I had some free time in London, about a weeks worth. I decided to use a particular website to find someone to photograph. Not a lot of time for any professional to prepare but I do know from experience that there are plenty of guys like my self who embrace a ‘spontaneous’ life style. As I was going over profiles and pics, getting tired, almost giving up, I came across this handsome Italian man currently living in London – Jimmy!!! I reached out immediately and in no time my cell was reacting. He said yes and only asked, where, what day, and what time? Without hesitation, I set the shoot up. His last text “I will be on time and prepared.” True to his word, Jimmy walked through the door on time and my mouth dropped. He was even more handsome in person. He must have thought to himself “this guy is in awe and a dork”. As he turned around to take off his shoes, I preceded to check myself for drool in the mirror, took a deep breath to relax the pounding chest, pinched myself for a new thought, and wiped the bald head (it was glistening). By the time I turned, he was already facing me with a wicked grin on his face. I mean ‘wicked’!! Too funny, we both laughed hysterically. What a fantastic way to start a photo shoot.
It was an amazing afternoon of shooting. During our down times, taking a breather or two, we laughed a lot, told stories, got serious at times, and most importantly we got ‘wicked cheeky’. I just love being cheeky. Jimmy was a complete pro, he knew how to perform for the lens, and he knew exactly where I was at all times. There was very little communication when I was actually snapping. We both fed off the energy in the room and read each others body language. Jimmy and I were in sync. A very wicked collaboration 😉 Just gotta love spontaneity!! You can see more photos from our collaboration by clicking on this link: Jimmy
Cheers, Drew Frederic