VANITY CASE: Under Surveillance

Last weekend I did my second photo shoot with Yesie M.

from Vanity Case Imagery. Much like the last shoot (Rose

Grenade), the theme was pretty interesting and sparked

creativity from both our sides. The theme played with the

thought of war and what life maybe like in the future for

everyday situtations. The shoot took place at the Wilson

park, centered in the middle of Torrance.

Early morning, and you would think the place would be next to

empty on a Saturday, but no, not this time. In fact their was an

entire club having a pancake breakfast at the park benches, so I

just had to suck it up and go along with the shoot. First stop

was the swings (no I didnt kick any kids out), but the kids did

end up crowding around to check out the guy with the gas

mask on. We got around to the tree house afterwards, and

took a couple shot there that came out good and went with

the theme. What really set the tone was a perfectly placed

sign reading "This Area Is Under Video Surveillance" in

straight old fashioned Big Brother style.

Don't forget, this is in a treehouse for kids, kids! What's

next... cameras in Pre-schools?? After the treehouse was

used, we went to the local pop shop Benny's, and took a

few poses outside. My girl Liz's kid brother rolled by with

a sharp looking bike and I had to get a picture with it. For

the final location, Yesie chose the fine establishment of 7/11.

I finally had a chance to lose the coat, and drop the mask. I

leaned against the glass of the store, and since their was an

employee outside smoking a cigarette, Yesie asked him to light

me one so I could hold it for a shot. I don't smoke, actually I'm

very against it, but for art, sacrifice calls. The picture came out

very well I think, kind of has a urban rebelious Sinatra vibe

to it. So for my second attempt at modeling, I had fun. We

might be making a trilogy out of this so I'll keep everyone

updated on what to expect next...



but always be prepared for the unexpected...