Wow. Wow. Johnny Weissmuller at 1:15 - that swimming singlet had no secrets, did it? My faves were at 9:33, 10:40, 11:32, 12:17 (those white briefs ... and milk, too!), 15:55 (two guys naked, alone, a deserted beach), 20:08, 20:35 and 21:17
Hi Clint, we have ☀️ this morning 😁 A great collection of guys, lads and dads in this archive. Several of Russ Tamblyn of Riff fame in West Side Story. Bruce of LA studios nearly always had that Sea Grass matting for their models to pose on, so even if the studio isn't named
I can usually tell it's from Bruce's studio. That bonzer guy 12:20 so wholesome with his milk in his crisp clean tightly whities made my morning too 😛 plus the very last image of the lad in his whites Woofff Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Yay for some sun…we still have at least three more days (or is it four) of this heat wave. So pacing myself accordingly. Bruce did love that mat…and I love West Side Story. Cheers!
Hi Clint, we have ☀️ this morning 😁 A great collection of guys, lads and dads in this archive. Several of Russ Tamblyn of Riff fame in West Side Story. Bruce of LA studios nearly always had that Sea Grass matting for their models to pose on, so even if the studio isn't named
I can usually tell it's from Bruce's studio. That bonzer guy 12:20 so wholesome with his milk in his crisp clean tightly whities made my morning too 😛 Plus the very last image of the lad in his whites Woofff. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Another interesting collection of photos, - some are au naturel. In these latter photos, I prefer the casual unposed (maybe they were also posed) shots. The more obviously posed ones for magazines sometimes turn the men into objects - objects of desire or aspiration. Maybe life models for drawing practice, as vegetables or fruits might be - objects of art. I switch from a human perspective to a focus on curve, shape, mass, line and surface.
It’s fun understanding how others see focus and see. I’m working on a montage of an amazing photographer who didn’t do much involving nudity, but the few he did are definitely posed (and art directed to the nth degree). I like seeing a full spectrum, so while I love his work, I’ll enjoy switching gears soon. Visual variety is my thing. :-)
I do not relate to using a camera. I am the sort of person that goes on holiday for 2 weeks and takes 6 photos on the last day. I have a small camera on this desk, which I bought more than 10 years ago. I took 10 photos once and I now cannot use the camera because I left the battery to corrode in the camera. I have taken 6 photos with my cell phone.
I have painted in oils and acrylic. I have artist friends, mainly art lecturers. My younger godson has a degree in photography and videography. I think I am stuck at the stage of saying whether I like a photo or not. The artistic qualities are only apprehended by reference to comparison with drawings and paintings.
Understood. I go through phases of not shooting anything (in one of those now...it started in 2020) to shooting everything. So while I can appreciate lots of visual variety, I don't also choose to capture/create it. Glad you have at least the experience of painting...it helped me learn to see better. Sounds like you've got quite the art history knowledge too. Good stuff!
[chuckles] I am interested in many topics. University fine arts professors can be quite influential. My younger godson has turned away from cameras to become a decorative stonemason, who restores and renovates the eroded decorations on old building. UK old not US old - more than 200 years old buildings. I have yet to be educated by him in the topic.
Wow. Wow. Johnny Weissmuller at 1:15 - that swimming singlet had no secrets, did it? My faves were at 9:33, 10:40, 11:32, 12:17 (those white briefs ... and milk, too!), 15:55 (two guys naked, alone, a deserted beach), 20:08, 20:35 and 21:17
Glad you enjoyed so many, Mike…cheers!
Hi Clint, we have ☀️ this morning 😁 A great collection of guys, lads and dads in this archive. Several of Russ Tamblyn of Riff fame in West Side Story. Bruce of LA studios nearly always had that Sea Grass matting for their models to pose on, so even if the studio isn't named
I can usually tell it's from Bruce's studio. That bonzer guy 12:20 so wholesome with his milk in his crisp clean tightly whities made my morning too 😛 plus the very last image of the lad in his whites Woofff Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Yay for some sun…we still have at least three more days (or is it four) of this heat wave. So pacing myself accordingly. Bruce did love that mat…and I love West Side Story. Cheers!
Hi Clint, we have ☀️ this morning 😁 A great collection of guys, lads and dads in this archive. Several of Russ Tamblyn of Riff fame in West Side Story. Bruce of LA studios nearly always had that Sea Grass matting for their models to pose on, so even if the studio isn't named
I can usually tell it's from Bruce's studio. That bonzer guy 12:20 so wholesome with his milk in his crisp clean tightly whities made my morning too 😛 Plus the very last image of the lad in his whites Woofff. Cheers DougT 🇫🇴
Another interesting collection of photos, - some are au naturel. In these latter photos, I prefer the casual unposed (maybe they were also posed) shots. The more obviously posed ones for magazines sometimes turn the men into objects - objects of desire or aspiration. Maybe life models for drawing practice, as vegetables or fruits might be - objects of art. I switch from a human perspective to a focus on curve, shape, mass, line and surface.
It’s fun understanding how others see focus and see. I’m working on a montage of an amazing photographer who didn’t do much involving nudity, but the few he did are definitely posed (and art directed to the nth degree). I like seeing a full spectrum, so while I love his work, I’ll enjoy switching gears soon. Visual variety is my thing. :-)
I do not relate to using a camera. I am the sort of person that goes on holiday for 2 weeks and takes 6 photos on the last day. I have a small camera on this desk, which I bought more than 10 years ago. I took 10 photos once and I now cannot use the camera because I left the battery to corrode in the camera. I have taken 6 photos with my cell phone.
I have painted in oils and acrylic. I have artist friends, mainly art lecturers. My younger godson has a degree in photography and videography. I think I am stuck at the stage of saying whether I like a photo or not. The artistic qualities are only apprehended by reference to comparison with drawings and paintings.
Understood. I go through phases of not shooting anything (in one of those now...it started in 2020) to shooting everything. So while I can appreciate lots of visual variety, I don't also choose to capture/create it. Glad you have at least the experience of painting...it helped me learn to see better. Sounds like you've got quite the art history knowledge too. Good stuff!
[chuckles] I am interested in many topics. University fine arts professors can be quite influential. My younger godson has turned away from cameras to become a decorative stonemason, who restores and renovates the eroded decorations on old building. UK old not US old - more than 200 years old buildings. I have yet to be educated by him in the topic.
Very cool! I love watching restorations, of art and architecture. Kudos to him for keeping the traditions alive for the next generations.