with Jeff that his experiences in front of the camera, were a part of how he now acted holding it. There was not only a respect for the men he shot, but that he formed relationships with them, friendships that go along with co-workers who value the contribution of the other. His goal is simple, to make the men he is shooting look amazing. Jeff has been a model most of his adult life. He had a very successful career, and lived and worked in Paris for 8 years. By the time he turned 35, Jeff had visited and worked in over 100 countries. When he retired from the industry a few years ago, Jeff picked up a camera, initially as a hobby and began shooting guys.
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I first discovered Jeff's work as a photographer after seeing one of his images of
Jacob in the spring of 2015. I contacted Jeff, but the timing didn't work out at the time. But... timing is a funny thing. Each of the last two years, when putting together the
Utah Features, Jeff's name came up. In both of the last two years, Mark from studio MG photography credited Jeff with pulling together the three models who joined Mark, Gordon Nebeker and Mike Tossy on the shoot. After doing this years stories, I decided it was time to get in touch with Jeff once again. This time, the timing worked out perfectly. When I wrote the piece on the 2016 Utah shoot, I mentioned that I had previously done stories on both Nathan and Patrick, but thus far, had not done a piece on Jacob. Thanks to Jeff, I get to complete my hat-trick featuring the men of Lake Powell with this magnificent series of images.
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I love how Jeff frames and shoots the models he works with. Jeff has what I call a 'body wave' shot that goes from the top of a models head down to about their knee's. The poses, shapes and curves Jeff captures are visually interesting, and unique, but also incredibly erotic, not because of what body part you see, but because of how the artist and model display, and present them. Jacob lights up in front of the camera, and has incredibly beautiful hazel eyes and a great body, and body part. Jeff doesn't just capture those individual parts, but skillfully uses his creativity to create a distinctly strong and sexy series of images.
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