Model Shoot On Hargett Street
By a complete chance encounter, I happened upon two gentlemen with professional photography gear taking photos of someone moving mannequins and other items from an upstairs loft.
Naturally, I was interested in the absurdity of the situation. Seeing two mannquins–a torso sticking out of an engine block and one that was scantily clad while looking on was certainly something you don’t see every day.
Mollie, pictured above, was in the process of moving stuff out of a loft when two photographers were interested and started snapping away. I then decided to photograph the photographers. Everything was completely unplanned, the four of us came together rather spontaneously and almost as quickly dissipated. It’s mind boggling to think how unlikely of a scenario this would have been just a few years ago.
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08/12/2008
I’ve not been on the local scene all that long myself so I don’t know the specific photographer in that picture but I’m surprised he’s shooting this at night under the awful street lights. The lens is professional but I’m guessing he’s either an art photographer or shooting for a CD cover. I also don’t recognize the young lady from the pool of local modeling talent,
There are actually quite a lot of photographers and models in Raleigh and we’re out there all the time.
08/12/2008
Magnus – Thank you for taking the time to comment. You may have missed it in the article, but Mollie is not a model in the traditional sense of the word. She was simply moving stuff out of a loft when the two guys pictured above saw her and started taking photos. I’m fairly certain they aren’t from the area based on the conversation I had with them. As I mentioned, it was a completely spontaneous event which made it much more interesting than had I stumbled upon a real photo shoot.
While I take you at your word there are a lot of photographers in Raleigh, there are only a small few that are downtown at night with any regularity.
08/12/2008
Hi John- It was great meeting you last night during my art show take-down/ improv. photo shoot…..what fun! I like your website and plan on checking it out regularly. Ciao for now-
08/14/2008
Hilarious. Mollie = impromptu model about town wielding crazy jewelry props. Tracy told me about this today at lunch. I think the yellowness adds to the Times Bar-y proximity and environs. Lights awful in reality, yes, but awesome jaundicey look in photos, yes. Maybe you should have posed with more of your favorite ‘ratties.’ I particularly like “The Conversation” (seated with mirror). You have created a Mollie set. And you know how I LOVE vignettes.
-j
08/14/2008
Molly, You didn’t tell me about your night gig :) Very cute. By the way the charm worked with the earrings!