J.Swoope Photography

Colton... 6 years later! (an awesome time!)

September was a good month. I hit wall with being creative lately and was questioning A LOT of things… but I was lucky enough to take a trip to Nashville, and see one of my favorite models and really good friends.

So on the 19th of September, I did an overnight trip to Nashville (my second home), got a hotel, and I was hitting the ground running; went to my favorite place: The Red Bicycle in Germantown, and I ordered my usual, a Hamilton crepe. Afterward, I went to my alma mater, Nossi College of Art & Design, and did a studio Session with Colton.

Now, if you remember, Colton, I did a blog post featuring him when he was doing bodybuilding comps.

So here’s an update: Colton is now doing styling and vintage market sales, and I’m honestly so proud of him because we all could use his styling help. especially with vintage clothes. So that day had to ask Colton to model for me, and he brought his friend, David, who runs a styling business and a clothing store. So we shot a few pieces by David, and we shot a few pieces in Elwood Clothing.

also shot some polaroids of Colton in Calvin Klein as well.

Photography: Jonte Swoope

Model: Colton Benefield

Styling: David Turner

Thank you guys for checking out this week’s blog post! More blogs to come soon!

All I can say is... what a night!

So what happens when you combine the following: pizza, wine, tattoos, and some playful banter? You get the most sexiest shoot ever. So my friends Kenzie, Josh, and I decide to do a Calvin Klein shoot at home. Some of it was inspired by past shoots I’ve seen, but i wanted to make it my own.

Some photos, i just thought it would be fun to be a little kinky with it, and be a little sexual.

Honestly, i was scared of what people would think if i posted them, but the responses were pretty posititve.

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Bodybuilder on the rise!

We all have our own hobbies, dreams,and goals…

But my friend, Colton is living proof that he can achieve the impossible. Only 19, Colton is a fitness model and hopes to show people they have what it takes to push their limit. So, I wanted to do my own version of an ESPN body issue (without the full-frontal nudity lol) for one of my shoots for my Capstone class. I personally believe that the results turned out great.

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Labor Day... but make it fashion

So it’s been a while since I’ve been on… but I’m back!

So I’ve been taking time, trying to reinvent myself when it comes to photography, so I wanted to do something fun with my friends and on labor day, I shot at Cornelia For Airpark in East Nashville, and I shot in a far field (almost stepped in cow shit lol) and got some pretty good shots. Most of this shoot was inspired by Peggy Sirota’s 2013 shoot w/ the “ Game Of Thrones” cast modeling fashions so I decided to make it my own.

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