Annie: What type of modeling do you do? Sara: I tend to stick to editorial-type work; runway is a little too high energy for me. Recently I’ve also just been sticking to modeling with friends or people whom I think could become good friends.
Annie: Are you interested in other areas of the art world? Your portfolio has a lot of shoots that are very artistic and edgy —I imagine it’s difficult to be a model and not be interested in those aspects of the job. Sara: Even before I started modeling I was interested in “the art”, though I will say I never thought I’d get to be this involved with it. Throughout all of high school I did ceramics and a bit of sculpture, but I always just looked at it as a hobby. Then when it came time to apply for college I decided that I didn’t want to give up that hands-on activity, so I decided to major in Architecture. Since I started modeling I’ve also taken an interest in photography. Whenever possible I like to do collaborations with photographers where I do more than just model, but help in either the planning or processing of the photos. I once did a collaboration with Sophie Loloi where we used one of my architecture projects as props for a shoot. And recently I did a collaboration with my good friend Rebekah Campbell called Glitterghost; after we took the photos we printed them out and painted over them. That was a lot of fun. Aside from collaborations I also like to take photos myself, but just for fun, I have my own little thing where I take Instax of photographers in their beds.
Annie: Do you have a favorite shoot? Sara: Picking a favorite shoot is impossible, but shoots I do when traveling tend to hold the most meaning and memories for me. Like when I see photos from the editorial West Texas that you all ran in your last issue it always brings back really fond memories for me. It was more than just an editorial we shot, but rather a documentation of all the places we visited when we skipped school for a few days and took this spur of the moment trip to Marfa. whom I think could become good friends.
Annie: What sort of input do you have with your shoots? Sara: The amount of input I get to give depends on the shoot and who I’m working with. Like I said earlier, if I’m shooting with friends then I often get to give suggestions for the shoot. If the shoot is with someone I don’t know, or something I’ve been casted for though, then I just go with the flow of whatever the photographer or client wants.
Annie: What are your plans for the future? Sara: To have fun! I’ve already done more with modeling then I ever thought I’d be able to. I just want to keep meeting new people, and make things I can be proud of.
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