Smile Red

I love working with amateur models because their modes of expression are vastly different from those of professional or polished models. The pros work hard to be what they think I want them to be. Amateurs can only be themselves. My goal is usually to capture the face in between the face they use when they are alone and the face they show to the world.

Chicandra is a plus-sized model living in Brooklyn. She has her own clothing line. I saturated this image to match her actual hair and lipstick colors.