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.

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.

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.

Posed last night...

Posed for a local art group, Fine Arts of Middle Georgia, last night.  The group was interesting.  Not the usual group that I'm used to, just a bit less sophisticated than my sessions in the past.  It wasn't a paying gig but I figure I could as much experience as I can get right now.  I did get the  sketch shown above.  Face is a bit too long, nose a bit too thin.  But other than that is was a nice sketch.

Project Idea...

I have a long term project idea.  Not sure how to get it moving this year but I think I have to start a marketing effort. 

PROJECT IDEA:

I’m looking to work with a photographer on a series shoot that will take commitment from both model and photographer.  I’ve currently dropped a several pounds and would like to begin a project to capture my weight loss through a series of classic nude poses over a period of time.  The commitment would last throughout most of the upcoming year with one or two shoots each month.  I’m willing to travel through most of Georgia for this project.

I’m looking for serious inquiries so please send me a message and we can discuss if you are interested.


What do you think?

Grocery Store Feet...

One of the hazards of posing.  This is what my wife calls grocery store feet.  The class professor noticed the soles of my feet while I was getting ready for a pose and commented on them with a laugh.  I do wear shower shoes walking around the studio but just the bit of contact while getting into and out of a pose does this.  My wife got a kick out of this picture too.

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.

It's Not Easy.....

Two things, not easy, I have discovered in my short endeavor as an art model are 1.  posing is quite  difficult to do and 2.  getting posing jobs in a small town environment is a challenge.  Luckily Wesleyan College is just down the road and I've got a job there three weeks straight Oct-Nov and Atlanta is just up the road.  The Atlanta Artists Center has given me some costumed opportunities throughout the past year and I have a session scheduled in Dec.  And there's a chance I'll get a figure drawing job this winter/spring at AAC also.  Things may be picking up.