New Face – Benson

I first met Benson when he was recruited by a tuxedo company to walk in a bridal show.  My first thought was “this kid definitely does not look old enough to get married.”  My second thought, however, was “this kid really should be modeling for the Matthew Agency.“  I handed him my card, and the rest is history.

With young, bold features and soft innocent eyes, his inexperience worked in his favor.  He had no preconceptions about modeling to dirty his fresh subtle presence.  He tackled everything we threw at him head on…from simplicity to dramatic to a phenomenal kelly-green military-inspired jacket made by the hands of our fabulous Dan Parker.  I can say, I definitely look forward to working with Benson again.  Enjoy! – JM

New Face – Sarah

Looking at my calender is like looking at a map of a foreign city.  I can stare at it for hours, and it is still a crowded cacophony of colors and words.  After moving into my new space with the Matthew Agency, things have been in constant motion.  Now that I have an amazing office and studio, it’s been almost non-stop photo shoots!  Not that I’m complaining.

Recently new Matthew Agency Model, Sarah Chledowski came into the studio for a portfolio shoot.  Another new, fresh face, excited and eager to learn!  Sarah isn’t the tallest, but she doesn’t let that stand in the way of her very natural beauty.  From the simply chic to the dramatic and bold, Sarah slipped easily from look to look.  With hair and make-up by Hanna Wagner and styling by Andrea Caitlyn, (our resident Matthew Agency intern) this shoot was a phenomenal success.  A knock-out performance on her first time out!  Enjoy!  -JM

A Perfect Day – Part 1

Sunshine, warm light, warm air, and not a cloud in the sky.  Only a slight chill in a breeze that blew infrequently.  A typical Ohio day in November… Confused?  So were model AJ Kessler and myself as we drove to a remote, vacant, and run down barn in the Ohio country side.  We had planned for the worst when we discussed doing a photo shoot with a lot of skin… outdoors… in November.  But we were very pleasantly surprised when we were blessed with such a perfect day.

AJ was the farthest thing from shy that there could possibly be.  More than comfortable in his own skin, he had no problem shedding his clothes in the middle of a field for this photo shoot.  A combination of art and fashion with damaged and ripped clothing, this series came together quite beautifully.

This is part one of a two part series. Later that same perfect day, I photographed model Anthony Vonbargen for the second time. Part One has already been published on YVY, and Part Two will follow soon!  Enjoy! -JM

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