James Courtney
@comixguy007.bsky.social
This session was for the Masks & Fishnets Poker Deck but I was so bedazzled by Edie's beauty that I forgot to have her put on a mask.
Title: Pink and Blue
Model: Edie Eve (IG @edieeve)
Location: Bridgehead Studios, Alameda CA
#toplesstuesday #topless #fishnets On sale at the Folsom Street Fair this Sunday, The Not Safe For Work Two Poker Deck. Buy this fun collection of original erotic photos by photographer James Courtney at booth 1218.
#folsomstreetfair #folsomstreet #sanfrancisco Towards the end of my shoot with Edie, the modeling light for the rear strobe blew. Since we had only five minutes left I decided to keep shooting until we finished.
Title: Removing The Corset
Model: Edie Eve (IG @edieeve)
Location: Bridgehead Studios, Alameda CA
#corset #topless #mask #fishnets Meet Seraphina (IG @Seraphina_Lapis) this Sunday at the Folsom Street Fair, Booth 1218, from noon to 1pm. Experimented with some more High Dynamic Range and color editing with Jaedra.
Title: Side Glance
Model: Jaedra (IG @jaedra_d)
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA
#mask #topless I am excited to be selling my coloring books, playing cards, puzzles and prints at the San Francisco Folsom Street Fair this year.
Title: Folsom Street Spanking (2023)
Model: amethystangelic (IG @amethyst.angelic)
Location: Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco CA
#folsomstreetfair I think if Vixen: The Forbidden Magician were to ask me to pick a card from this deck for a trick, this would be the card I always choose.
Title: A Perfect Ten
Model: Frances (IG @frances.in.frame)
Location Bridgehead Studios, Alameda CA.
#playingcards #masks #fishnets When I was shooting Frances yesterday I turned off one of my strobes and shot some portrait shots of her. I wanted a dynamic look. You have to be spontaneous with sometimes.
Title: Masked Frances
Model: Frances (IG @frances.in.frame)
Location Bridgehead Studios, Alameda CA.
#portrait #masks I will be getting a booth at the Folsom Street Fair this month to sell my coloring books, playing cards and puzzles. Come by and hang around to see me.
Title: Rotate (2023)
Model: amethystangelic (IG @amethyst.angelic)
Location: Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco CA
#folsomstreetfair #shibari One of my favorite early pictures from one of my favorite early shots. It was a turning point for me creatively. When I started to really trust my vision as a photographer.
Title: Pollock's Venus (2008)
Model: Arcadia Kane
Hair and Make-up: HisDame
Photography Assistant: Jeff Cathcart
#paintedmodel Okay, when I said I needed sexy masks I didn't meant Pokémon...but Gucci looked so cute in this one.
Title: Collect Them All (2026)
Model: Gucci Gyatt (IG @gucci.gyatt)
Location Bridgehead Studios, Alameda CA.
#Pokémon #masks #fishnets Title: Red Sword (2025)
Model: Lioness69
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda
#masked #eyes #sword Happy Topless Tuesday!
Title: Dancing Pafukos
Model: Pafuko
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA
#fishnet #mask In the beginning, I was shooting models as reference for illustration. So I would ignore the what was happening in the background. As I developed though, I later found that often the background was the story.
Title: Break Time For Tia (2015)
Model: Tia Leigh
Location: Vallejo CA
#trashy #bong #punk Sometime the day of our shoot, Pafuko's cat decided to mark her as part of her territory.
Title: Cat Scratch (2026)
Model: Pafuko
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA
#Fishnets #scratch I went to a panel years ago, where a model had been talking about posing. She said that if you want the model to appear strong and dominant, you ask them to create triangles in their poses.
Model: Victoria (@victoriamlynn.bsky.social)
Location: Palm Springs
#boudior #lingerie #palmsprings A photographer posted a question recently on Threads asking "how do you get expressions from your model that don't look staged or phony." I guess having them play with a skilled and trusted top is one way to do it.
Models: The_Facilitator and Dani_Red
Location: Oakland CA
#kink #submission Still, to this day I am amazed by the power of collars in sparking joy in certain people.
Title: Sparking Joy (2026)
Model: GoodxxLittleslut
Location: Tracy, CA
#collar #submission It is always enjoyable to watch JD at work. Especially when we get to collaborate with a beautiful (and patient) rope bottom like Seraphina.
Title: Tying Seraphina (2023)
Model: Seraphina
Rigger: JD of Two Knotty Boys
Location: Little Boxes Theater
#Shibari #liitleboxtheater #rigging Been making good progress on my Masks & Fishnets project. I am confident that I will be able to release this deck by early 2027 at the latest.
Title: Pretty Kitty (2026)
Model: Jennifer Jones (IG @jjennjones)
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA.
#masks #latex #fishnets No AI, just Adobe Layers, Blend Modes and Layer Effects.
Title: Dragon Mask
Model: Pafuko
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA
#fishnet #mask #flogger Here is one of my favorite humans holding my 3rd Adult Coloring Book. A week after Maggie modeled for me she left to do AIDS education in Africa.
Title: A Rare Blonde (2025)
Model: Maggie Mayhem (IG @maggiemayhem)
Location: Folsom Street Fair 2015
#coloringbooks #adultcoloring #folsomstreetfair It takes some effort to look this unguarded and casual. This was done with a 5 shot exposure bracket where the model needed to hold very still while I exposed it from a monopod.
Title: Coffee Break
Model: Pafuko
Location: Bridgehead Studio, Alameda CA
#blackandwhitephotography #fishnets #topless This is one of my favorite pictures of Raven. Not because it is perfect, but because all the imperfections suggest so much more than if it was perfect.
Title: Motorcycle Shibari (2010)
Models: Raven Le Faye (IG @ravenlefaye)
Rigger: Corrupt Morals
Location: Tracy CA
#shibari #motorcycle I think the art of photography is simply noticing beautiful things when they appear and capturing them before they are gone.
Title: Victoria's Back In Blue
Model: Victoria ( @victoriamlynn.bsky.social )
Location: Palm Springs Boudoir Photography workshop
#boudior #lingerie #palmsprings Though I don't identify as a submissive, I do find myself on the floor when shooting certain models.
Title: "Don't Forget Who Is In Charge." (2026)
Model: The Countess Wednesday Malfaz (IG @bb.wednesday)
Location: Black Thorn, Oakland CA
#dungeon #dominatrix #sepia 
