Monthly Archives: June 2009

Ashley Castellanos

June 30, 2009 – 12:03 am

Ashly Castellanos has the look of two sport athlete. The 22-year old Dominican is 1.8m (6-foot) and 91kg (210lb). He hated me saying he reminded me of Big Papi (David Ortiz)….. I mean not exactly a dead on look a like…. but you know… maybe he’s someones big papi. Who do you think he looks [...]

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Jason Rodriguez

June 27, 2009 – 1:21 am

Sometimes you find models the traditional way and sometimes you find them in other places. I met Jason at the gym and within a few weeks he was on set. Aside from his ability to give that come hither stare, Jason is a total catch. The 20 something Latino is a third year med student.
The [...]

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Brian F

June 24, 2009 – 12:42 am

Brian F is not only stunning… hes gifted. When I first met him, he gave me tickets to see him play in the symphony.

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Credits: Styling by Isaac King. Make up by Kim King Randall Jenson and Cindy Vazquez. Additional modeling by Robin Cook and Byron Green. Most of the [...]

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Cool Down Calendar

June 23, 2009 – 11:58 am

Hi everyone!
I just launched my online store. I’m excited to announce that I am taking pre-orders for my 2010 calendar, which will arrive in three weeks! The store also sells photographic prints and greeting cards.
All the best,
John

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Parker Twins

June 21, 2009 – 12:35 am

Meet the Parker Twins. When I first met Austen and Tyler, I could not tell them apart. I noticed one of them had a blemish where the other one did not. However, as soon as we started shooting, I would throw something out like “Austen move to the left.” That way I would know who [...]

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Adam David

June 18, 2009 – 1:22 am

Some people want to model, other people get asked to model, Adam David should model. The 5-10 (1.8m) 165lb (75kg)  20-year-old Puerto Rican personal trainer is a natural who is as open minded as he is blessed.

Credits: Styling by Richard Paden and Maurice McCormick. Make up by Randall Jenson, Maurice McCormick and Zoin Ama Dio.
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Ethnic

June 15, 2009 – 1:01 am

Ethnic, who loves to proclaim ‘Black is Beautiful,’ flew from Atlanta to work with us. He was only the second model we worked with who didn’t live in the Chicago area. Today, working with out of town talent, is far more common. Because our standard modus operandi was to shoot in my hood, we decided [...]

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Andrei A

June 12, 2009 – 1:49 am

Andrei calls himself  ‘a non-professional ‘model.’ Originally from Russia, the 6-0, 175lb 30 year old advanced degree college student, is very straight forward and thus a pleasure to work with. On this particular shoot we put him through the ringer…. jumping over and over again in a make shift dining room studio.

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NaCir Jahmill

June 9, 2009 – 12:32 am

While I think I made some very nice photos during this shoot with NaCir Jahmill, this day is far more memorable for another reason. This is the day that I met my fashion spouce Stylist Isaac King. Ever since this shoot Isaac and I have been inseparable. He has gone from a one time member [...]

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David Latimer

June 6, 2009 – 1:28 am

I hd the pleasure of meeting David Latimer at a wedding reception. I was drawn to his hair cut and out first words to each other were something like, “I like your hair.”
Followed by “Thanks, I like your hair.”
His personal sense of style really isn’t that far off from how Stylist Isaac King portrayed him [...]

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