I haven't blogged much lately.  I guess I've been doing other things.  But many events have happened in the past 2 years since I last wrote here.  The biggest is that I've retired from my day job which gives me more than enough time to work as a model.  Which brings me to the second event.  I've recently been employed by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta.  So far I've worked as much as I want and need and it is opening up so many other opportunities for modeling.  I recently posed at "Art at Joe's"- an animation sketch group.  I'm still in the rotation at the Atlanta Artist Center in Buckhead and I have several other leads to keep me busy.  As far as photography work goes, I'm working on a conceptual art project...more to come soon.

I love being a Guinea pig...

My favorite photographer, Amy Maddox, asked me to be her Guinea pig  for some  new location shots as well as working on different lenses and angles.  I love the way these came out and I get to work with her for free.  Lots of comments on these three.

Project - Third installment...

Third set of project images.  I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.  I can see the weight loss a bit and actually have lost about 25 pounds from the first to the last image of each set.  I'll wait for another month, about 10 pounds lighter to get the fourth session in. 

Me At Work...

Marc Chatov Workshop

Marc Chatov Workshop

Me at work.  I love it.

What I Love to Do...

This is what I love to do.  The past 5 weeks I've been posing for a artists  workshop in Atlanta run by a renowned artist named Marc Chatov.  I'm working hard but having a blast.  I wish it would last longer.  Great artists and the pay is not too bad.  Hopefully it will open up other opportunities in the future.

Project - Second Installment...

Dropped 8 pounds from the top to bottom photos.  Not sure if you can tell any weight loss since it would be quite subtle at this point.  Next session will be at the end of July which I hope to have an additional 10 pounds gone.  Not too bad so far.

SWM Photography Shoot...

 

Had a great shoot in  Richmond with Scott Medina of SWM Photography.  Wasn't sure if traveling over 500 miles for a TFP shoot would be worth it but the results were more than what I expected.  To get a chance to work with a talented and accomplished photographer, I'd do it again.  There are a couple of possibilities coming up this fall in NY and FL that I'm going to try to work out.  Things are looking up.

...and Sometimes It's More!

Lady Bracknell:  Do you smoke?

Earnest:  Well, yes, I must admit I smoke.

Lady Bracknell:  I am glad to hear it. A man should always have an occupation of some kind."

Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest

Another nice set from Amy Maddox.  

Last images...

Here are the last two images from my Savannah session.  Each shoot I do I find that I learn more and more about modeling and photographer's expectations.  I hope I'm getting better.

Two more from LizardEye...

I typically don't like color images of myself.  But these two just seemed to lend themselves to keep color and not show them in B&W,.  It was a very productive shoot for me.  I learned much about how to prepare for a shoot, I wasn't, especially with a photographer who doesn't have a lot of experience shooting nudes.  But some fine images were created, in my opinion.

Just keep on working...

For some reason I love this shot.  I'm not sure why but maybe because it's kind of a body scape and it's a bit different from what I've done.  I'm finding the more I work the more comfortable I get in front of the camera and the more I want to experiment.  I just finished a shoot Monday the second in my project series and I have a time-for-print shoot out of town this weekend which I'm very much looking forward to.  And there's a possible shoot with another model coming, and... I've got a life art posing job for a summer workshop with a very famous artist coming up through June and July.  Just keep on working...

Working with quality artists...

It's such a pleasure to be able to work with quality photographers.  I got to do a shoot with Elizabeth Osterberger of Lizard Eye Photo in Savannah and was very pleased with the outcome.  Here's one of the images.

The Appeal...

The appeal to posing nude is you don't have to worry about what to wear...

One of my favorites...

This is one of my favorites. I love this pose.

One more from the project...

Here's another from the project.

I still love doing this...

Another project pose.  I also had a posing session with the Atlanta Artists Center in Buckhead.  I love doing that.  Got great compliments of my posing, personality, costume choice (Billy Boy Bill from "Urinetown").  I even had one of the artists ask for my business card to pass around to other artists groups in the area.  It all may be coming together.

And Another...

 

Not my favorite. Lots of work needs to be done for this one.  Although the photo probably would show the weight loss progression best of all the ones that were taken.  This one will be interesting to follow.

Things may be happening...

Things may be happening shortly.  I have several leads to photo shoots in the near future - a couple in the Georgia area and a shoot that looks like it is coming together late April.  I also am starting my project of a series of classic nudes documenting my weight loss goals.  I'll be working with Amy Maddox starting next Sunday to get it moving.  This is turning out all right.

Last session at Wesleyan....

I did my final posing for the Wesleyan College art class.  And finally, I got a chance to take some photos of the students work.  It was a great job although the pay wasn't much,  $15 per hour.  But I got some good experience and a few new sketches for my portfolio.  I hope it leads to more.  I love this work.

Second Sitting at Wesleyan...

Yesterday was my second sitting for the Wesleyan College figure drawing class.  It was  a more comfortable experience than the first session.  I think the young students felt a little more comfortable with me posing.  Their art work seemed to flow  freer along with their chatter.

I still find it very interesting to see my image in charcoal on an artists page and how each artist has a different vision of me.  I still didn't get any photos of some of the fine work done by the students, I forgot my camera, and I'm pretty disappointed that I didn't get anything to post. But I have one more session in two weeks and I'm sure I'll get them then.