I’ve lugged a camera around since my teen years, influenced by my father, a talented and passionate amateur photographer with a home darkroom. So after a 33-year career as an international geologist and years of living abroad and wide travels, it seemed natural that I use photography as my chosen medium in seeking creative outlets when I retired back to the San Francisco Bay area in late 2013.

I’ve long been in thrall to the beautiful in all its forms. Thus as a photographer during my working years I had pursued many different subjects from wildlife to landscapes to architecture to abstract. It’s curious that in much of my photography I long sought to avoid people in the picture. Yet I always loved the female form – who doesn’t!—and over the years I also had a growing love of dance, undoubtedly related to that fact. It was only as I approached retirement and had the financial means to work with professional models and mentors that I could explore these subjects as I had long aspired to and take my photography to a higher level.

For my own development I am presently venturing into a range of genres (as you may discover in my portfolio): fashion, art nude, portrait, lingerie, fitness, editorial, and erotic (up to a point). And as a keen lover and student of dance I’m particularly interested in finding self-assured models with serious dance training (classical and/or modern) in their backgrounds.

It’s been a wonderful experience, meeting so many interesting and creative models and other photographers alike, collaborating on images and developing my skill sets. May the journey continue!

RETOUCHERS, don't waste your time soliciting me for work.

I'm on Model Society here: https://modelsociety.com/Photographer/Randall-Hobbet
My DeviantArt site: https://rdhobbet.deviantart.com/
My Instagram (dance): https://instagram.com/rdhobbet/  I post my dance images almost daily here.
So as not to miss all the fun I have a second instagram account to post my art nude work: https://www.instagram.com/randhobbes2/

For a showcase of favorite art nudes (before 2017) follow the link below to my "Seeking Beauty" publication which will take you to a digital preview of the entire book (seen best in full screen mode).

Publications:
Seeking Beauty: Select Fine Art Nudes 2012 - 2016 https://www.blurb.com/b/8055842-seeking-beauty

Melissa Ann: Nude Muse https://www.blurb.com/b/6996381-melissa-ann

Special Model Society Dance Issue

Special Model Society Mini Issue "Melissa Ann - Randall Hobbet"

A featured photographer in Model Society's Elle Beth Special Issue:

Featured photographer in VOLO Magazine Issue #23

Published in Model Society Magazine Issue #1 and VOLO Magazine Issue #32

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