Head to Head: Special Edition for Fans of Fur & Fashion
Head to Head: Michael Yerger vs. Levi Conely
2 members have voted
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1. Category 1 & 2: - Whose face is more versatile thus better suited to the demands of fashion modeling & who would you hire for your men's undergear catalogue?
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Yerger/ Yerger0
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Yerger/Conely2
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Conely/Yerger0
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Conely/Conely0
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2. Category 3: Seduction - Which model makes you want to buy whatever they're selling and who was more convincing in their editorial role?
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Yerger/ Yerger2
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Yerger/ Conely0
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Conely/Yerger0
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Conely/ Coely0
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3. Category 5: Fashion Modeling and Posing - which model was able to focus the viewer attention on the garment, meanwhile using their sculpted bodies to create a desire to own the garment.
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Yerger2
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Conely0
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4. Category 6 & 7: Which model created a relaxed, natural and non-sexual image with their amazing physique viewed from both the front and back.
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Yerger /Yerger1
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Conely/ Conely1
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5. Category 8: Which selfie is a more accurate capture of the model as they really are in their everyday home life?
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Yerger1
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Conely1
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This poll is closed to new votes
We are blessed to live in a time where there is such a over-abundance to male beauty to appreciate, we are sometimes forced to make the difficult decision as to which gorgeous man is our favorite. Today we pit West Coast Male Model Michael Yerger against Up and coming Southern Stunner Levi Conely. I do a fair amount of research to pick right the contenders for these contests so that they are as evenly matched as possible. The fur will fly no matter who gets voted the winner because people in the know are very much decidedly either Team Yerger or Team Conely. Have fun judging and voting for your favorite model. Apologies in advance for combining some the questions due to poll restrictions.
Category 1: The Face
Levi (on the right) has the kind of square-jawed, chiseled features that can only be described as All-American good looks. He is masculine, classically handsome with a wholesome and heroic appeal. He has deep set eyes which gives his gaze intensity. Without this very special feature, all of that chiseled perfection might come off as cold and boring. Instead, he looks like he could have been the high school Prom King, the football team captain who had a full scholarship to University. He was popular in his fraternity where he honed his skills as a leader of other men. If Abercrombie & Fitch were still around, he would take center stage in all their ad campaigns. In a couple of years as his looks mature, Ralph Lauren might snatch him up.
Category 2: Commercial Print
Let's not get ahead of ourselves with talk of starring in national ad campaigns. Most models start out doing print work for catalogs. It might be a department store or it might be for a product sold through mail order or online. For commercial work, you need to look good in whatever you are wearing and you have to project accessibility and fun. For underwear ads, the models need to project confidence regardless of how see through or ridiculous the design of the product. The pose should be the best angle to view the product. Physical fitness is a must, but you have to avoid looking stiff all the while flexing those abs and leg muscles.
Category 3: Seduction
Even in fitness and swimsuit modeling, models need to master the art of seduction. This requires them to look through the camera and connect with the viewer with their eyes. In addition, they have to use body language and poses that not only make their bodies look good but also show off the product. The consumer has to be seduced into believing that if they body the product, they will look and feel just as sexy and attractive as the models in the photo.
Category 4: Editorials
Many professional photographers hire models for a photoshoot on spec, and then selling the images to a publication they regularly work with. Magazines like DNA have contributors from all over the world, especially for their swimsuit and underwear issues. These days, it is seldom that a men's magazine will commission a well-known photographer to shoot their fashion editorials unless there is a major celebrity or brand sponsor involved. Editorial shoots are expensive because they require a fashion director, creative director, models, locations, sets, lighting, and tons of different outfits. The images will follow a theme or a story and models have to be cast for their roles. The more versatile a model can be with his looks, the more he can get.
Both our models did a great job with their photoshoots and creating visually stunning photos that are moody, sexy, and mysterious at the same time. Michael was able achieve a sexy blue-collar mechanic and Levi's body hair adds even more testosterone to the gritty vibe of the streets at night.
Category 5: Fashion Modeling and Posing
In fitness or physique modeling the primary focus is to make your body look good. In fashion modeling the main focus is on making the product look good. This means the model has to get into exaggerated positions and hold still while the photographer captures the image. Despite being in awkward poses, the model has to make sure their body looks ripped in the photos but without looking like they are flexing or straining. Additionally, part of posing includes the expression on the model's face.
Michael looks like he's about to have a private moment to address how full and constricting that jockstrap looks. And as much as he loves his man-kini, Levi realizes he does not want tan lines and is a snap of a button away from going au naturale at his tropical paradise location shoot.
Category 6: Sex Appeal
Models are at their most vulnerable when they are completely nude, and especially when working with a photographer they don't know. Some are more comfortable with being naked than others, but they can't let any of the insecurity show. They have to project a sense of being uninhibited, their nudity represents freedom and therefore they must look natural, unembarrassed, comfortable and not sexual. They must connect with the viewer, but their expression must be neutral and not in any way provocative or suggestive. By taking the sexual elements out, mainstream magazines can feature nudity as part of an editorial without worrying about being exploitative.
Category 7: Rear View Assets
A model's hind assets are equally important as any other part of his body and therefore the models should know how to show it off by making it look sexy but not vulgar or suggestive. Clearly this is where we see the biggest difference between the two models. It is a matter of personal taste that for some of us continues to change and evolve over time.
Category 8: Selfies
Modeling agencies used to use Polaroid cameras to screen new models because you have to be practically flawless to look good in an instant photo taken with a low quality flash bulb. Nowadays if you want people to see the real you, without make-up, photoshop, professional cameras and lenses, lighting etc, a simple selfie taken with natural light and not using any filters will suffice. Phone cameras have such high resolution that it will capture every flaw and every pore. Fortunately, our models have flawless skin.
Taken at only an arm's length away, Michaels selfie makes me realize how much I want to kiss those pouty lips. He has amazing cheekbones and his face is perfectly symmetrical which we did not see in the head shot. Despite all the facial hair, he really is pretty to look at. Levi, meanwhile is just as clean-cut, clean-shaven, and manly at home just as he is in the image he projects.
Now it's time to vote.
Edited by professorporn
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