Modern Model October 2015 | Page 37

READY
 TO
 SHOOT:
 Top
 photo,
 Jonathan
 Russell
 of
 Street
 Freaks

poses
  with
  his
  masterpiece,
  EL
  Bongo,
  and
  models,
  from
  le8,

Allison
 Mariee,
 Chelsey
 Glysz,
 BriCney
 Frost,
 and
 BriCany
 Iafrate.

Le8
  photo,
  EL
  Bongo
  stands
  cleaned,
  polished,
  and
  ready
  for

closeups.
  The
  shoot,
  which
  took
  place
  in
  September
  in
  front
  of

Adorned
 With
 Envy
 TaCoo
 Parlor
 in
 Saginaw,
 MI,
 is
 being
 used
 as

an
  instruc1on
  shoot
  stressing
  the
  importance
  of
  using
  sta1c,

non-­‐weight
 bearing
 poses
 when
 working
 with
 vehicles
 and
 other

expensive
  props
  during
  workshops
  held
  by
  Modern
  Model

Magazine
 and
 Brian
 Thornton
 Workshops
 and
 Events.
 Photos
 ©

Brian
 Thornton

Shoo1ng
 with
 cars

By
 Brian
 Thornton

Photos
 ©
 Brain
 Thornton

 One
 of
 the
 most
 exci1ng

and
 fun
 experiences
 can
 be
 working

with
 a
 model
 and
 a
 shiny,
 beau1ful

automobile.
 If
 done
 correctly,
 these

shoots
 can
 be
 fun,
 and
 result
 in

stunning,
 show-­‐quality
 photos.

 When
 done
 incorrectly,

these
 shoots
 can
 end
 with
 bad

photos,
 hurt
 feelings,
 scratched

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paint,
 dented
 fenders,
 uppercuts

and
 lawsuits.

 One
 of
 the
 first,
 most
 common

mistakes
 is
 the
 assump1on
 that

every
 car
 at
 a
 car
 show
 is
 fair
 game

for
 posing.
 I
 have
 seen

photographers
 inten1onally
 wait
 for

car
 owners
 to
 take
 a
 break
 at
 a

show,
 and
 use
 that
 opportunity
 to

throw
 a
 model
 on
 the
 hood
 of
 the

car
 and
 fire
 away.
 Even
 when

photographers
 ask
 permission,

some
 seem
 to
 not
 no1ce
 the

strained
 concern
 on
 the
 owner’s

face
 as
 the
 model
 stands
 on
 the

hood
 in
 high
 heels,
 or
 scrapes
 a

metal
 zipper
 from
 a
 leather
 jacket

across
 the
 car
 door.

 Beyond
 gepng
 permission,

the
 first
 rule
 is
 to
 do
 no
 harm
 to
 the

car
 you
 are
 posing
 with.
 Be
 mindful.

Be
 careful,
 and
 be
 respec9ul
 and

responsible.

 The
 second
 rule,
 of
 course,
 is
 to

have
 business
 insurance
 that
 covers

accidental
 damage
 just
 in
 case.

  ©
 Brian

  Thornton

Photo