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Elias Valles: Part One, It’s the Clothes That Make the Man

At 5’11 and 175 pounds Model Elias Valles packs a punch. I think I may have photographed Elias more times than any single model…

"Elias & Bo look like the cover models for Entrepreneur Magazine, cause they look like they're all business. You'd never know they were all bare chested and greased up only moments before." - MUA Deirdra Carney

"Elias & Bo look like the cover models for Entrepreneur Magazine, cause they look like they're all business. You'd never know they were all bare chested and greased up only moments before." - MUA Deirdra Carney

"I like to call this one 'Flyy'... because the guys are so on point with the motion and because the photo just looks so... well, 'Flyy'. It took a lot of work to make this shot happen & at one point I even asked myself: "how many jumps does it take to make a model look like he's flying (kinda like that old lolipop commercial)?" - MUA Deirdra Carney

"I like to call this one 'Flyy'... because the guys are so on point with the motion and because the photo just looks so... well, 'Flyy'. It took a lot of work to make this shot happen & at one point I even asked myself: "how many jumps does it take to make a model look like he's flying (kinda like that old lolipop commercial)?" - MUA Deirdra Carney

Elias Valles

"This is my first group shoot... I didn't know before hand that it was for the *new* cast of "That Seventies Show"? Woohoo! Thanks for making me a celebrity MUA John." - MUA Deirdra Carney

"This is my first group shoot... I didn't know before hand that it was for the 'new' cast of 'That Seventies Show?' Woohoo! Thanks for making me a celebrity MUA John." - MUA Deirdra Carney

Elias Valles

Elias Valles

"Looking at Elias in this Andrew Osafo shirt makes him look like the Godfather....I feel like joining the witness protection program!" - Stylist Isaac King

"Looking at Elias in this Andrew Osafo shirt makes him look like the Godfather....I feel like joining the witness protection program!" - Stylist Isaac King

Elias Valles

Stylist Isaac King and Model Jody stand in for a test picture.

Stylist Isaac King and Model Jody stand in for a test picture.

Elias Valles

Credits: Styling by Isaac King and Richard Paden. Hair by Keith Ward and Sir Anthony Make up by Deirdra Carney and Randall Jenson.

Additional Modeling by BobbyP, Levell Cole, Joey Davis, Elle Enjoli, Herman Go, Megan Lewis, Jay Williams, Zeljo

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One Comment

  1. Posted 5 May ’09 at 3:55 pm | Permalink

    Absolutely wonderful pics!