Modern Model May 2014 | Page 24

Wonderland
 Fun
 –

Alice
 in
 Wonderland
 revisited
 through
 the
 lens

Photos
 ©
 Rusty
 Yonkers/OneWithTheCamera

Story
 by
 Brian
 Thornton

A
  Wonderland
  Life:
  Alice
  in
  Wonderland
  photo
  shoot
  models,
  from
  back
  lel,
  Jake
  Eht
  Idej,
  Angela
  Pearl
  (organizer),

  Paul

Schneider,
  Derrick
  Zarowski,
  and
  front,
  center,
  Taryn
  Allysa
  playfully
  get
  into
  character.
  Photo
  ©
  Rusty
  Yonkers/One
  With
  The

Camera

  What
  happens
  when
  a

group
  of
  talented
  models,
  a

talented
  photographer,
  and
  a

passionate
  store
  owner
  are
  placed

at
 the
 mercy
 of
 Portage,
 MI

 Angela

Pearl’s
 creaJvity?
 Wonderful
 things.

  “
  I
  have
  always
  had
  a

f a s c i n a J o n
  w i t h
  A l i c e
  i n

Wonderland
 ever
 since
 I
 was
 child,”

Angela
  said
  of
  her
  recent
  Alice
  in

Wonderland
  themed
  tea
  party

photo
  shoot.
  “I
  always
  dreamed
  of

one
  day
  being
  able
  to
  recreate
  and

put
  my
  own
  spin
  on
  this
  magical

w o r l d
  w h e r e
  a n y t h i n g
  a n d

everything
 was
 possible.”

 One
 day,
 while
 talking
 with

m y
  g o o d
  f r i e n d
  a n d
  f e l l o w

Wonderland
  enthusiast,
  Mandy

(Model
  Mandy
  Ulishney/Flint,
  MI)
  ,
  I

came
  upon
  the
  idea
  of
  finally

giving
  this
  wonderfully,
  whimsical

fairytale
  land
  a
  new
  life…with
  a

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major
 twist,
 Angela
 said.

  Aler
  receiving
  overwhelming

response
  from
  a
  Facebook
  post

calling
  for
  interest,
  Angela
  and

Mandy
  began
  planning
  their
  first

A l i c e
  i n
  W o n d e r l a n d
  e v e n t ,

recruiJng
  photographer
  Rusty

Yonkers,
 she
 said.

  “Aler
  talking
  with
  him,
  and

gefng
  some
  well
  needed
  advice

from
  a
  photographers
  perspecJve,

he
  too,
  decided
  to
  join
  in
  on
  the

main
  creaJve
  planning
  part
  of
  this

idea,”
 Angela
 explained,
 adding
 that

a
  poll
  led
  to
  the
  Madd
  Haaer’s
  Tea

Party
 as
 their
 first
 event
 theme.

  “I
  took
  it
  upon
  myself
  to
  start

looking
  for
  models,
  photographers,

hair
  and
  makeup
  arJsts,
  prop/set

designers,
  wardrobe
  designers,
  and

various
  other
  interested
  creaJve

minds,”

  Angela
  said,
  adding
  that

the
 decision
 was
 made
 to

 focus
 on

a
  single
  concept
  for
  each
  event
  to

keep
 it
 producJve
 and
 manageable.

  “As
  a
  collaboraJve
  type

s