A Failure to Communicate

Tumblr continues to fail as a site for artists, especially any that choose to depict the human form as anything but a fully clothed, puritan ideal (only a slight exaggeration).  I've explored other social media platforms and sites so I can continue to share my glamour and nude work, but they mostly fail for a number of reasons.  The Tumblr interface was simple, connected to other platforms, and provided an easy way to quickly share images with a little bit of commentary.  The upload process was easy; the interface clean and simple; navigation was intuitive. But, the censorship became draconian, and frankly, ridiculous after Verizon purchased the company.  There are rumors that Verizon is looking to sell the site to a much less puritanical company.  I can only hope.

In any case, I've done a few more shoots since my last post, so I thought it would be appropriate to share some images here that would no longer be acceptable on Tumblr.  I hope they find an audience here:

Selene in Lace

Amy in a Micro Bikini

Ellie in Spring

Belle in Pearls

GoT Merrique

Merrique as the Khaleesi

Today I shot with the very lovely Merrique for her Patreon site,  Sunday Best. She designed the set, the makeup and the hair and I lit and photographed the images.  At the end of the shoot, we shot this playful photo of the Khaleesi with her many plush dragons.

I think Merrique did a wonderful job with the set and her makeup.  She had quite the time with the hair, though, since the creme coloring she used made her hair much stiffer than she expected and it took us a couple of tries to get it to look appropriate for the images. All in all, though, everything came together for a fun and creative shoot.

Our next shoot will be the based on Avengers: Endgame when we shall attempt "Gamora Rises."  I'm hoping to find an outdoor location that will provide us an opportunity to get out of the studio and into the real world for the concept. Anyone know of an abandoned quarry near Portland?

Well Hello Again

Floofie in the Alvord Desert

With the recent changes on Tumblr and the subsequent banning of NSFW (adult material) or as they put it, "females presenting nipples," I've pretty much abandoned that platform except as an external feed to my Instagram account.  My IG posts, which I'm very careful to ensure meet their criteria, are often still tagged and adult material and then I have to through their appeal process.  That's a real pain in the ass, and I'm considering totally abandoning that platform altogether. We'll see. 

In the meantime, I'm returning to blogger to post my nude and glamour work that I like to share.  The interface here is a bit more complex than Tumblr, and I'll obviously need to rebuild my following, but you can expect to see new and more varied work from me here in the near future.  The shot above is from a photo expedition lead by my dear friend and model, Floofie, as part of her Exploregon enterprise.