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Enlarge PhotoLast weekend my partner made some adorable rubber duckie cupcakes, so sweets have been on my mind all week! So perhaps it was perfect that photographer Dean Stockings sent over these photos of Dominic Nel just a day or two later!
I asked him about the shoot, and here's how he replied:
I'd seen Dominic around on various websites and blogs and had had my eye on him for a while, so it was great to be asked to shoot with him for the current issue of reFRESH (the Design issue). Dominic had also been aware of my work for some time, and he was also really pleased to be working together.My reaction on arriving at Parklife to collect the cakes was "Wow!"... I then needed reassurance from Bev (who had lovingly made the cakes), that she wouldn't be offended if I smashed all her hard work up during the shoot!
The first part of the session took place at a friends house in Brighton (UK) - Sue had lots of decorative cake stands and a glass table to arrange them on, which was perfect for the shots in the suit. However, Sue panicked slightly (her dining room was freshly decorated) when I said I then wanted to trash all the cakes and cover the wall and Dominic with them, who at that point, would be naked! So for the next part, Dominic and I headed over to Worthing to my studio, where we could get as messy as we liked without having to worry! We stopped off at the supermarket to buy some fresh cream on the way...
It seemed criminal to throw the cakes (which were like works of art) at Dom and the wall, but we knew the shots would be worth it, and lets face it, we had SO MUCH FUN! And luckily, we were able to have a little nibble between shots... DELICIOUS!
Delicious indeed! Check out more of the shoot on Dean's website, or in reFRESH!
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Photographer Dean Stockings and covermodel Simone Lucioli got caught up in the bitter winter storm last month in London, nearly missing the deadline for the reFRESH magazine cover they were shooting! In this Hunk du Jour exclusive, I asked Dean how the cover ended up coming together:
Dean Stockings: This shoot took place during the week of snow we had in the UK back at the beginning of February. It was due to take place on 2nd, but London, and most of the country, came to a complete stand still... Very frustrating when you have a couple of hot guys lined up for a reFRESH cover shoot! By mid afternoon we realised that there was no way we were going to be able to all get together, either by rail road or air, so we reluctantly postponed. Finally the snow began to melt and we were able to rearrange the shoot for the Wednesday.As the deadline was Thursday we knew we were cutting it fine, but there was nothing we could do. It still took Simone and Pierpaolo about two hours longer than usual to get here, and Simone had an important client booking for hair and make-up that evening, so we knew we were going to be really pushed for time. We kept in contact via phone, and Simone decided it would be best if they could do their hair and make-up on the train to save time when they got here - luckily that was going to be Simones job all along, so he had everything he needed, and set to on the train in a quiet corner, although several commuters were still giving them funny looks apparently!
As soon as the guys arrived, we rushed down to the studio at the bottom of my garden and got down to getting the desired cover shot. It was very brief, but with some cool underwear and a couple of sizling hot models, it's amazing how little time you need...
Such a great cover -- we would have never guessed about the adventure leading up to it's creation! Special thanks to Dean Stockings for this exclusive insight!
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Twin Snow Queens James and Harry appear in reFRESH #53. Photographer Dean Stockings
Zach Burns has been a busy man, and we were delighted to see these new photos he just sent over of reFRESH cover model Alex Prinz.
While Zach is still modeling (he just appeared in a 6-page fashion spread for SuperSuper #13), these fantastic shots of Alex show that he is really honing his photography chops.
Check out some of Zach Burns the model on Hunk du Jour, and more of his great photography on his blog.
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[ Alex Prinz - Model Mayhem ]
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Meet Alex Prinz, covermodel for reFRESH Magazine #52. The folks at reFRESH sent over this exclusive photo -- definitely a hunk!
The fantastic team of Troy Phillips & Akimitsu Sadoi capture another gem in this shoot for reFRESH Magazine. In this month's issue they feature Anthony (among others) in some really gritty, sexy shots -- a shoot titled Blue Collar.
Now, if someone could find an industrial shop staffed entirely by guys as handsome as Anthony -- I might just consider a change of profession. Until then, software engineer and blogger it is... (smile.)
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