Flights of Fantasy:Gay Porn’s Best Art Direction and Photography

Benji Lovari checks out some of the gay adult studios with the best art direction and photography.

The Gay adult industry is constantly changing in response to new technologies and style trends, as well as the needs and priorities of consumers. In today’s competitive market, fans expect a weekly release of new material. Studios have had to become more efficient with their workflows, but many are still finding the time and inspiration to create high quality, playful videos that feature believable fantasy worlds brought to life with location shoots, cool sets, costumes, stylists, careful  lighting, expert editing, and top notch models. In addition, most of them still take the time to do professional digital photo shoots – and some studios have even published photography art books. In addition, they use makeup, lighting, and retouch to turn models who are already naturally gorgeous into stunning, larger than life dream boys. It’s a labor of love (in more ways than one) and this month we’ll showcase some popular examples.

Bel Ami
Bel Ami has been one of Europe’s leading gay adult studios for over two decades, and during that time it has honed a unique aesthetic of male beauty that has resonated with fans around the world. In addition to regularly doing both photo shoots and high quality DVD’s, they also manage to uphold the same level of quality in the their web-only scenes. They’ve filmed their models in gorgeous locations such as Europe, South Africa, and Greece.

CockyBoys
CockyBoys has developed a distinct style that is not bound by stereotypes and that focuses on the qualities and traits that make each model unique. They build on each model’s strengths, and as a result they’ve introduced the world to some unforgettable new stars and invited fans to rethink their own preconceived notions about what makes a person sexy. The studio’s models are smart, funny, charming, nerdy, and everything in between – and their personalities have played just as big a role as their bodies in making fans fall in love with them. The studio produces ambitious DVD’s that mix sex, art, and narrative to create exciting new kinds of gay adult entertainment and expression.

Eurocreme
As one of the largest and best known studios in Europe, Eurocreme has produced countless high quality DVD’s exploring a wide variety of fantasy scenarios, and they have used high quality photography to help build the careers of some of Europe’s biggest gay adult stars.

Falcon, Raging Stallion, COLT, & Hot House
For over 45 years, Falcon Studios has been the gay adult industry’s leading brand and has played a role in defining male beauty in every decade. The Falcon Studios Group Family includes Raging Stallion, Colt Studios, and Hot House and all of these studios are known for their beautiful male photography and their slickly produced videos, often shot in beautiful locations. Collectively these studios have produced thousands of top quality video releases and photo sets.

Helix Studios
Helix is perhaps the leading studio featuring young guys aged 18-25-year-olds. The studio recruits models based not only on their good looks, but also their character. In addition to nurturing the careers of many memorable and successful porn stars, they are also known for the high quality and excellent art direction of both their DVD releases and their online content. They’ve explored a wide variety of fantasy scenarios realistically, the studio’s Spank This label offers the highest quality fantasies available in the spanking genre.

Lucas Entertainment
In recent years, Lucas Entertainment has focused more heavily on their online content, but the studio still regularly produces some highly creative and impressive DVD titles that explore fun new scenarios and locations.

Men.com
Men.com operates a number of different sites that each specialize in different kinds of fantasies, and they all produce high quality videos that do a great job of bringing those fantasies to life. In addition, Men.com has become one of the most active producers of gay porn parodies, resulting in lots of really memorable videos, photos, and promo materials. 

Menatplay
The king of suit and tie porn (among other things) continues to crank out steamy hardcore videos with interesting themes and gorgeous photography sets featuring some of the world’s sexiest hunks.

NakedSword Originals
Thanks to mr. Pam and the studio’s large roster of top adult stars, NakedSword Originals continues to produce some of the industry’s hottest and most creative gay adult videos. Always exploring new scenarios and working to surprise viewers, NakedSword has emerged as one of this generations biggest trendsetters.

Nextdoor Studios
This studios operates a huge number of websites covering just about every type of fetish or fantasy imaginable, and they all produce high quality videos and photo sets that showcase some of the industry’s most beautiful men.

Titan Men
When it comes to beefy, masculine men, TitanMen is the leader and has won countless awards in recent years for their excellent videos featuring creative scenarios, talented direction, and iconic models.

Treasure Island Media
Treasure Island Media may not focus on glitzy production, but they have always been dedicated to creating unique fantasies that you won’t find anywhere else. The studio has built up a powerful  mystique and their videos blur the lines between fantasy and reality in a way that continues to appeal to fans.

UK Hot Jocks
This creative British website explores fun fantasy scenarios and features high quality production values. The models are memorable and they do a great job of bringing the fantasies to life, whether they are exploring the world of wrestlers, real estate agents, construction workers, men in suits, home-wreckers, or outdoor cruising.