I Photograph Male Models, too?

My buddy Tim invited me to help out Doll Face Make-Up Artist Suzie Garcia build her business.  We were scheduled to shoot eight to ten female models and a few male models.  A majority of the photographers are guys, so the female models were very busy shooting, as I looked around the male models were waiting for their couples shoot with the ladies.

As you know, my portfolio is 90% women and the men that are in my "port" are usually friends or family.  So wanting to be an equal opportunity photographer, I asked the guys if they would be willing to work with me.  The guys went to find some wardrobe and I set-up my speedlights.  These images are pretty much bare flash triggered with Pocket Wizards and an occasional 22" beauty dish.

The pictures were taken around 3:00 PM, still a little too bright for direct sunlight, but working in the shade helped out.  The speedlights were all at full power, with the SB-900 occasionally overheating.  We shot for about an hour and then the guys had to leave for the themed sessions.

So What Did I Learn:

• I really need to work with posing guys -  I really struggle with posing them and also .  I know what I like to see when I look at female models, their expression and their pose.  I try to go for sensual, playful, and flirtatious looks with the females, but with guys; I'm at a loss.
• Buy some spare lighting accessories- I broke a couple cold shoes that work with my Pocket Wizards and also misplaced a couple umbrella swivel adapters and spigots.  Nothing worse then searching through my gear bag and coming up short.

 So that's my goal for the remainder of this year, Photograph Guys.  Not just any guys, I'll still have a criteria, just like the female models.  They need to have a certain look.

Believe it it or not, this image has the most "favorites" on my Flickr account with 12,477 and someone purchased three copies from my web-site.