Portal (Continued) Top Tier

There was a comment I recently got from a patreon about intimacy being documented vs p#rn. I appreciated that insight. While there are some aspects we still want to keep between us, there are more and more intimacies being presented in our art. Nothing has really changed however, when I first started taking pictures of her on my phone, they were not artistic in the least, and much more invasive than anything I photograph or video now. 

Steph and I have been married for 10 years. She is obviously very beautiful, has a very kind, lighthearted personality, is loyal yet open, and has a very high drive...

The process of capturing that drive for this ongoing project is constantly evolving. 

For those of you who have been following for a while now, you may recall some posts that have been deleted (not our call). "Rose" and "Motion"  capturing authentic moments. 

"Portal" was again an authentic moment... but captured in a way that doesn't reveal too much. 

She told me the oil felt so good; I was, at first a little annoyed because she was not paying attention to the shoot. She started, and I put the camera down. She said to "capture the moment, it will only be for us." So I did.

Later I asked, if it was okay to share just a glimpse...

One thing about being in a relationship is keeping it alive. There is so much taboo about sexual content, nudity, that society forces a couple to be prudish, and boring, if that couple allows it, only getting their fix of fantasy through TV shows, romance novels, movies, or the internet. After awhile the flame of passion and excitement that couple had slowly dims. 

The double standards our society has... if a normal house wife does a photoshoot with her husband, or a lady wears a revealing halloween costume other wives or moms or guys even instantly judge her and label her, but have no problem watching society accepted TV-MA content, the s#x and nudity on Netflix as they sip a cocktail with their spouse or partner. 

The great aspect and beauty about art, passion, and relationships is you can make them be what ever you want to be with some work and thought. Especially if you involve a storyline that is your life, and document it by use of photography social media, journaling or whatever medium best showcases your life together. 

The solution is, like with so many other aspects of life, is to be respectful to others but have zero concerns of what they think. 

We have faced those concerns before. Women judging Steph. But we ignore. We focus on us, our story, and how the story goes. We focus on our art work. Sure enough, some of those judging women came to Steph for advice or even to me for photoshoots. 

One thing I can attest to having formally photographed Steph now 6 years is, the work, the photos and videos, the memories do get better with age.

Stay true to you and each other.

I am talking way too much. See you in the next post.