Roy Dean

It's Roy Dean day, and we start with a photo from the January 1983 edition of In Touch.

 

Asian American

This Asian-American model appeared in a number of Roy Dean's photos.

 

Sun bleached

This model either has sun bleached hair or an artful bottle job.

 

Surfboard

This fellow seems to be launching himself on a surfboard.

 

Double doors

Mr. Dean captured this model emerging through double doors.

Or is he inviting us in?

 

Knees in the sand

I hope that sand wasn't too hot when this well built model kneeled in it.

 

Hawaii

Roy Dean did a lot of work in Hawaii, and this picture is a good example.

It is not, however, from his book The Dean's List - Hawaii.

 

Gordon Grant

My source said this cowboy looking out from the shadows is Gordon Grant.

 

Poolside

The model in this poolside shot blends nicely with the brickwork.

 

1970

Completing the set with an expertly lighted 1970 photo 

of a model who looks like he could have worked for Colt.

 

WPG's Daryl French via Brian E

Long ago I posted a photo of a Western Photography Guild model who was unknown to my source and me.  My friend Brian E not only identified him, but sent me about two dozen additional photos of him.  The model is Daryl French, and I am posting ten of his pictures.  If you look closely you will see that his beard and tan lines are different across his work, leading me to think that the images were made in several sessions over a period of time.  Once again, many thanks to Brian!

 

Chained

Don Whitman chained Daryl French to a tree for this one.

 

Color

 

The pose for this color shot is literally offhand.

Dreamy

Daryl gives us a dreamy expression here, and I love it.

 

Hazy

I was tempted to electronically sharpen this somewhat hazy photo of Daryl French 

adjusting some stereo setting in bed, but I left it as it was sent to me by Brian.

 

Classic

Here we see a quintessential Don Whitman/WPG outdoor image

with Darry French dramatically set against the Western sky.

 

Shower

It seems odd that he's half out of the shower with the curtain pulled back and the water running. 

 I suppose we can put it off to artistic license because it's still a very good picture.

 

Diagonal

We see some more studio magic in this nice diagonal pose.

 

Draped

Don Whitman's skills at composition and posing a model are on full view here.  

Daryl French looks like he is literally draped over that rock,and the little 

tree in the left background adds some subtle interest.

 

Conventional Pose

Closing the Daryl French set with the most conventional pose in the series.

Thanks again to Brian E for today's pictures!

 

Hairy Derriere Day

A few weeks ago I ran a hairy men series, and I promised our friend Albert the Gay Belgian 

that I would put on a hairy derriere series, so here it is.  We start with an 

unknown model from the March, 1984 edition of Honcho.

 

Jeff Cameron

This is supposed to be Jeff Cameron.

 

Sideburns

The sideburns are a secondary element here.

 

Lou Marshall

Here we see Lou Marshall by AMG.

 

Colt

I think this is from Jim French's early days at Colt.

 

Happy Trails

Is there such a thing has happy trails on the back?

 

Earl Lawrence

That's Earl Lawrence at right with an unknown (to me, anyway) friend in the AMG shower.

 

Hanging in the Dunes

This guy is sort of hanging out in the dunes.

 

Laura Ashley

If I haven't already posted this guy and his Laura Ashley wallpaper, I should have.

 

Mateus?

Is that a bottle of Mateus in the fridge door?

 

Questionable

This was listed as vintage on a dodgy website,

but I'm including it despite my doubts.

The reason should be obvious.