Every photographer I know (including me) will tell you that they see pictures in their heads. I had the idea for this session in my head for about two years. I wanted to shoot a grittier version of the old school Calvin Klein ads – with simple backgrounds and dramatic lighting like those ads, with a grungy twist. Think Calvin Klein with a dose of Fight Club thrown in. The problem was, I knew exactly the kind of guy I wanted for the shoot and couldn’t find anyone that fit the pictures in my head, because the look I wanted was very specific. Then I had one of those “smack-my-forehead-should’ve-had-a-V8” moments when I realized that I DID know a guy that would be perfect for it. So I got in touch with my friend’s brother Chad, and he was all for it. It only took about a year for us to get it worked out, but I got EXACTLY what I saw in my head and there’s not much that’s better than that!
