Moving On To Another Favorite Place
July 27th, 2013
Well, I’m up to the end of last August with my editing now. That brings me to a great shoot with another of my favorite models, Artistic Physique.
We traveled down to southeast Ohio to the Hocking Hills region and some of my favorite beautiful places. As always, AP did a wonderful job and we had good fortune with the light, so it was a good day of shooting. More to come in the next few posts.
Gorgeous Kelsey
July 22nd, 2013
Well, enough of all that legal stuff. Let’s get back to why we think it’s important to protect our right to make constitutionally protected nude photos…otherwise known as free speech.
This will wrap up my photos from this great day of shooting with Kelsey Dylan at a wonderful location near where I grew up in rural Ohio.
By the way, these photos were shot in August 2012. That’s how far behind I am with my editing and posting. That may be a good thing because I’ve not been shooting much lately, what with all the other things going on in my life this year. It looks like I have enough in my backlog to keep the blog supplied for at least a year, so I’m not in danger of running out of photos for a while.
Kelsey is such a wonderful model. I really need to shoot some more work with her.
2257 Lawsuit Update
July 19th, 2013
If you’ve been following my blog for any period of time you already know that I am one of the named plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to have the laws commonly known as 2257 and 2257A declared unconstitutional.
We filed our lawsuit, Free Speech Coalition, et al. v. Holder, in 2009. After much legal maneuvering, we finally had our trial last month.
Yesterday the judge issued his ruling on the lawsuit. As we expected, he was unwilling to declare the laws to be in violation of the constitution. That was really not a surprise. We were a bit surprised that the judge did agree with us on one point, that the unannounced, warrentless inspections of records in homes does violate the protections of the 4th Amendment. That’s some progress.
Of course, this is far from the end of the legal process. Our lawyers are still working on what our next step will be, but it’s fairly certain that yesterday’s ruling will be appealed. It’s quite possible that eventually the Supreme Court will end up making the final decision about this law. That’s no doubt some years away.
My active part is pretty much done now. I went to federal court in Philadelphia last month and said my piece on the witness stand. That’s now part of the record that the lawyers will argue over for years to come.
If you’d like to read the judge’s opinion it is available on the court’s website at this link: http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/opinions/13D0604P.pdf
Here’s a news story that gives a fairly comprehensible (if somewhat biased) account of the judge’s ruling:
More Kelsey
July 12th, 2013
Here are some more from my shoot with Kelsey Dylan at my old favorite place from my younger days. This was a great shoot and there is more to come.
Kelsey is a great model and she did an especially fine job on this day of shooting.
I hope to be able to work with Kelsey again soon.
Have a happy July 4
July 4th, 2013
Three Amigos
June 29th, 2013
Just a quick post with a little personal history. I got together with a couple old friends last night. We have been friends for a long time and we stay in touch and see each other regularly. But often there are a bunch of other people with us, which is nice, or it’s just two of us meeting. But last night was kind of special for some unknown reason. It was all three of us and just the three of us. We talked about everything, discussed all the world’s problems and devised solutions for them. We sat outside a burger joint on the north side of Columbus. The weather was perfect. The spot was perfect. The burger joint closed up for the night and we were still there loitering on their outdoor furniture. It was a fine night.
This all started in the 1970s when I bought a house and invited those two to move in and share the place with me. Tim, on the left in the photo, was a photographer for the local daily newspaper…the same job that I had at the start of my career as a photographer. Ken had left his job at an ad agency and started his ultimately very successful commercial photography business while we were all living together. I was working for the government as a photojournalist…a job that actually paid enough that I could buy a house. We called my house the Home for Wayward Photographers. That name stuck and we still refer to ourselves as the Wayward Photographers.
Tim went on to work for the Associated Press in Chicago and New York City. More recently he has been doing freelance photo work. Ken’s business did very well and continues to this day. I’m retired now after a 30+ year career with the government. Life is good.
Here’s a photo that Ken took with a timer in the studio he had set up in the Home for Wayward Photographers back in the days of olde. We really haven’t changed a bit.
Back to what I do
June 26th, 2013
It’s about time to get back to what I do most of the time here: Naked Chicks On Rocks. That’s my specialty. That’s what I do best. And, there are few models who do a better job of being naked on rocks than Kelsey Dylan.
Here she is at my old favorite location from my misspent childhood again. This was a great shoot for this series from this beautiful spot, so you’ll be seeing more from this shoot here in future posts. I just wish Kelsey were around more so I could work with her more often. She’s a wonderful model and a great person.
Gallery Opening Reception Snapshots
June 19th, 2013
The opening reception of my Chicago show at Gallery Provocateur was a ton of fun. Here are a few snapshots of the festivities. First a shot of folks looking at my part of the show:
Four of the five models who were in my photos in the show were able to attend the opening. So we decided to have a little fun while they were all there. That’s Artistic Physique, Kat, Claudine and, of course, Brooke Lynne.
And we did some individual photos of each of them with their photos:
And here are all the models and all my photos in the show.
And here are all the models with Veronika, the wonderful, beautiful gallery owner who put this show together.
Veronika is also a fashion designer. Brooke and Kat spent the later part of the evening modeling some of Veronika’s dress designs.
Meanwhile, body painter Orlando Barsallo was working is paint magic on Artistic Physique and Claudine.
If you weren’t able to make it to the opening you can still view and buy the art at the Gallery Provocateur store. And there will be a closing reception in August before the show comes down. I hope to be able to attend that reception too.
Don’t Forget the Show
June 14th, 2013
Don’t forget the opening reception for my show in Chicago. Tomorrow, June 15, 8-midnight. It’s going to be a lot of fun. If you are in the Chicago area I hope to see you there. Gallery Provocateur, 1621 North Kedzie Blvd, Chicago.
2257 And Company
June 6th, 2013
Yesterday was finally my day in court in the lawsuit to have the 2257 laws declared to be unconstitutional. We filed this suit in 2009, to give you some idea of how fast this has been going. I got to say my piece from the witness stand to explain why I believe this law infringes on my constitutional rights. And I got to listen to some of my co-plaintiffs express their problems with the law. I was also able to meet several other plaintiffs who were there to watch the testimony.
After the trial broke for lunch a bunch of us went together to a restaurant. In the photo below, taken with my crappy cell phone because I wasn’t allowed to bring a “real” camera into the courtroom, are, left to right, plaintiffs Tom Hymes and Nina Hartley; a reporter covering the trial, Alex Henderson; plaintiffs Barbara Alper and Carol Queen; and another reporter, Mark Kernes. Yours truly is reflected in the mirror in the background.
You can read the reporters’ accounts of the trial at these links:
http://www.xbiz.com/news/163598
Below are Carol, Barbara and Nina looking at some photos after the trial ended for the day.
Nina looked at my photos and liked what she saw. So we decided to do a quick shoot after lunch. Yes, that’s Nina in the photo up at the top. She is a lovely, talented and quite intelligent woman.
This lawsuit has really been a trial ever since 2009. I hope it is worth all the effort and these bad laws are removed from the books. But, if nothing else I’m very pleased to have met these wonderful people who are also part of the suit.
