Modern Model January 2015 | Page 20

Hidden  ,  Treasures  ,  Props  and   LocaOons         I   took   the   photo   of   this   vintage   car   while   waiOng   for   a   model   to   finish   geqng   dressed,   and   I   couldn’t  help  but  noOce  that  the  car  looks  sad.  Lonely.   This  car  really  needed  a  model  to  pose  with  out.     Everywhere   I   go,   in   my   travels,   I   pass   by   rusOc  farmhouses,  vintage  cars,  farm  equipment  –  all   sad,   and   begging   for   models   to   pose   with   them   to   brighten  their  day.     Seriously   people,   this   needs   to   be   a   movement  that  photographer  and  models  should  rally   behind.    When  you  walk  by  a  wall  of  graffiO  that  says   “Iggy  rules!,”  or  “Will  you  go  to  prom  with  me?”  what   I  see  in  the  graffiO  is,  “Please  get  a  photographer  and   a  model  and  pose  with  me!”     Beginning   in   February   ,   our   magazine   will   seek  out  unique  places  and  things  to  pose  with  as  we   are   out   and   about.   Some   of   these   items   may   be   dragged   into   our   studio,   and   others,   like   a   52-­‐ passenger  bus  that  says  “Hug  Somebody”,  covered  in   rust  with  all  of  the  Ores  removed,  just  might  be  shot   on  locaOon!     We   will   be   roaming   through   fields,   searching   through   garages,   creeping   through   alleys   –   no   locaOon  or  event  will  be  spared.     Yes   Even   yard   sales   will   be   scoured   and   picked   through,   and   I   promise   you,   that   during   this   liKle  adventure,  we  will  be  posing  with  items  that  are   so   unique,   that   in   some   cases,   we   won’t   even   know   WHAT  we  are  posing  with.     We   will   be   as   safe   as   possible   at   all   Omes,   but   if   I   get   an   email   from   someone   saying,   “Do   you   realize  that  in  that  photo  the  model  is  posing  next  to   an   unexploded   plutonium   grenade?”   I   won’t   be   enOrely  surprised.    While  I  know  there  are  strict  laws  regarding   drive-­‐bys,   I   am   not   sure   that   communiOes   have   enough   strictly-­‐regulated   “pose-­‐by”   laws   to   protect   them  from  us.    And  I  think  it  would  be  selfish  for  us  to  have   all  the  fun,  don’t  you?      StarOng  in  January,  we  will  feature  a  monthly   photo   contest.   The   themes   for   the   contests   will   be   varied,   and   will   range   from   normal   to   insane   (we   may   even   have   a   Selfie   Contest!),   and   may   range   from   everyday   items,   to   items   that   you   will   really   have   to   work   to   find,   with   different   prizes   for   each   contest.   Are  you  ready  to  get  creaOve?   Modern Model Page 20 MODERN  MODEL H0