#11

This was a moving shoot for me. A very close friend of mine, she volunteered to take part in my campaign. She opted to photograph the moles that freckle her back. A stylishly "conservative" dresser, she wears a "silver screen chic" look including oversized silk blouses and retro full bathing suits. This was the first shoot where my model had to be topless, and although we are friends, the feeling of discomfort for her was permeable. The room was silent as she stood, facing the wall, crossing her arms over her button down to cover her front half. The only noise was that of the camera's shutter. I got the shot, and she slipped back on her shirt. A few days later, we spoke about the photoshoot and she confided in me the hurdle she had to overcome to participate in my campaign by telling me a personal struggle from her childhood. I am very proud of her.

#10

I had asked this individual if he would be interested in participating in my campaign. I really yearned to "level the playing field" by incorporating both males and females in my campaign. He suggested that I photograph his calves. I was taken aback. What could be wrong with calves? "They're too small".

A natural comedian, my "body model" made the photoshoot hilarious. Again, my normal studio was occupied, so we moved to the television studio classroom--which I clean forgot has a huge observation window in it. Halfway through the shoot, my volunteer standing on a barrel-like prop in his boxers on relevé making jokes at nearly everything we did, and myself crouched below photographing his bare legs, I noticed a figure out the corner of my eye. I turned to see one of my former teachers desperately trying to piece together what was happening before his eyes.

#9

Tummy.

#8

Love Handles. Arms.

#7

Back.

#6

Arms.

#5

A neck is an interesting part of the body. It supports your head, the part of us that controls everything that we do, what we say and how we move. It is overlooked by most, but interestingly enough, this individual scrutinized the supporting part of her body. This photosession was the first of the 17 pioneer-shots in which the onlookers could rarely deciepher an insecurity.