The Picture Down The Hall Part Ten

This was one of those days when I wanted to make some art and I called up my three closest friends and made them model for me. It was a marathon photo shoot in a ritzy hotel suite and the photos were romantic, sexy, interesting... they were a lot of things.

This one really got me goin.

My girlfriend, Jennifer Houston (seen in the threesome photo directly above, too) is also a most prolific songwriter and exciting singer. We spent a lot of time, over the years, creating art together, for any reason or excuse we could find. She is also the greatest baker I know (see her baking at http://www.thischickbakes.com/ ). Since she is a baker and a musician, I thought it would be appropriate to do this photo of her two worlds colliding. Her music is also available on itunes, by the way -- see: Jen Houston and the cd is called West 83rd St.

I don't shoot weddings. I have but I don't like to. Sometimes you have to - for whatever reason.

I'm always happy when the people who want me to shoot their weddings want black and white film and artistic shots.

It was a last minute idea that I had .. just before she and her ring bearing son from a previous marriage left the room to walk down the aisle, I threw up a light and asked the boy to sit down on mommy's dress. Everyone seemed happy with the idea.

I like happy.

I asked my best friend and his husband to sit for me; and when they did, they arrived wearing shapeless, dingy summer t shirts. That wasn't going to work. I had just the thing - a white tennis sweater that I had, happened, to buy four of.

Aren't these boys elegant and romantic?


There really isn't anything else to say about this photo; except for this --

Xavier

Have Mercy.