Modern Model September 2013 | Page 16

Photo
 ©
 Todd
 Comeau

 Honing
 his
 interests

through
  photoshoots
  that

range
 from
 supporAng
 local

ministries,
  to
  a]ending

workshops,
  to
  serving
  as

the
  featured
  photographer

for
  car
  dealerships,
  Todd

said
  he
  is
  impressed
  by

both
  the
  beauty
  and
  power

of
 photography.

  “The
  most
  posiAve

e x p e r i e n c e
  a s
  a

photographer
  is
  to
  be
  able

to
  give
  the
  gi[
  of
  this
  art
  in

a
  photograph
  to
  someone

which
  makes
  them
  feel

excited
 about
 themselves,”

he
 said.
 “
 While
 I
 believe
 in

art
  for
  art
  sake,
  this

medium
  has
  the
  power
  to

transform
 lives.”

  Wielding
  his
  power

responsibility,
 Todd
 said
 he

Modern Model

will
  conAnue
  to
  improve,

and
 create
 greater
 works
 of

art
  both
  in
  his
  mind’s
  eye,

and
  in
  what
  he
  captures

through
 the
 lens.

  “I
  always
  hope
  to

c r e a t e
  s o m e t h i n g

amazing,“
 he
 explained.

 “I

want
  to
  always
  be]er

myself,
  and
  always
  create

an
  image
  that
  will
  stand

out.”

  “I
  like
  to
  shoot
  on

locaAons,
  walk
  around,

create
  images
  as
  we
  go,”

he
 added.
 “Also
 because
 of

my
  locaAon
  in
  South

Haven,
  Michigan,
  I
  like
  to

do
  beach
  shoots
  at
  sunset.

I
  pride
  myself
  in
  making

sure
  we
  have
  fun
  while

doing
 a
 shoot.
 Building
 that

client
  relaAonship.

  The

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e n e r g y
  w e
  d e v e l o p

translates
  itself
  into
  great

images.”

  Todd,
  who
  is
  always

looking
  for
  new
  subjects

and
  models
  to
  capture,

advised
  aspiring
  models
  to

learn
 to
 “trust
 the
 vision.”

  “For
  models
  preparing

for
 a
 shoot
 the
 best
 advice

I
 can
 give
 is
 to
 be
 ready
 to

open
  your
  creaAve
  mind.

T h i s
  m e d i u m
  i s
  a

collaboraAve
  art
  when

shooAng
 people.

 Focus
 on

the
  vision.

  The
  most

striking
  images
  are
  created

from
  focusing
  on
  creaAng

shape,
  lines,
  geometry,
  in

your
  pose
  and
  in
  the

composiAon
  itself.

  Most

i m p o r t a n t l y ,
  a l w a y s

remember
 the
 light.
 “