I often receive emails from ladies who really love pin-ups, and WANT to do it, but are shy, or scared. My answer is usually ‘if this guy can do it…so can you!’
Yup – that’s a guy. He’s James Hodgins, my friend from Sudbury in Canada. He owns and runs the NoBS Photosuccess forum, and is also an awesome photographer. At the NoBS Inferno Convention in Nashville in November last year I was demonstrating my pin-up photography with live model shoots – but at the last minute one of my models became a no-show and I needed a fresh one.
Drunk at the bar, I hit on an idea. The conversation went something like this….that I remember:
Me – “Hey Hodgy, I need a model…how do you fancy popping on a dress and strutting your stuff for me?”
Hodgy (he’s Canadian) – “ah fer sure you betcha eh”
Me – “Awesome, you’re serious right? Dress and everything”
Hodgy – “ohhhhh totally, sure. Eh. You better make me look hot though. Eh”
Me – “that’ll be a stretch, but I’ll try. Make-Up?”
Hodgy – “Why not, I wear it most weekends anyway!”
Me – “Great. Let’s go shopping. What size bra are you?”
At least…that’s how *I* remember the conversation going. He remembers it a little differently….
So – if James can dress to the nines, have his make up done, and play silly for my camera – so can you! Call me now to set up YOUR pin-up session!!
(And thanks again James for being such a good sport!)
