As is so often the case, something that is very simple for women, can be complicated for men. In our world of sex-appeal, most men are accustomed to being the 'lookers' and not 'lookees'. This fact makes it very difficult to locate attractive males to work with, and especially ones with good attitudes. But this is not to say that it is impossible! A number of the best male subjects have been significant-others to female models in the project.

The largest problem is typically that men are very self-conscious of things like bulges, body-hair and the appearance of their genitals. Thus it pays to shoot in the most flattering ways possible, toward the beginning of the shoot and allow the model to look at the results often (if shooting on a digital or with Polaroid tests). Positive early returns go a long way toward easing fears and boosting confidence. It's also helpful to have the subject's wife or girlfriend there to encourage him and help bring out less obvious personality traits.