Anatomy of a D Magazine Photo Shoot

If you haven’t yet, you should read Zac Crain’s splendid essay in the February issue of the “print product” about smoking and how cool smoking is and how Zac has tried to quit smoking and how the city used to have a much different attitude toward “Lady Nicotine.” Really good stuff. Again, I’m glad Zac couldn’t gather enough signatures to run for mayor. He’s a good magazine writer man.

Now, here’s a little bonus. Have a look at the photo that opens the story, on the left. In the “print product,” designer David Radabaugh used the picture to satirize an old Newport ad. Here I’ve given it to you straight. That image was just one of three different looks that stylist Mimi Le put together for the photo shoot. The one on the right was an alternate that didn’t make the cut. Jason, the 6-foot-tall landscape designer who is towering over our model, Lindsey? He had to stand on a wooden crate to get into the proper tackling position. In other words, Lindsey = not short herself. And that cigarette? Apparently it had to replaced many times over the course of the hours-long shoot because it repeatedly fell victim to sogginess. Hairstylist Jason Hull? He actually bought a book on ’70s hairstyles in preparation for the shoot, which I found funny. Finally, big ups to photographer Patrick Langlinais, who made the picture-picking decision a tough one.