{"id":1818,"date":"2026-05-08T20:45:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/?page_id=1818"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:37:24","slug":"self-as-model","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/self-as-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Self as Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1818\" class=\"elementor elementor-1818\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225a4fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"225a4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d8d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"25d8d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f2705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1f2705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9198c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9198c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &#8220;Are you nuts?&#8221;\u00a0 My wife asks as she secures the fake piercings in my ear and lip.<\/em><\/p><p>The idea of using myself as model boiled over into my conscious after impatiently simmering somewhere below the surface.\u00a0 My photographs are not self-portraits.\u00a0 I\u2019ll use myself in the image to make a point or a statement, to comment on an event or perhaps to evoke a smile.\u00a0Additionally, &#8220;self-as-model&#8221; is very convenient.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need releases, easy to coordinate schedules and I almost always agree with my ideas.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ~ <em>Dan Mohan,<\/em> 2006-8<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae3be98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ae3be98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c878942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4c878942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1817.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-1817.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-light fg-border-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom4 fg-c-c fg-fixed\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1817\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;columnWidth&quot;:250,&quot;gutter&quot;:10}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;fg-light&quot;,&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:false,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4F3U6671a.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"PennDOT Gangsta - is a hat tip to the creative graffiti that has meaning.\" data-attachment-id=\"1816\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"PennDOT Gangsta - is a hat tip to the creative graffiti that has meaning.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/4F3U6671a\/3113973071.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4F3U0221.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Say what?\" data-attachment-id=\"1815\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Say what?\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/4F3U0221\/3143646471.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wisdom__018a.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Wisdom\" data-attachment-id=\"1814\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wisdom\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/wisdom__018a\/1015315719.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/self_sequence__013a.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"self_sequence_12 - \u201c12\u201d was the theme my local ASMP Pittsburgh chapter selected for our object show.  I made 12 captures of this set up resulting in 12 monitors in the image although it is impossible to see.\" data-attachment-id=\"1813\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"self_sequence_12 - \u201c12\u201d was the theme my local ASMP Pittsburgh chapter selected for our object show.  I made 12 captures of this set up resulting in 12 monitors in the image although it is impossible to see.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/self_sequence__013a\/1018380785.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dude__042aa.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Boomer Dude - Sometimes hidden versions of myself are revealed, recalling my Woodstock days of Love and music.\" data-attachment-id=\"1807\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boomer Dude - Sometimes hidden versions of myself are revealed, recalling my Woodstock days of Love and music.\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/dude__042aa\/1063845916.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/section8__038a.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Section 8 -  is an homage to George who rented the lower floor of my duplex near Pittsburgh.  George was handicapped with tongue-tie.  I had trouble understanding his speech, but he was always at my side wanting to help when I attended to repairs.  And I could rely on him to faithfully cut the grass, so when I sold the property, I gave him the lawn mower.\" data-attachment-id=\"1812\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Section 8 -  is an homage to George who rented the lower floor of my duplex near Pittsburgh.  George was handicapped with tongue-tie.  I had trouble understanding his speech, but he was always at my side wanting to help when I attended to repairs.  And I could rely on him to faithfully cut the grass, so when I sold the property, I gave him the lawn mower.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/section8__038a\/2801276736.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HT__045aa.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Remembering Hunter (Thompson)\" data-attachment-id=\"1810\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Remembering Hunter (Thompson)\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/HT__045aa\/1721444665.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lid_reflection_0021.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Lid to My Favorite Pan\" data-attachment-id=\"1811\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Lid to My Favorite Pan\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/Lid_reflection_0021\/4068688041.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/holder__024.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Yard Work\" data-attachment-id=\"1809\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Yard Work\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/holder__024\/4030764750.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/God_is_Great_020.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"This image is a reaction to events happening in 2006\" data-attachment-id=\"1808\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"This image is a reaction to events happening in 2006\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/God_is_Great_020\/4205540722.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docs_office__050.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Now What! - Every time I have a doctor\u2019s appointment something new needs to be dealt with.  I\u2019ll not burden you with a list \u2013 most likely you have a list of your own.\" data-attachment-id=\"1806\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Now What! - Every time I have a doctor\u2019s appointment something new needs to be dealt with.  I\u2019ll not burden you with a list \u2013 most likely you have a list of your own.\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/docs_office__050\/1124363878.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22167%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20167%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Copay_test_040.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Thirty-five Dollar Co-pay - And this was in 2006!\" data-attachment-id=\"1805\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Thirty-five Dollar Co-pay - And this was in 2006!\" width=\"250\" height=\"376\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/Copay_test_040\/1000828826.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22376%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20376%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artspeak__041a.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Art Speak - This artist is attracted to the struggle between the organizing fundamentals of living things and a state of randomness, searching for the balance point between the cooperating forces of denial and acceptance. There is a narrative here, gloomy and anxious, yet possessing\u2026..\" data-attachment-id=\"1803\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Art Speak - This artist is attracted to the struggle between the organizing fundamentals of living things and a state of randomness, searching for the balance point between the cooperating forces of denial and acceptance. There is a narrative here, gloomy and anxious, yet possessing\u2026..\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/05\/artspeak__041a\/2936363844.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danmohan.com\/staging\/6497\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Composite_12wide_sharp.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Prayer\" data-attachment-id=\"1804\" data-e-disable-page-transition=\"true\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Prayer\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy 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