A model's woe

Peter Rowlands · Issue 31, Jul/Aug 2006 · pp. 47

Products mentioned: Nikon D2x

A model’s woe by Peter Rowlands In hindsight I suppose I was a bit naive in not spotting the signs. For the last 18 months I had been modeling for ‘Alexis’ (I’ve changed his name from Alex Mustard to protect his privacy). Everything seemed to be going so well. Shots of me were regularly published in books and magazines but then things seemed to change and I was a fool not to notice. Firstly I was used in silhouette as a ‘large object’ (see UwP25) to help sun ray shots and then, only a couple of months ago, I caught him oggling the centrefold in ‘Wetsuits Monthly’. Sure it was the same black number which has kept him so happy for the last 18 months but this one was different - it had flashy yellow panels and leg stripes. I should have taken more notice right then but what with producing UwP and a recent house move I just let it slip by. Foolish me. It was only on a recent trip to the Red …