| Monica Ford- Taking aim at herself |
| Written by Nathan Riley Matters | |
| Thursday, 09 August 2007 | |
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Page 3 of 3 GD: Can you describe your process of creating these self-portraits, from the time you actually decide what scene you're going to shoot, to actually getting the shot on film? Will you shoot multiple takes of the same pose and pick the best of the bunch, or do you try lots of different poses within a scene? MF: I usually start with an idea that I’ve sketched out and try my best to decipher the crazy notes I’ve jotted down. Then, I slap on some fishnets, crank up the music, pour myself a cup of tea and start playing. GD: You use a remote to trigger the timer on the camera that you toss to the side before you slip completely into character. How do you make the scene look so natural, after having to quickly toss to the side, your photographer hat? MF: One of my early photos was of me laid out in my kitchen sink. This was before I was given my little diaphragm shutter release. It looks like a turkey baster connected to a long tube. Kinda old school, but I like it. Crawling up and down off the kitchen counter, trying to make yoga look sexy in a sink and running back and forth to the camera all to the tick of the timer is no easy task. Remaining in the moment now is much easier. That turkey baster was a good gift. GD: What is it that you feel when you're in the zone creating these portraits of your self? Is it sensual or sexual for you? Do you feel as sexy as you look when you do this? Is this erotic for you or is there some underlying idea that you're trying to express beneath all of this sexual energy? MF: I never felt like a physically beautiful girl but I’ve always felt unique and that has mattered much more to me. I have a strong sense of myself and I think that can be very sexy and even magnetic on anyone. For me, creating an image that tells an interesting story is about fully becoming the character in that narrative. The only way I know to do that is by whittling out a section of myself and ratcheting up the volume on that part of me. So yes, it is a very sensual experience and depending on the scenario, I feel defiant, repentant, powerful, submissive, sad, mischievous or…sexy. Don’t miss Monica Ford’s photos now hanging at Sirens on Melrose in Los Angeles. See Monica featured in the debut issue of Nude Magazine out September 2007 Catch Monica in the new John C. Reilly movie Walk Hard due out in 2008 For more information on Monica Ford go to www.monicafordonline.com Friend Monica at http://www.myspace.com/purplepunch IMDB Monica at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1525039/ Glubdub is the online magazine for the counter-culture arts community. Here you'll find the work of, and stories behind, underground artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers. |