Some will see this as an objectification of a woman. I see this simply as a study, a light test with water, which I've rarely ever used and feel the need to experiment with.
I enlisted Katie's help via text message. She gladly stopped by after a long day of work just now, a wide assortment of bathing suits awaiting approval in her bag. In total, we shot for no more than ten minutes in front of my garage. The whole time I tried to figure out the proper amount of water pressure, make sure she wasn't freezing, and constantly worried about electrocuting her with all the power cords I had laying in the new puddles forming in my driveway. After changing and briefly looking at the samples of what we got, she laughed, gave me a hug, and went home to cook dinner for her dad. She was maybe at my place for a total of twenty minutes, tops.
This is the typical kind of afternoon I have after spending the day working at my family burger restaurant, Tom's Take Out. Some people say my life is crazy and wild and fun, and I suppose from their perspective it is. From my point of view, I'm just trying to avoid becoming yet another clever, creative person in a small town who isn't making full use of their talent or artistic drive. It's a daily struggle, and I'm doing my best.
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woow I just love all your work!!
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great pic :-)
grat job :)
ReplyDeleteIt's not objectifying women if you have an equal amount of handsome young men naked or wearing close to nothing nothing and perhaps a few 'unattractive' or 'over weight' less than covered women. Its more so supplying images that cover the whole spectrum of 'objectifying people.'
ReplyDeleteI haven't really seen attractive close to nude men in your work,but is doesn't mean that you can't do it, because I know you are more than capable to photograph it. I think if you did balance the scales of objectifying 'people' you may run into other risks to your work and image. To me your work is a reflection of your personality such as your sexuality, experiences, background, sense of humor and so on.
I have yet to see that many photographs portraying 'sexy men in barely nothings,' which had been taken by the 'average joe' who is with out a doubt heterosexual, unless there are commercial or 'gay' purposes of selling or distributing work.
good shot, great story, and I love that your always trying to do your best xxpeacexx
ReplyDeletei AGREE ON THE SUBJECT OF OBJECTIFYING. ITS COLD. (unless you're the object) scraming to be subjected, which I believe is not usually what people have entailed to do nowadays. I have to say that you know up from down and right from wrong Mark. Peace Eric H.Gotta be careful.
ReplyDeleteNice work!
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