Ashley the Mindless Doll

1.  I'm currently selling my work. If anything interests you, don't hesitate in emailing me at farenell.photography@gmail.com.

Just tell me what pics or sets or which model interest you & I'll see what I can do. I try to work within people's budgets but I'm also not going to like give them away for free.

2. Ashley had an idea & I helped her run with it. It goes something like this:

"The doll idea came into my mind as a response to the ways girls allow themselves to be looked at. Many girls think that to be desired by men they must become this party girl, drinking beer, dressing revealingly, using everything but their brains and real personality to attract men. People say that women are exploited by society but the truth is, women exploit themselves." 

"Instead of embracing who they are and what they have to offer, they try to mold themselves into something which they think is desirable, whether it is being skinnier, acting a certain way at parties, or any number of self-transforming, attention grabbing devices." 

"Women love attention, that is nothing new but, I see my friends become other people when put in these situations. They become mindless dolls without a thought in their heads."

the Critique of the Unsatisfied Relationship with Jenna & Friend

1. I'm currently selling my work. If anything particular shot, any model, or any set interests you, please email me at farenell.photography@gmail.com.

Just tell me what interests you & I'll see what I can do. I try to work within people's budgets but I'm also not going to like give them away for pennies on the US dollar.


2. This shot takes on a VERY different context with the rise Me Too movement & the toxic male entitlement culture we're in. However the idea I had back when this was shot in 2006, went vaguely like this:

We were exploring the correlation that people often find themselves in their relationships, specifically the kind where at least one party isn't satisfied (whether it be sexually, physically, emotionally, or whatever) yet the person in question stays in said relationship...not because they are intimidated by the other but because they may not have the strength to get out of it OR they stay in it because they have nothing better to do, thereby perpetuating the cycle.

This particular set almost never happened. The model couldn't find another male model with whom she trusted enough to do this with until at the last minute she drafted her gay gymnastics partner. He had is cocky vibe about him where he could do really stupid stuff (in terms of the set's theme) & not have her take it personally.

We had a barrel of laughs about it afterwards.

Kiss in Waiting with Benny & Moni

1. I'm currently selling my work. If anything interests you, don't hesitate in email me at farenell.photography@gmail.com.

Just tell me what pics or sets interest you, I'll see what I can do. I try to work within people's budgets but I'm also not going to like give them away. 


2. The story behind the "Kiss in Waiting."

The models are Benny & Monique. They were based out of Rochester at the time & were also involved.

There was a creative phase where I didn't want to be known by any one-shot. I felt it was to limiting to say nothing about having my creative interest in being all over the place.

During one of my visits to Western NY, I met up with Benny & a bunch of his friends & I would also be introduced as "the guy who shot 'Kiss in Waiting'." Their eyes would immediately light up with interest & they'd nod & smile.

The lesson being that there are certainly worse things in this world than being known for an iconic shot.