Braden Nesin
@hellapositivepinup.com
Photographer of butts, mostly
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Photo unrelated just letting y'all know I'm trying to book shoots in Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago this winter. Also Lindy Focus. I have so many ideas and I am at the top of my game right now
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Photo unrelated just letting y'all know I'm trying to book shoots in Denver, Minneapolis, and Chicago this winter. Also Lindy Focus. I have so many ideas and I am at the top of my game right now
So uh who's around Chicago and want's to go play around an abandoned church in the snow this January or maybe February?
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So uh who's around Chicago and want's to go play around an abandoned church in the snow this January or maybe February?
Made biscuits, forgot to brush butter on top or they'd be prettier. Chanterelle mushroom gravy (spouse is vegetarian) not pictured
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Made biscuits, forgot to brush butter on top or they'd be prettier. Chanterelle mushroom gravy (spouse is vegetarian) not pictured
The black border around this photo is a bit of a flex, because it means I actually held my camera straight to get that horizon level 😅
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The black border around this photo is a bit of a flex, because it means I actually held my camera straight to get that horizon level 😅
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
One more of Jenny, lying on a dock on a lake near the Baltic Sea in Sweden this summer. Shot on 35mm film, printed in my local darkroom and lightly toned in selenium and gold. I think I'm getting the hang of this fine art nude thing, yeah?
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
One more of Jenny, lying on a dock on a lake near the Baltic Sea in Sweden this summer. Shot on 35mm film, printed in my local darkroom and lightly toned in selenium and gold. I think I'm getting the hang of this fine art nude thing, yeah?
So excited to finally be able to share some of the nudes I shot in Sweden this summer! I cannot decide between these two, do you have a favorite?
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
So excited to finally be able to share some of the nudes I shot in Sweden this summer! I cannot decide between these two, do you have a favorite?
All set up to sling butts at the Queer Wedding Expo!
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
All set up to sling butts at the Queer Wedding Expo!
Snapped a photo through the grain focuser
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Snapped a photo through the grain focuser
Olivia walking along the lakeshore in Chicago earlier this summer. Print is washing after fixing, soon to be toned in selenium and the last of my gold chloride.
Man I love playing with film
Man I love playing with film
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Olivia walking along the lakeshore in Chicago earlier this summer. Print is washing after fixing, soon to be toned in selenium and the last of my gold chloride.
Man I love playing with film
Man I love playing with film
Selenium to warm the print up. The blue tint is the indicator for the archival wash I added in. The selenium converts the silver to silver selenide, which is a rich brown in color and also lasts many times longer without fading, likely hundreds of years.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Selenium to warm the print up. The blue tint is the indicator for the archival wash I added in. The selenium converts the silver to silver selenide, which is a rich brown in color and also lasts many times longer without fading, likely hundreds of years.
More darkroom magic, featuring nudes of Jenny shot in Sweden this summer. Doing a lil experiment testing papers and toning so I just made 8 duplicate prints, 4 each of two papers. One pair I'm toning in selenium, one in gold, one in both, and one set is untouched for comparison
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
More darkroom magic, featuring nudes of Jenny shot in Sweden this summer. Doing a lil experiment testing papers and toning so I just made 8 duplicate prints, 4 each of two papers. One pair I'm toning in selenium, one in gold, one in both, and one set is untouched for comparison
Absolutely thrilled with how these came out. The slight color cast is from the split toning process, which also fixes the image to last centuries without fading
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Absolutely thrilled with how these came out. The slight color cast is from the split toning process, which also fixes the image to last centuries without fading
Ngl I'm kinda proud of my lil scanning setup. Two lights set to either side and 45 degrees above to evenly and flatly light the print, with a polarizing filter on my lens to eliminate any glare. Ran through all 20 prints and now I'm setting up to shoot a bunch of my spouse's paintings
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ngl I'm kinda proud of my lil scanning setup. Two lights set to either side and 45 degrees above to evenly and flatly light the print, with a polarizing filter on my lens to eliminate any glare. Ran through all 20 prints and now I'm setting up to shoot a bunch of my spouse's paintings
From 9 years ago, in San Francisco
October 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From 9 years ago, in San Francisco
Neighborhood things
October 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Neighborhood things
Award-Winning International Dance and Boudoir Photographer at your service. Ngl it feels a little silly to me that all of those things are actually true
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Award-Winning International Dance and Boudoir Photographer at your service. Ngl it feels a little silly to me that all of those things are actually true
Apparently this shoot was 8 years ago. This is the pool in the basement of the model's own apartment building, we just snuck in on a weekday morning when it was likely to be empty.
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Apparently this shoot was 8 years ago. This is the pool in the basement of the model's own apartment building, we just snuck in on a weekday morning when it was likely to be empty.
Might be one of my favorite photos from Montreal Swing Riot
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Might be one of my favorite photos from Montreal Swing Riot
Miss Bones melted my damn face off at their record release at Deep Cuts in Medford last week. So fucking good at the thing man
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Miss Bones melted my damn face off at their record release at Deep Cuts in Medford last week. So fucking good at the thing man
You ever like form a crush on a band the moment they start playing? Jesus the Dinosaur at the Miss Bones record release at Deep Cuts in Medford. They were so fucking good y'all
September 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You ever like form a crush on a band the moment they start playing? Jesus the Dinosaur at the Miss Bones record release at Deep Cuts in Medford. They were so fucking good y'all
I miss shooting rock shows. This is my housemate Lonesome Joan and their band opening for the Miss Bones record release at Deep Cuts in Medford. I live with such insanely talented people.
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I miss shooting rock shows. This is my housemate Lonesome Joan and their band opening for the Miss Bones record release at Deep Cuts in Medford. I live with such insanely talented people.