You might remember the line from the old song "It never rains in Southern California".  Well, this is actually quite a joke among the locals here!  Perhaps as compared to the rest of the world, anyway, this old saying might just have some basis in truth.  Actually, for 10 out of the 12 months of the year, here in the land of the oranges, this may well be true, but in the first months of the year, you are not safe from torrential down pours!  So it was in 2001, when Steve Roberts announced his visit. 

As Steve lives in Toronto, Canada, and needed to fly to LA, we wanted to make sure that we would have a pleasant, sunny weekend for our shoot.  We didn't have much luck with our scheduling, however, as it kept raining and raining and raining, literally for weeks on end!  Because of this awful weather, we had to reschedule or appointment no less than twice. 

At long last, finally, we worked out a schedule.  Of the three days we had together, one was sunny, one was windy, and one rainy. Well, at least we had the whole variety!  Even in the rain, one can shoot descent photos (see Steve holding the umbrella). The umbrella was mine, as I tried to have some mercy on Steve, as he stood there, drenched to the bone.

" Well, I live at home with my parents right now, but I am still in school so it's easier to live and not have to pay for things.  I am 19 yrs old, but turning 20 on June, 24.  I was born in 1982.  I have a twin sister and an older brother.  I am presently working in retail, in downtown Toronto, and have been for a couple of years now.  I am taking a year off from school, so I can, hopefully, do some traveling and experience other things then just school.  When I start school, I am hoping to go into a science program.   I'm not yet sure what I wanna do afterwards. 

I am with no agency at the moment, but I was  with one for a little while, but wanted some time to focus on school. But now I am looking for an agency that can help me get into the modeling bizz hopefully, soon.  I love traveling, chillin with friends and shopping. That is always fun. If you want to get in contact with me, email me! "

Steve has the ability to make-up his face and style his hair, quite nicely.  For each of the three shoots, he created a new look for his face, had a new hairstyle and slighty different make-up. For this, he blocked my use of the bathroom in the morning for one and a half hours!  Actually, this was o.k. by me, as it allowed me to sleep in for the additional time.

Many more pictures of Steve (preview) are on the MalePerceptions CD 2001 - buy online now!