Modern Model March 2014 | Page 11

Beauty
 from
 both
 sides

Story
 by
 Brian
 Thornton

 Photos
 ©
 Cyndi
 Salata/

 Dixie
 Pix
 Photography

W
 hen
  Cyndi
  Salata
  of

An&och,
  IL,
  first
  contacted

Modern
  Model
  Magazine,
  it

created
  some
  confusion.
  The

stunning
  image
  of
  Cyndi,
  in
  a

swimsuit,
  posed
  against
  the

sunset,
  was
  sent
  with
  a
  cap&on

asking
 that
 she
 be
 featured
 as
 a

photographer.

 I
 contacted
 her
 directly,

assuming
 that
 she
 may
 have
 just

selected
  the
  wrong
  category

box
  ,
  and
  asked
  her
  to
  clarify

whether
  she
  was
  a
  model
  or

photographer.
  Her
  simple

answer
 –
 she
 is
 both.

 “Having
 always
 been
 an

ar&s&c
  person,
  in
  2012,
  I
  added

self-­‐taught
  photography
  to
  my

already
  varied
  repertoire,”
  the

model
  turned
  photographer

explained.
 “I
 love
 to
 photograph

just
  about
  everything,
  but
  my

favorites
  include
  s&ll
  life,

animals,
  scenic
  sewngs
  and

lifestyle
 photos.”

  As
  a
  model,
  Cyndi
  is

also
  equally
  talented,
  defea&ng

the
  common
  concern
  that
  most

photographers
  have
  that
  their

model
  will
  not
  show
  up.
  If
  that

happens
  to
  Cyndi,
  she
  can

always
 just
 photograph
 herself.

  “As
  a
  model
  myself,
  it

always
  helps
  to
  prepare
  ahead

of
  &me,’
  she
  offered
  to
  other

models.
  “If
  there
  isn’t
  a
  MUA
  on

set,
  I
  have
  everything
  but
  the

final
 touches
 done
 before
 I
 walk

in
 the
 door.”

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