 How does the author try to disarm their subjects?
To me, uploading a picture that is not an easily recognizable picture of that person defeats the point, which I’m working toward, to try to express who they are. What I’m trying to do is free someone’s soul from his or her image. I think good photographers are also able to disarm people through conversation, but still, it’s difficult to have a disarming conversation with somebody you don’t know, or to make them laugh. The third part of the pun is that, since I’m asking for a model release from the subjects, I’m asking everyone to be much more open and giving about their image than most people typically are. Of course people can abuse that, just like they can abuse anything.
 Engaging them in conversation
 Engaging them in conversation  Telling them a personal story  Highlighting their best angles  Making silly faces or gestures