Local BBQ-Eating Male Model Who Had Face Obscured by Magazine Logo Now Gets His Due
The February issue of the “print product” hit newsstands over the weekend. But you probably subscribe, so you got your copy in the mail sometime in the middle of last week. Good for you. The cover image was shot by the greatness that is Randal Ford. The guy holding the flatware, you’ll notice, wound up having a red square for a head. This was by design. I had a long discussion with our creative director, Todd Johnson, about how much of his chin to show. This is how magazines are made. Anyway, I thought the guy deserved to have his face shown so that he could prove to the guys in the gym that it was indeed him on our cover. So here’s what the image of Trey Singleton (from the Campbell Agency) looked like before we put our logo and the type on it. Bear in mind, since we knew we were going to cover up his face, he has not had makeup or hair done. Handsome bastard.
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12 comments
Looks like Jake from the Bachelor.
regardless…i was still craving ribs.
Man, those are some good looking ribs
Since it seems these things are given more thought than I’d imagine, I’m wondering about the placement of the fork and knife. Seems they’re backwards (fork in right hand, knife in left) for most eaters, regardless of their handedness. Is the thought that, because the eater is obscured, the utensils should have their positions from the more common perspective of the viewer to avoid being a distraction? Always interested in the minutiae of TRog’s day.
@Me!: You would not have enjoyed eating those ribs. The food stylist for the shoot, Stephanie Greenwood, did all sorts of unholy things to them to get the ribs ready for the camera. A blowtorch was involved (no joke).
@Curious: Dammit! I love to bog down in minutiae, and I didn’t even think to question the orientation of the knife and fork. My guess: Trey must be left handed, because I asked Todd Johnson, who was at the shoot, and he said the only thing they discussed was that they should be held vertically, in his fists.
Who eats ribs with a knife and fork anyway?
Leanne, hard to believe but I have a friend that does – fried chicken also!
You guys should use Randal Ford more often, his website has some great photos.
@Avid: Randal lives in Austin and is quite busy so we can’t use him as often as we’d like. Agreed. He’s amazing.
Dallas has BBQ? Who knew? At least the model (from Austin) was familiar with the concept.
nice meat
@Don in Austin: Typical Austin pretension. Thanks for reminding us how cool you all are.