'Just give Jaylen a suggestion and away he goes!'
Whenever I feature the work of Tom Nakielski from Lights On Studio, I know I can count on a beautiful blend of colorful lush locations and elegant masculinity. Tom often shoots his models surrounded by visual grandeur, and you can sense the feel of the environment soaking into how the model he is shooting moves and poses in front of his lens. This was certainly the case with Cleveland model JaylenBwhose poses perfectly match his sultry surroundings.
Tom first saw the 23 year old model on Model Mayhem. New to modeling, Jaylen only had done only one previous shoot before working with Tom. Tom describes Jaylen as a natural and completely comfortable in front of the camera. Tom had to keep reminding himself this was only Jaylen's second shoot as he went with every suggested pose, and then some, making them his own. From the start of the session, Tom says he knew it was going to be a great shoot.
'Jaylen naturally has the posture and grace of a Greek statue. His toned body, taut abs, handsome looks and graceful comportment make for a sight to behold. I was in photographers heaven throughout the session.'
I was especially impressed with how naturally, and seductively, Jaylen positioned his arms. I have seen many images with models who seem to struggle with arm placement, especially when starting out. Arms are often the last part of the body put into position, and many model struggle to create arm positions that look natural and not stiff or awkward.
There were so many, and such a beautiful array of images that Tom sent on featuring Jaylen's arms positioned about his head, a theme was born. Not only is the pose incredibly sexy, but also invites the viewer towards Jaylen's beautiful face and gorgeous brown eyes.
Female models are often shot with their arms above their head, to position their hair, or portray a sultry inviting 'come hither' look. Not all male models can pull off the pose as well, but it is perfected in Jaylen's hands, and arms.
'I have tried similar poses in the some home with other models but non came through as Jaylen did. He has an innate ability to make every pose a natural beauty. I was so thrilled with the first session that I invited Jaylen to come to Lansing for another shoot.
'I didn't think it could get any better than the first session but to my delight he performed like a pro. Am now working on a third session in the near future. I am working on some ideas and can't wait to see how he comes through on that session. Is it obvious that I have found my muse?'
When not in front of the camera, Tom's muse describes himself as usually silly and goofy and the comedian in the group. When it comes to his fitness and his work however, Jaylen is ambitious and always up for learning new things. The aspiring new model brings a positive energy to any new project he takes on, and loves collaborating with new photographers and rising to the challenge of creating imaginative and dynamic imagery.
