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[helen99]

Interesting deviant art eye candy...

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25617243/?qo=90&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25653001/?qo=89&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25576996/?qo=93&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25735736/?qo=87&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26322964/?qo=79&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps

He's probably illegal in several states (at least in texas).

Comments

[keyake.livejournal.com]

Mmmm he's still gorgeous. I love Lesta for her photos. And I've had an entirely one sided visual crush on that one for -ages-. Pity he's not local - I believe she and her models are all located out of this country.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

I found him through a link of yours - I think it was either on your LJ or your deviant art page - you'd linked to one called "Was it worth it", a stunning photo.

[blueflame1.livejournal.com]

wow..those are awesome pics and love the model :)

[silvaerina-tael.livejournal.com]

pics #2 and #5...

[fendahleen.livejournal.com]

#2 was a little too disgustingly airbrushed for me.

[silvaerina-tael.livejournal.com]

I'm not familliar enough to be able to pick that stuff up.

[fendahleen.livejournal.com]

Once you've seen it, you can't un-see it. :( It's like looking at someone wearing too much cheap foundation.

[dancinglights.livejournal.com]

This gives me the disturbing mental image of washing the airbrush off him, as I frequently just want to wash the cheap foundation off people and then reassess their hotness.

I'd probably still stare at my shoes over him, though, and we all know it.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

This model could very well be wearing a lot of makeup - maybe that's what we're seeing? What gives away the airbrushing?

[fendahleen.livejournal.com]

No, no, it's not too much makeup, that would look different. I'm just comparing the 'ergh' effect it generates, not the visual effect.

The shadows on his face in shot #2 (and to a lesser extent in #3) look too smooth, too artificial, like he's a piece of CGI art. Speaking as someone who paints things in Photoshop, it... well, it looks like someone painted them in Photoshop. Or at the very least went duplicate layer/gaussian blur/overlay, the magic forumla for making everything tasteful and pretty. His complexion in #4 looks like it might be a little rough. Hence, one imagines, the heavy-handed smoothing in the daylight shots.

Please don't think I'm criticizing your darling little piece of Slavic jailbait, though -- he's awfully sweet and I want to steal his shirt/jacket combination, conveniently leaving him with less clothes on for the rest of you.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

Rialian thinks "airbrushing" is a much better explanation than "maybe he's actually an angel."

[fendahleen.livejournal.com]

Real angels use Fractal Painter, not Photoshop.

[gleef.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm .... bishi Russians :-)

[laurelindel.livejournal.com]

Woah.

I like #4 best.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

A few more along those lines (I think this series wasn't quite as airbrushed as the ones I put up before):

http://www.deviantart.com/view/25735948/?qo=86&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps
http://www.deviantart.com/view/25735522/?qo=88&q=by%3Alesta&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps

[jolantru.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

*drool*

[dogemperor.livejournal.com]

:9 (Oh yeah, Sessy little Russkis :3)

[draerendi.livejournal.com]

Oh I dunno....He looks likely around 18 but no older than 23 certainly else I am impressed.

[helen99.livejournal.com]

Heh. By "illegal" I meant "too pretty" rather than "too young". For me it's more of an "oh look - a pretty angel!" sort of thing than an "mmmm, pounce!" thing.

[siabha-maellyn.livejournal.com]

... Beautiful... this young man would be the perfect model for a piece I've been wanting to do for a while. *wonders what he would charge for a photo session*

[helen99.livejournal.com]

These photos are part of a gallery that contain a series of photos of him. I only put up my favorite ones - the others may be useful for what you're doing. Also, it's possible the photographer (Lesta) may have more photos of him that she didn't put up. She might make those available if you contact her. I'm not sure what he'd charge, but it might involve flying him here from Russia...

[siabha-maellyn.livejournal.com]

Mm... that could be an issue, of course... *laughs* The bad thing is that the sketch I'd made of the idea looks almost exactly like him, down to his facial features. I'll look into contacting him... maybe we can work out a long-distance photo shoot somehow :)