A portrait of Man ~ Studio pictures of men

April 14th, 2011

Dudeoir is the catch phrase but I wanted to shoot clean simple images in my studio to see what lighting styles work well for men. I booked Damion from the Gingersnap agency for a two hour test shoot to find out more. Here are my shots…

Well, there you are, 30 of the 67 shots that Julie selected from our mini test shoot. Damion was great to work with and will be our model on the forthcoming photographing men in the studio workshops. The workshops need a catchier title so if you have any ideas or wish to register your interest please email Blaise.

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What are your favourite shots from this set and why?

Greg Dykes (@pyropeck)
@damienlovegrove Imo 15 is a bit gay times and 23 is my fav and will appeal to women.

Thu Apr 14 17:52:03 2011

Jo Belfield (@JoBelfield)
@damienlovegrove nice very nice

Thu Apr 14 19:51:18 2011

Lesley Pattinson (@memsthrualens)
@damienlovegrove yum yum!!! I’m liking those Damien

Thu Apr 14 19:57:17 2011

Martyn Norsworthy (@norsphoto)
@damienlovegrove great shots! especially 14/19/30

Thu Apr 14 22:29:02 2011

Suzy Richards (@serichards)
@damienlovegrove No 14 and No3 my faves. No 14 cos it’s a bit different and No 3 because the direct eye contact is engaging. More men pliz!

Thu Apr 14 22:47:11 2011

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13 Comments Add your own

1. Jenny | April 14th, 2011 at 8:57 pm

Love these-nice to see a fella for a change-especially like the close up darker shots.
2. Lesley | April 15th, 2011 at 8:10 am

I like the composition and structure of 1, 26, 27 and 29 – and the drama of 12.

NB: That venetian blind really earns it’s keep!
3. Lila | April 15th, 2011 at 11:15 am

Absolutely fantastic as always:) The model is sooo yummy:) I think they are all great, I really like 1,7,19,29, and I absolutely love 9,10,14 Can’t wait to see some more of this kinds;)
4. Helen | April 15th, 2011 at 4:23 pm

Really good to see you shooting men Damien. There aren’t enough inspiring photos of men on the web and these days men seem to want to look as good as their brides on their wedding day and engagement shoot.
5. Darren | April 15th, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Great set of images again Damien. Always so impressed with your work and the way you just seem to capture every shot so perfectly. Such an inspiration!
6. Jonathan Hughes | April 16th, 2011 at 6:37 pm

+1 to Helen’s comment above.

Damion’s skin texture looks very natural, could you let me know what (if any) retouching has been done to his skin please Damien?
7. Julie Lovegrove | April 18th, 2011 at 3:57 pm

For all you ladies out there, Damion is GORGEOUS in reality too! Get yourselves booked onto the 8th June Studio Lighting workshop to take fabulous photos like these yourselves
8. david cooke | April 21st, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Great work Damien, the venetian blind shots are my faves, think its your fave toy Damien, thanks for sharing as usual.
9. damien | May 1st, 2011 at 8:13 am

Thank you Jenny, Lesley and Lila,

It’s always interesting for me to see the variation in ‘favourite’ pictures. Thank you for the compliments. Unless I can encourage a few delegates to join me on a shooting men workshop this may be one of the last just guy picture sets you see here. I’m sure I will photograph men for personal work from time to time.

Best wishes, Damien.
10. damien | May 1st, 2011 at 8:15 am

Thanks Helen and Darren. Your kind words are welcome.
11. damien | May 1st, 2011 at 8:27 am

Hi Jonathan,

The only skin retouching Luke did was to de freckle Damion. Thats why the skin looks natural.

Thanks for endorsing Helens comment. Best regards, Damien.
12. damien | May 1st, 2011 at 8:41 am

Hi David,

You are right about the venetian blind being my favourite toy. I love dingle too

Cheers,

Damien.
13. Jonathan Hughes | May 1st, 2011 at 10:09 am

Thanks for the reply Damien.
Jonathan