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Kevin Lacoste: A Senior Profile Portrait by Dora Parnanen (2011)

Kevin Lacoste is a hand and foot model for Parts Models Los Angeles. After being a successful model there for 10 years, he moved from his studio apartment and settled down in a beach house in Miami, taking on an early retirement at the age of 30. Although he still loves to advertise his photogenic hands and feet, he now lives a comfortable and relaxed lifestyle, and Miami allows him to hold onto his youth while maintaining his expensive taste. This photo was part of a photo shoot that Kevin scheduled because he wanted portraits of himself with his roommate and their dog to fill the many empty picture frames in their new house, because he wants many photos around the house when guests come over. This photo was one of the many single shots he insisted would be taken of him, and he made sure to plan carefully his poses and wardrobe choices beforehand. He wanted to show off his perfectly sculpted hands by making them the main focus of the image, and he wore an argyle sweater to imply his wealth and intelligence while balancing it out with casual and youthful light-wash jeans to show his fun and carefree side. I kept the background plain and dark for it to look like a professional photoshoot and keep the focus on the character. The lighting is simple and is more like a spotlight, because Kevin likes attention to be on him at all times. His pose was carefully thought up by him to keep the emphasis on his hands and clothing, because he wants to emphasize certain aspects about himself when he displays this portrait in his foyer.
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