This is a guestpost written by a guy named Matt.
So, back in 2010, I was a genuine fan of some of the glamour nude photography of that time. I would peruse various galleries to see new photos and kept seeing that most I liked were from Digital Desire. It’s a site that was started by J. Stephen Hicks, who was a prolific photographer in the field. He’d spent quite a bit of time working for Playboy, Penthouse, etc. He eventually just went on his own because the internet was taking over from magazines as the primary source of glamour nudes and pornography. Stephen didn’t shoot any hardcore material for his site. It wasn’t his thing. He and his photographers were more interested in capturing the woman’s beauty.
One of the areas that I would browse on occasion was Model Mayhem. At the time, it was easy to get an account, and you could look over any new models that did nude shoots. One day I decided to send an email with some photos that I had found along with their contact info and just asked, “You guys ever see this one? She’d be great for your site.” They answered that they had not, but they were always looking for new talent. They’d love it if I would send any I found.Here is the Full Story
I found tons and sent them all I could find. At the time, there weren’t any major agencies for that kind of work, so these models were using various websites to post their portfolios. Some models were excellent, but quite a few weren’t worth a second look. I had fun just trying to send as many as I could.
One day, after many days of replies, they wanted to reward me with something for my efforts. They wanted to send a Blu-ray with their videos. It was something that they used to sell on the site. That was a nice thing on their part. Stephen said that I had a real eye for spotting talent and had me send most of the model info to one of his photographers, Mark Lit. It was a good relationship.