danehalo

red apples

Added 2017-11-19 02:24:39 +0000 UTC

I went to middle school with a sweet guy whose family were farmers. Fast forward almost a decade and a half to two years ago; when we were two of those 'barely acquaintance' friends on Facebook and I was searching for a great location to do a nude photoshoot while visiting my hometown. This old acquaintance posted about his family's apple orchard, encouraging people to come for a visit to do yoga, walk their dogs, etc. so I, naturally, sent a message asking whether he and his family might be alright with a photographer and I visiting to take some photos! To my surprise (and delight!) he agreed. A few days later, Craig Staples - a photographer whom I greatly admire and simply adore working with - and I arrived on his property and were immediately taken by the beauty of the orchard, in full spring bloom. I was so inspired and excited to be there.

This acquaintance-becoming-friend graciously showed us around and left us to our privacy with a kind smile. Craig and I giddily trotted around the orchard looking for the perfect light and trees, which didn't take much... it's a beautiful property! Soon, we were finished and enthusiastic to get the photos edited and fit for publication!

My middle-school crush and I are now great friends, and all thanks to the circumstances surrounding these photos. I hope you enjoy them as much as we all do. :)

*The clothed and the implied-nude photo used for the headline photo above have been added to the freebies Dropbox, and the full set (including beautiful nudes) have been removed from this post and added to the Dropbox archive, available to all $10 subscribers!

Published: http://nifmagazine.com/dane-by-craig-staples/
Location: Wheelbarrow Orchards
Hair: Lucid Salon