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Second Photo Shoot With Chris Jepson

Stuart Martin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:09:51 +0000

This was LONG overdue! *laughs* This was actually pencilled in for the end of last summer but due to reasons beyond our control and an unfortunate visit to the hospital, it was cancelled. Chris is a very busy man and spends much of his time running between events around London and has a pretty manic diary that reflects this but we got there in the end

We Kept this shoot pretty simple with one backdrop and worked with an assortment of things to achieve a look that i havent really included in my portfolio before – ‘Geek-Chic’. We of course threw in some leather for good measure (& even got blindfolded!). Keep your eyes peeled for a shoot with my brother in the near future by Chris too…

Naughty Twins

Stuart Martin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:16:03 +0000

As we are getting a little older, my twin brother and I are seemingly able to remain in a room together for longer than 10 minutes without trying to murder each other – Pretty good progress, even if i do say so myself *smiles*. Finding us out clubbing together used to be a pretty rare sight but we are doing it more often recently (See photo below) – I’m also slowly trying to convince him to do a photoshoot with me (keep those dirty minds clean, boys!) and I have almost twisted his arm into it.

I’ve got a few photographers in mind who I’m sure would enjoy the challange, but feel free to drop me an email if you are interested with your thoughts and ideas. We promise to ‘try’ and behave

Office Group Photo

Stuart Martin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:42:08 +0000

I was tasked shortly before Christmas with asking one of my many photographer friends if they would come into the office and take a group photo of all of us which would reflect the nature and personality of my colleagues and the company brand. Yes i do have a career outside of taking my clothes off all of the time in front of a camera *laughs* – I’m incredibly lucky that my employers have actually encouraged it over the years at the various agencies i have worked for.

I asked the lovely Chris Jepson to head over and see what magic he could do. It’s always difficult getting a large group of people to behave and do what you need them to but Chris is shockingly good at direction – You need to be when working with us because It’s like herding stray cats Of course i snuck in a cheeky test shot for Chris’s lighting – It would be rude not to, wouldn’t it?

Overdue Appearance

Stuart Martin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:50:05 +0000

It’s about time I made an appearance! Its been a crazy few months with my relocation to the bright lights of London, my new career, making new friends and finding a new home but FINALLY the dust has settled Now there is nothing else to distract me, I have decided to step up my game and start focusing on my modelling again

I have made the decision that I am going to start hitting the gym on a regular basis as I want to get BIGGER – Watch this space! This is going to be a tough one as it’s going to involve allot of discipline and changing my diet completely since I eat like a child *goes red*. I have also decided that I need a Personal trainer to give me that initial kick up the backside so that I develop a routine that will fit into my OCD-like nature.

I have no shame in admitting that one of the big reasons I have never taken to the gym to date is that I don’t enjoy going on my own which I have always used as my excuse not to attend – A complex I know I need to get out of as I should be doing it for me without feeling like i need someone to hold my hand. There is a Soho Gym literally next to my house so I’m going to sign up this weekend – Wish me luck!

Spontaneous Shoot with Pics By Gaz

Stuart Martin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:59:58 +0000

Third Photo Shoot With Pics By Gaz

Stuart Martin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:52:37 +0000

I had a very fun shoot earlier this week with the lovely Pics By Gaz. It was organised very last minute and apart from my 2.5 hour train journey to get there which should normally take 40 minutes, we had a incredibly fun day. I was sporting my designer fur (it keeps me warm in the winter), went for a miliary-style cut from the lovely Claudia who has recently jumped into Jordi’s shoes to carry on with my hispanic styling and i also felt surprisingly in shape considering the amount i had been eating over the Christmas period!

I brought my usual shoot bag with some new bits that i had purchased in Barcelona and New York – Really loving my ES Underwear/Swimwear and A&F Jeans at the moment. I also tried out some Timoteo samples that Gaz had been sent which fitted really well and looked great. Timoteo is a contemporary US male apparel brand which is starting to become more popular over here recently. We worked with two different backdrops and focused primarily on body shapes which highlighted abdominal definition. A BIG thank you to Pics By Gaz for his time and effort – A complete pleasure to work with.

Gaydar Promo Work

Stuart Martin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:44:36 +0000

Yet again, I had the fantastic opportunity of representing Gaydar with my twin brother for Manchester Gay Pride! Gaydar is a brand that I am incredibly passionate about and always find it a pleasure to work for – The guys at Gaydar towers are a great giggle and the costumes we were given were FANTASTIC! It doesn’t even bear thinking about how much work must go into creating them. The wings were incredible, even if my little shoulders didnt agree, haha.

This year was the first time that Gaydar took part in the parade itself. Not only did we dance throughout the initial rain, we even won the best parade entry competition! (Charlie and I made it onto BBC News too!) We spent the afternoon handing out the usual Gaydar merchandise such as fans, armbands and whistles and i played photographer for a while too – It is scary how excited people get over free giveaways!

Thank you to ChrisGeary.com for the photos and a BIG shout-out to the whole promo team, you were a great laugh

Second Photo Shoot With Pics By Gaz

Stuart Martin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:11:49 +0000

I do thoroughly enjoy my shoots with Gaz. His high degree of professionalism whilst consistently being able to communicate in a positive and friendly manner, always makes me smile. For me, people skills are an incredibly important factor during a shoot and the rapport built will always be evident within the work produced.

It’s fantastic to be able to come to a ‘blank canvas’ shoot where the photographer has a number of ideas to work with – We did a great underwear series on some neutral backdrops whilst we discussed one of Gaz’s seemingly hidden talents. It turns out that Gaz is a recognised professional body painter! <- He kept that one quiet from me! Having someone paint my abdomen and backside was pretty different from my normal shoots but incredibly fun to take part in.

Watch this space as I have a feeling that we will work together again (on location!) sometime very soon!

Gay Times Fitness Shoot

Stuart Martin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:01:19 +0000

Remember that shoot I mentioned a few months back where I felt like Tony Hart’s ‘Morph’ with the free weights? Well The September issue of GT (Gay Times) is now out and is featuring me on two pages in their health & fitness section. Yes I know what you are probably thinking – I’m not exactly the face of David Llloyd, haha. At least i’m not as bad as my naughty twin brother who this weekend was asking if he could “just sit on the powerplate or have a sunbed’ whilst I was doing my pre-pride workout. *rolls eyes*

The first part of the shoot was with the personal trainer and whilst I watched as the other two models did stretches and I confidently thought to myself ‘ I can do that’, my jaw dropped when I was informed that I would be doing free weights instead! Admittedly, free weights have never really been my primary choice when visiting the gym and I always brushed the comments under the carpet when gym buddies told me that they work muscles that machines cant really mimic – Jesus wept, were they right!

I have since added a free weight aspect to my workout for obvious reasons Keep a look out for the body modelling i did in the second part of the shoot for the health section of upcoming GT issues!

RoB Photo Shoot- London Fetish Weekend

Stuart Martin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:12:38 +0000

A very unexpected addition to my modelling calendar took place this weekend! The lovely Chris Jepson (who i am shooting with again this week) asked if i would like to participate in a shoot at RoB London for London Fetish Weekend. Rob London, for those of you who don’t know is one of Europe’s premier retailers for ‘alternative lifestyle clothing’ – Leather, rubber, toys and other types of fetish wear. I quickly necked my coffee in Soho and popped around the corner to have a look

To be honest, i was a little nervous on my way there since i wasn’t entirely sure what i should expect. When i Arrived, Chris was SERIOUSLY busy taking photos and told me to take a look around the shop for anything i wanted to try on. I started to have a browse but admittedly i probably looked like a lost lamb (ok…a hairy cub) The staff at RoB were so unbelievably friendly and stepped in to help me out. Granted, their first choices were a little ‘too’ fetish for my comfort zone being the delicate little flower that i am… *grins*

A big well done to Chris for shooting 47 guys in 5 hours (thats 1 every 6 minutes!). Next time i’ll try and be a little more adventurous