Modern Model September 2013 | Page 2

Modern Model

On
 the
 Cover:

Jackson,
  MI
  Model

Chelsea
  Doyle
  rings

in
  the
  fall
  with
  a

cust om
  desi gn ed

dress,
  adorned
  by

leaves,
  visualized
  d

and
  created

  by

Mary
  Gajda
  of
  Holt,

MI.
  See
  more
  of

Chelsea,
  and
  this

fabulous
 dress,
 in
 her

f e a t u r e
  a r E c l e

starEng
  on
  Page
  19.

C o v e r
  P h o t o
  ©

Studio
 M
 Portraits

Inside
 This
 EdiAon

5? I
  Photo,
  Therefore,
  I
  AM
  –

Clevaland,
  OH
  Photographer

Patrick
  Hovan’s
  unique
  view

of
 photography
 is
 explored.

10? BTWE
  Wah
  Wah
  Soo
  Park–

BTWE
  hits
  the
  beach
  with

Gaylord,
 MI
 Models
 Nikki
 Fiel,

Jenny
  Weber,
  and
  Joel

Jordan.

14? Todd
  Comeau–
  South
  Haven,

M I
  P h o t o g r a p h e r
  T o d d

Comeau
  captures
  beauty

through
 the
 lens.

19? Chelsea
  Takes
  on
  Chicago–

Jackson,
  MI
  Model
  Chelsea

Doyle
  prepares
  to
  tackle

agencies
  in
  Chicago,
  and

beyond.

24? Mangano
  on
  the
  Move
  –

Photographer
  Dino
  Mangano

expands
  his
  photographic

vision.

27? The
  Shelby
  Legacy
  –
  Model

Shelby
  Pickler
  conAnues
  on

her
 path
 to
 success!

30? O n
  B o r r o w e d
  T i m e –

Borrowing
  specialized
  props

to
 spice
 up
 your
 photos!

33? Michigan
 Talent

38? Around
 the
 States

43? Model
 to
 Watch
 For
 –

 Saskia

Egdmann,
  Layla
  Strickland

and
 Lisa
 Jahr.

IF IT AIN’T FIXED…

The old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t ?x it, but
the modeling industry in Michigan, in my opinion, is
broken. Models work without pay, MUAs work without pay,
photographers work without pay, everything is free, and it is
a free-for-all, which would be great – if the overall objective
of business and industry was not to gain income.
Consider, instead, that a model who is getting paid
for a photoshoot can afford to hire a MUA (makeup artist)
who also gets paid, and can also pay a higher level
photographer that he/she wants to work with. The paid
photographer can pay to hire a higher-level model he/she
has wanted to work with, and can also afford to hire a MUA.
A paid MUA can hire a model to represent his/her work,
and can also pay a higher-level photographer to take
photographs of his/her best work.
In simplest terms, if no one gets paid, no one gets
paid. If someone gets paid, eventually, everyone gets some
bene?t – it’s like a butter?y effect theory (a butter?y ?aps its
wings in Africa and makes it rain in Hawaii), only with
dollars and cents.
Consider also, that even if there is a free gathering
of modeling industry professionals to network, if a small
donation or registration fee is collected, the organization
may be able to stand against bullying, help stop child abuse,
or feed the homeless. Food for thought.
Brian
 Thornton,
 Publisher

Modern Model

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 Stephen
 D.
 Miller,
 ExecuAve
 Editor