THE INTRODUCTION

Featuring Jamal Rashod

Photography by Demetrius Markee

Jamal Rashod...........................Need I say more? This is our third collaboration and in my opinion it is our best thus far! Plain and simple, black and white with a more personal feel that would give his fans a little more insight into who J-Will is and I think I pulled it off very well if I do say so myself! 

This shoot was solely intended to produce images that would accompany his new music which will be available for purchase on December 7, 2011 (shameless plug) so you guys go out and support and get the CD and also look out for more things coming your way from him as well as us together.

Get Away

 

Featuring Shunn Grady

Photography by Demetrius Markee

Its always a fun to work with Shunn Markee, he takes direction so well and we have been friends for many years so our shoots are always a breeze. The idea was to have a get away from the stress of our families, jobs and everyday life and just enjoy a weekend hanging out.

In the midst of hanging out and catching up, we decided to do a shoot. The backdrops were so gorgeous and we hadn't shot together in so long that I couldn't resist a few simply styled beautiful images.

 

 

 

I Am King David

Featuring David Mateus

Photography by Demetrius Markee

David Mateus is an amazing male beauty who served in the military and who has such a straight forward, fearless, grab life by the balls attitude that you would think he was a Warrior King! With his numerous tattoos it seemed almost as if he had marked himself for war.

His tattoos tell a story of a man who is ready for whatever life throws his way and yet his eyes posses what seems to be secrets that he will never allow the world to know.

Pool Boys

Photography by Demetrius Markee

Featuring Shunn Markee & Antonio Adams

This shoot started off as a simple shoot that would merely have the pool as a backdrop and instead it turned into something much better by mistake. The shoot started off mid day with lots of sunshine and was intended to be bright and colorful, but instead it went from sunshine to cloudy skies and later it begin to rain heavenly.

I was determined to finish my shoot and so we waited until the rain stopped, got rid of the wardrobe I had chosen for that day, grabbed some towels and and turned a sunny shoot by the pool into a sexy pool boy relaxing on the job at night shoot instead...it worked in our favor! These are in my opinion the best photos from the shoot and they have gotten a lot of attention!

ARTIST J-WILL

Featuring Jamal Williams

Photography by Demetrius Markee

I am normally in full control of my shoots, meaning I am the one who has final say so when it comes to deciding on the location, the wardrobe, the makeup, etc, but this time around I loosened up the reins! Jamal is an artist as well and like myself he is full of creativity and ideas, so he came to me with a treatment for his shoot already in mind.

He wanted something that would show him in a different light from our previous shoot, something more light and soft. The photos turned out great, but it was hell to shoot; not because he is hard to work with, but because we shot in a huge open field with no shade of any kind and all I could feel was the heat from the sun sizzling on my face...I could have cooked an egg on my forehead. The photos were a success.

KOLTEN

Featuring Kolten Miller

Photography by Demetrius Markee

I really enjoyed working with Kolten. The natural sunlight played really well off his his hair and skin and he had a really great personality. Kolten was looking to have a few new images to showcase his updated look. 

We shot on his family's property, which had acres of land and stables full of horses. His family was there to ensure we had anything needed and were very accommodating. We created a few looks that day. Here are a couple of my favorite looks.

Music Artist Nevi J

Featuring Nevi J.

Photography by Demetrius Markee

Nevi came to me and said "I need your help" and I already knew what that meant; he needed some photos to show off his fresh new look that was going along with his new music. We made it happen.

The Greatest Romance

Featuring Clarence Jenkins

Photography by Demetrius Markee

You would think that someone with a chiseled physique and features so striking they have heads turning miles away would exude a cockiness that at times could be unappealing right? Well when Clarence Jenkins walked in with a smile and very shy demeanor it was quite refreshing! He didn't seem like someone who was getting ready to do a very sexually driven shoot, but to my surprise he knocked the ball out of the park!

Clarence was such a great model and was so comfortable with his body and so open to the shoot that we later did another set of photos that were not planned and were spur of the moment and to my surprise they were some of the best photos from our shoot. Make sure to check for them as well. 

Country Boy

Featuring Joshua Fekete

Photography by Demetrius Markee

Joshua Fekete has some of the most striking and unique features I have came across in a long time. A masculine beauty with a very down to earth personality that can put a smile on any females face.

Demetrius Markee "The Makings Of Me"

I met Shunn Markee Grady back when we were both fourteen year old High School freshmen. We seemed to have every class together and quickly became friends. Over time we became very close and everyone quickly began to take notice that they wouldn't see one without the other. Shunn and myself have always supported one another in anything that either one decided to do and usually ended up doing a lot of things together; from playing sports, after school jobs and choosing colleges to attend etc, so once I got bit by the photography bug while taking a career center course for the arts in high school it was only fitting he became my ginny pig. I started off just shooting candid photos of my family and pets, but Shunn became the first person I ever shot.

Over the years our friendship has remained solid, but our dreams and goals have in some ways changed as so have we. My love for photography has driven me to pursue a career in photography, while Shunn has gotten married and started a family, so he no longer pursues modeling the way he once did. Although he is no longer modeling I never forgot the promise we made to one another as best friends to always have each other's back and that if one made it...we both made it! My work may not be on the covers of magazines but once they are he will never be forgotten or left out. I decided to take his middle name as well as my own and put them together to create the name I would use for my photography use, so that when my name goes down in history...his will as well.

Shunn jumped in front of my camera he was asked and listened to me rant and rave about my love for photography when no one else seemed to care. He backed me up and supported me in my love for photography and without him being my best friend and allowing me to use him as my muse I may not have stuck with it. He plays a huge part in helping me define myself as an artist and I can't seem to ever thank him enough...and that's how I became "Demetrius Markee" the photographer.

The Man In The Shadows....