{"id":3638,"date":"2019-04-19T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2023-03-06T01:48:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T01:48:35","slug":"for-the-love-of-ginger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/?p=3638","title":{"rendered":"For the Love of Ginger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-3638-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_2825.png?fit=1365%2C2048\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3639&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2825&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_28261.png?fit=1585%2C2048\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3640&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2826(1)&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_28271.png?fit=2048%2C1365\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3641&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2827(1)&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_2828.png?fit=2048%2C1365\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3642&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2828&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_2829.png?fit=2048%2C1210\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3643&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2829&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_2830.png?fit=1365%2C2048\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3644&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2830&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/drewfrederic.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/img_2831.png?fit=1158%2C2048\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3645&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_2831&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>Model:\u00a0 Steven Di Costa<br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0 Regents Park, London, England<\/p>\n<p>Why Steven?\u00a0 He has gorgeous &#8216;Red Hair&#8217;.\u00a0 That simple.\u00a0 Also, all red hair people are from the same genetic group &#8216;R1b&#8217; and since I am also a part of this group, we are cousins.\u00a0 What a trip photographing a very very very distant cousin.\u00a0 hahaha\u00a0 On a serious note, Steven is a very handsome man.\u00a0 As I continue to photograph the beauty of the male body, Steven was willing and I was and still am an admirer.\u00a0 You see, Steven has been photographed by some of the top photographers from around the world.\u00a0 I have followed his career and have been wanting to photograph him.\u00a0 One day I said &#8220;Drew, just freakin&#8217; ask, he&#8217;s either going to say &#8216;Yes&#8217; or &#8216;No&#8217; and you will not know the answer until you ask.&#8221;\u00a0 I guess you figured out his answer!!!\u00a0 I talk to myself a ton.\u00a0 Just saying.<\/p>\n<p>I found a ridiculously cute flat in Regents Park.\u00a0 The natural lighting was a dream as well as the amount of space.\u00a0 Owned by someone who has a modern taste for furniture and accessories.\u00a0 I am the type of photographer that loves to shoot in a natural indoor or outdoor environment and not a sterile studio with a back drop.\u00a0 Tho, a studio does come in handy at times and have used occasionally.\u00a0 Did I mention that this flat was a few blocks away from &#8216;Abbey Road Studios&#8217;?\u00a0 OMFW\u00a0 What a break down that was.\u00a0 Standing from a distance seeing and thinking &#8220;Drew this is where the Beatles shot their album cover and recorded music.&#8221;\u00a0 Face was covered with salty water.\u00a0 I walked the road with swag.<\/p>\n<p>Steven and I shot inside and created some fabulous photographs.\u00a0 Two guys zoning!!\u00a0 Pure magic.\u00a0 Then I had this brain storm about the &#8216;Tube.&#8217;\u00a0 &#8220;Hey Steven, what do you think about going to the station and finding a secluded spot and shooting?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s do it Drew, this will be cheeky and what a smart idea.&#8221;\u00a0 (FYI &#8216;smart&#8217; has nothing to do with intelligence in that sentence.)<\/p>\n<p>These are just a sample of what Steven gave my lens.\u00a0 I was in awe the entire time.\u00a0 Steven is full of swag, confidence, cockiness, attitude (the right kind), and owns his beauty and his &#8216;Red Hair&#8217; &#8230; For the Love of Ginger &#8211; Steven Di Costa<\/p>\n<p>Cheers, Drew Frederic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Model:\u00a0 Steven Di Costa Location:\u00a0 Regents Park, London, England Why Steven?\u00a0 He has gorgeous &#8216;Red Hair&#8217;.\u00a0 That simple.\u00a0 Also, all red hair people are from the same genetic group &#8216;R1b&#8217; and since I am also a part of this group, we are cousins.\u00a0 What a trip photographing a very very very distant cousin.\u00a0 hahaha\u00a0 On<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/?p=3638\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;For the Love of Ginger&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65103359,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"Love of Gingers","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[669514176],"tags":[669514116,68244,1094,569214237,669514141,1311,669514122,669514121,13554722,669514131,669514120,669514140,669514138,669514129,269141,669514134,994,7059,669514118,4974718,604380716],"class_list":["post-3638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-daily-posts","tag-art","tag-beard","tag-body","tag-drew-frederic","tag-drew-frederic-photography","tag-england","tag-erotica","tag-gay","tag-gay-photographer","tag-ginger","tag-london","tag-maine-photographer","tag-male-body","tag-male-model","tag-muscle","tag-nude-art","tag-photo","tag-photo-shoot","tag-photography","tag-redhair","tag-steven-dicosta","post_format-post-format-gallery","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6puAb-WG","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65103359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3638"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3652,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3638\/revisions\/3652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drewfrederic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}