You know sometimes you meet an old soul trapped for now in a young body, and you must help them. Came into my world with a portfolio of shots of her crotch, and an attitude. Just 18 and living life in the fast lane, working at a strip club. Over time I really wanted to help this girl to see there was another path that was better for her. Now 30 with a husband and a sweet young girl of her own, life is made. She says next time she is down she’ll get in front of my camera again.
My lovely friend Ms James again, I do owe her a debt as a friend, and as an artist in trouble. About 2 years after my stroke, I was wondering if I still had it in me to do my art anymore. She came down to work with me to give me the chance to have a live model working with me. I was rusty as hell, and the issues with my hand control was not what I wanted it to be. But, I was a gracious host plying her with wine in abundance, and food so she wouldn’t have any unfortunate meeting with law. Friend to friend she was there for me, and that meant the world to me. Thanks Ms James.
When I lived in Manhattan, some days I’d take the train down to WTC,and watch the sun set. Across the street was the World Financial Center, beyond that was a broad concourse to the waterside, and to the ferry docks. When I shot this I’d love to say I got the guy to stand in place, however the magic of photography I got what I needed without asking. But when I saw my film a day later I sure thanked my lucky Angel. That was the magic about film in the not so long ago past. We had to wait for film to be processed, and then walked back to the studio, and seen for the first time.
Shot at a friend farm out by Austin, Onion Creek. The model I met while cruising the net, she took a lot of convincing, and many cups off coffee before she agreed. Posted like the song says “for the very first time”.
Long time erotic model Jean Dawson at play. Having a returning model give one the opportunity to just play and see where the spirit moves you. Sometimes to a darker space, and sometimes just cruising by.