Photo by karafinaI have a new project I am working on and I think that it will be fun for everyone. It is called Thrifty!

I am looking for people who are willing to have their photo taken in my studio. It does not matter if you think of yourself as a model or not. It is more important that you will have fun and enjoy having your picture taken.

Here are the details:

The "models" (you?) are to go to a thrift store and buy three outfits to be photographed in.

These are the "Thrifty" rules:

1. Only one trip to one thrift store is allowed. Once you decide to go in you must commit to that store. No looking around and then leaving and trying again later or a different store.
2. Spend no more than $30.00. Less if you can. I will reimburse you. I would like to keep the clothes as well but that is negotiable. 
3. Get three outfits. You can define these as your personality and the stores price/availability of items dictates but you must get three outfits that meet these criteria:
   1) Dressy 2) Casual 3) Sexy

Thats it! Sounds fun doesnt it? If you are interested or have any questions please post comments below.

Update on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:57PM by Dorn Byg

So it seems that I need to answer a couple of questions that people have had. 

How long will you be doing this? 

It is my goal to have 25 to 30 people in the book so I will be shooting for this project for a while. 

Is this open to anyone? or Can anyone do this? 

Yes. Everyone. If you have the time to go to the thrift store and buy the outfits and can wait till the shoot to get your money back then this is for you. 

Do I have to get EVERYTHING like shoes and under wear at the thrift store? 

No. Please feel free to wear your own shoes and under things. The only requirement is listed above. Three outfits. 

Here are some things that I did not cover before and these are important...

1. I will be needing your receipt from the thrift store that you went to. I plan on including them in the book.
2. I will be asking all models to sign a release. It will be a simple contract and will allow me to use the images I take for this project and anything directly relating to this project and nothing more. It will also release the images to you (the model) to use any way you would like.