I know many of you saw on some of my social networking posts that I was looking for models for a set of new projects. These projects are a series of narrative still images and multimedia vignettes… basically, a merging of my two worlds, film and photography. They’re taking a long time to put together because of schedules, travel, and post-production, but I’m excited with the initial results.
The first story we’re doing is a retake of John the Baptist. We’re using some of his icons and his personal story, but then taking a fashion/editorial approach. Merrick Pickens is playing John for the shoot, which has turned out to be a very fitting choice. We both understand and respect the intensity of his story and want the same elements of repentance and prophecy to come through. We’re having a blast coming up with new takes on his life.
I look at John the Baptist as kind of the Batman of the Bible. He’s intense, brooding and incredibly complex. He has complete confidence in moving in the Lord, yet he’s the picture of humility when he actually faces Him.
We started shooting about a year ago, and shot for 2 days solid, (over 700 frames). We got some really interesting stuff, but the project is continuing to evolve, so we’ll be shooting again whenever both of our schedules are clear.
While the John the Baptist projects takes shape, I’m continuing framing out and casting the other stories, so the model/face call is still open. I’ll continue to post updates as they come. In the mean time, I’ve sprinkled in few of my favs from the first shoot as a sneak preview. Feel free to comment...
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