Limited Edition Prints – IAN

Just so you are not out of the loop, I have made a final decision on which images best serve as limited edition prints of Hong Kong lad Ian. I am posting a few here, but the entire set of 10 images are on my website at https://theasianmale.com/project/gallery-38-ian/. 

I decided to go with a neutral cooler black and white for Ian, and believe it will be superb at fine art limited edition prints that will look beautiful on a bedroom or kitchen wall. 

What do you think? 

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Kelvin’s Selection

In my previous post of Kelvin, I used a white backdrop and never came around to using the black. I said we have to continue another time to finish what I had intended to work on that evening. Several weeks later, he came back to my studio in Kwai Chung and we continued out session. Without much hesitation, he took off his clothing. Entirely. Somewhat taken back by his astounding physique, I told him ‘Your butt is really nice’. He smiled and said ‘Basketball’. I nodded and smiled back. With that, we photographed for about 2 hours in a variety of different poses and lighting styles that accentuated his body. I think he must have practiced in front of a mirror to know what angles might look good for the camera. I have to say, I didn’t expect him to be so carefree, but later on he told me it was his honour to be photographed by me. This images are not retouched and fine-tuned, but I’m sure several of these and others will make it to the limited edition collection on my website. That is still going to take some time. And just to clarify, these images were selected by him and not me, but there is some overlap. 

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Kelvin – HK Lad

I met Kelvin from a recent boat trip I was invited to. Full of vibrant energy one on side but still reserved on another. At the age of 25 and still learning about himself, we shared a few hours together for me to photograph him. He’s very strict about what he eats, seeming to have no craving for sweets. He was offered an ice cream bar on the boat but flatly refused. I kindly accepted! I have some more images that I’m still working on, but will add them in as I continue to retouch. 

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Hong Kong Hunk Ian – Teasers

Ian is a local Hong Kong hunk that is hard to get a hold of since he’s usually overseas in the Philippines or Taiwan, but because of Covid-19, he stationed here. Lucky for me right? Ian is 31 as of this year where both his parents are Chinese. Here are a few initial shots of him during the warmup stage. What do you think? 

Sherman – Final selection – retouched

Previously, I showed my first edit or selection of images. Now, I have made the final re-edit and have retouched them to my liking. This particular selection may not be what I add to my website, as I might then again choose only a few for limited edition prints. We shall see. 

An interested tidbit is that Sherman messaged me and said not to post more photographs of him on social media. I asked him why. Was it because he was receiving too much attention? He replied saying that he didn’t feel as good compared to the other models in my collection of images. I said please don’t make comparisons to other guys, as he has his own charm. I hope he knows what I’m getting at. 

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Sherman – Undedited

These are few images that I have selected from a shoot with Sherman, a  young man that I came in contact with through Instagram. I don’t know much about him and asked about where he worked. He seemed hesitant to say he that he worked in the food and beverage industry. Maybe he works in a cha chan teng, a local Hong Kong eatery as kitchen staff. I really don’t know. 

Regardless, I am posting a few of the images I selected from a set of 1-star ratings, so this comes in the 2-star. I have not finished selecting, but I thought I would put something onto Patreon for now. 

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