Black Level Supporters

This level is more about just seeing sexy, beautiful women. These are normally the warm up sets before moving on to the crazier sets.
  • Access to NSFW Patreon-only content which includes up to topless shots
  • See “Behind the Scenes Photos” (If available)
  • All prior level rewards
Sexy image of Scarlet in handcuffs

Burgundy Level Patreon Supporters

This level tier is more about my artwork. It is more of the twisted, out-of-the-box imagery that I love to create. Most of the images in this tier will never go on social media or be available publicly unless they are accepted in art galleries or in a printed format. This is the work I’m usually known for.
  • Exclusive uncensored Full Nude content
  • Check out before and after shots
  • Time-Lapse photo retouching process
  • Ad-free behind-the-scenes video footage (when available)
  • Access to short erotic story that sometimes accompany some of the images
  • Digital downloads
  • All prior level rewards
Sassy Savage in a cardboard box

Red Level Supporters (Currently not available)

As a supporter of my artwork, you will get access to past photo shoots with images not yet/never be published.

The reason: As an artist I am my own tough critic. Although some may think these are great shots, I’m just not happy with them. I figured if they are not good enough for me, then they are not good enough for my fans.

As a supporter, I’ll gladly share these with you, based on support level. Due to the cost of cloud space, these will only be available for a short amount of time.

Patreon FAQ

I'm a new subscriber to Patreon. How do I access your content?

As a Patreon subscriber, you have access to content posted since 2018. Just visit my post section on Patreon (https://patreon.com/subtleshades). Any content that has been shared will be displayed there, along with any links and passwords

There are some galleries found on my website (https://blog.subtle-shades.com), which have not been posted to Patreon. I’m slowly working through them and will get them posted when they are complete.

Why are there so many password protected galleries not yet shared on Patreon?

Most of the models I first worked with when starting out as a photographer, were also just starting out as a model. I would do a lot of trade shoots, Time for Digital (TFD) or Time for Print (TFP). Basically I would collaborate with a model on a concept in hopes of getting at least 10 great images we could possible add to our portfolios.

Working with the model I would shoot a few hundred images with different outfits and settings. From the shoot, sometimes with their help, we would narrow down the images to the top 10 to 15 best images. This could be all from one set or maybe 1 image from several different outfits or settings.

I would then retouch just the selected images. Once I send the model the images, I focused my attention on to the next shoot. When I don’t have a shoot scheduled for a particular day. I may go through past galleries and find other images to add to my portfolio. I rarely did a lot of images as several of he shots could be similar.

From a particular shoot with a model. There may be up to 15 to 20 retouched images.

When I decided to share more of my work on Patreon, I knew I had a large amount of content that was available but I had to retouch them in order to share. If I didn’t take the time to retouch additional images, I would only have 2 or 3 images of a model with a particular look. That amount is really not enough to share.

When I find a gallery which contains enough images I could share. I place the already retouched images on my website. This is a place holder so I know that particular gallery has enough quality images I could share. I just need to retouch the images.

Do you share un-retouched images?

On occasion I will share un-retouched images for my Patreon supporters. However, I don’t do it often for the below reason:

  1. As an artist, I share my work in the hopes to getting new clients. A bad image says a lot about the skills and attention to details taken to capture the shot. It says a lot about me!
  2. Some models I’ve worked with don’t want certain features to be displayed in images. i.e. Scars, stretch marks…etc. Displaying un-retouched images could embarrass them. Something I don’t want to do.

Would you happen to have more images of ___ or ___?

I do make it a point to go through my photography archives to find content from my past shoots. However when I started out as a photographer, I didn’t have the best archiving process. Finding a specific model’s gallery is difficult. As of today, I currently have over 370,000 images.

My main focus is new and current content. I peruse archived content as I have time to do so.

There are some galleries I don't see passwords for. Where can the passwords be found?

If you are going by the galleries found on below pages on my website (https://blog.subtle-shades.com). They may not be ready to be displayed. Everything that is ready to post/posted on Patreon with a link and password.

  • https://blog.subtle-shades.com/oklahoma-modeling-directory/
  • https://blog.subtle-shades.com/nationwide-model-directory/

Is there a tier that gives access to the high resolution versions of your shoots?

I have added the functionality to download the images in high quality for Burgundy supporters. However over the years, I have lost thousands of images due to not properly backing up my digital library. There are some galleries where high quality images are not available.

Have you done any shoots with ___ or have worked with ___?

I don’t always know a model’s real name. I make it a habit to call them by their modeling names. This way I never accidently tag a model’s personal page. I don’t know whose grandmother is on whose profile. If I have worked with a particular model, you will be able to find them on the following pages.

  • https://blog.subtle-shades.com/oklahoma-modeling-directory/
  • https://blog.subtle-shades.com/nationwide-model-directory/

Can I buy images from a particular gallery?

I’m in the process of revamping my website store. I do hope to remove printed products from my website and move to solely downloadable content. If I do add a gallery that can be purchased, you will find it here: https://blog.subtle-shades.com/shop/

I'm a new supporter, how do I get the passwords to use on your site?

There isn’t an “One Password to Rule Them All”. Everything on the website that is ready to be shared has been posted on Patreon. There are some galleries on the website that are like placeholders until I can get the content retouched.

A link/password to content is not working.

When I first started on Patreon, I didn’t have a set process on how I was going to display content. Over the years, it has evolved. I’m sure it will continue to evolve. It is possible to find links/passwords that no longer work.

i.e. I first built a page for Nikki Page (https://blog.subtle-shades.com/project/nikki-paige/), which was originally password protected. Later after doing more shoot with her. I added individual galleries to that page and removed the password from the main page. These galleries can be found on the bottom of the page.

The password that was for the main page will not work with individual galleries. They each have a different password.

If you find a post in Patreon that has a dead link. Let me know. I’ll try and update the link and password.

I'm not able to access special content.

There are some content that was available for a short amount of time. Once the deadline has expired, the content is no longer available.

I started supporting you at the end of the month. Now I was charged again at the beginning of the next month. Can I get a refund?

Short answer. No.

Patreon allows you to begin supporting your artist at any time of the month. You will be charged at that moment giving you access to current and past content.

Then at the beginning of the following month, you will again be charged based on your support tier. Patreon does a good job of explaining this on their website (https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us).

I will try to resolve any problems concerning these issues, however Patreon has limited features dealing with this.

Thank you for becoming a supporter and I’m very grateful for your support.