ABOUT ME
Who is actually behind TDRgents?
Quite simply: me. Timmy, born in Hamburg in 1990. An open, funny and relaxed man who has taken a liking to photography and is constantly expanding this hobby.
What do I like to do?
Most of the time I have bumblebees up my butt and always need something to do. In my free time, I like to push my body to the limit with sport - whether it's the gym, volleyball, squash or badminton. Depending on what I'm in the mood for at the time. Apart from that, I also like to find something to do at work, hence my part-time self-employment. As in my main job, I often work in marketing for a few smaller clients, but I also sometimes work behind a bar on the Reeperbahn. In the long term, however, I lacked my own creativity here, which is why photography was added to the mix.
How did I get into photography?
After ending up in front of the camera myself at some point, more or less by chance, I quickly developed a passion for it. It's amazing how today's digital world influences the subconscious. We are constantly comparing ourselves with great personalities, different tastes, bodies and preferences. It's easy to lose sight of your own personality. With the help of photo shoots, I was able to take a look at myself that I didn't know I had: From another person's point of view.
Suddenly my self-confidence grew. My way of dealing with myself, my perception in general. And that's what makes photo shoots so special in my eyes. With more and more shoots, I felt the need to make more of them. To give my own creativity more space. To convey this feeling of my own perception to other people. My aim is for the model to look at their pictures and think: “Wow, that's me?”.
Then I have fulfilled my task.
Can I achieve that? That always depends on the other person. Because for me, a shoot is teamwork. It should be fun. I want to laugh, try out things and new things, discard them, redesign them. And all this with the other person - that's how I create authentic and honest pictures. My experience in front of the camera clearly helps me here. Because everything that is important to me there, I also take into account behind the camera.
What is my style?
I've always really enjoyed looking at black and white pictures. In my eyes, they look much more intense. The eye is not distracted by bright colors and concentrates on contrasts. Light and dark areas, structures and shapes. For this reason, I have also chosen my own style for TDRgents in black and white. I want to capture intimate, sensual moments that show the model. And in a way that you don't always see. Perhaps a little voyeuristic, playful, dreamy. Some people can also appear vulnerable. But in my eyes, that's exactly the moment when the true character is revealed. No filters, no staged Instagram character. Just plain, honest, authentic. My models wear little to no clothing to stimulate the viewer's imagination even more. But it's still important to me that aesthetic images are created, especially with no clothing. I don't want to have clumsy naked pictures that anyone could take of themselves. That's why I focus on the concealed nude - where the model is not wearing anything but nothing is visible in the pictures.
What do I do with the pictures?
A frequently asked and not irrelevant question is what I do with the pictures at the end. First of all: I don't do anything stupid with them.
I take photos because I enjoy it. And I do it on a TFP basis so that I can use the pictures for my portfolio. That's why I use the images exclusively for my Instagram and Patreon channel, sometimes I post something on X and sometimes I share images here on the website. I take 100% account of which images I am allowed to use here. That's why this is also recorded in advance via a questionnaire and then a TFP contract, so that I don't use any images that the model doesn't want. If - for whatever reason - a sale is on the cards, I will of course get in touch with the respective model in advance. However, you should not forget that we are still in the hobby sector and that it is not about our own profit.