Welcoming Lagoon?

The Des Jeunes Youth Modeling Project is still in development, being off to a slow start. However, we might welcome some new models into the project soon, hopefully beginning with four-year-old Lagoon. His mother and I quickly arranged a short photo-session shortly after meeting and, quite honestly, I was amazed by the little tyke's good behavior. He followed instructions well and provided some great pictures! Being four, I'd imagine that he would be rumbustious, but I was proven wrong! Though he had a hard time understanding me, he enjoyed the session and I look forward to working with him again.

Not only that, but he had two little brothers, twins, with him and they were so adorable. They kept us all laughing with their silliness and their maniacal giggling. Being only one year old, they couldn't be in the project yet, but I hope to work with them when they come of age, which is four, to be in the project! Here's a great picture from that session, possibly my favorite of the whole trio!

There are a few other children and teenagers I have been discussing the project with, and also discussing it with some parents. Whether they are in or out, it hasn't been decided and probably wouldn't be until next year. Hopefully, they will enter the project and help it expand to where it needs to be today.

In a previous post, I explained that Ace and I were planning to do a movie. However, after realizing the amount of time and effort we would need to put into making one, and seeing how shorthanded we were, we decided not to continue with the movie. We do intend to still create the story and maybe turn it into a photo-shoot, and possibly one day, a play.

If you'd like to help donate money, clothes, equipment, or props to the Des Jeunes Youth Modeling Project or just simply my photography, you can email me at hoggardphotography@gmail.com for more information. Until next time!