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Old School Treads
My mom recently went through and cleaned out an old storage unit, and tucked away in a little baggy was my first pair of shoes. (Everyone say it with me now... awwwwwww!) Not exactly Air Jordan's, no hip colors, and for the love of clowns they have bells on them (what was I, a cat toy?), but they're still my first pair of treads, and they made me just a little warm and fuzzy on the inside as soon as I saw them because I instantly remembered the [Olan Mills?] 8x10 photo of me wearing them 37 years ago. Another gem found from the storage unit was a baby blue knit cap I wore during that first year as well. I don't have a photo of it (yet), but it's become my lucky editing hat over the last two days. I feel more creative when it's on my head, even though the straps that once tied under my chin to keep it on now barely make it down to my ears. I'm sure I look ultra masculine and generally fantastic in it, and somehow that makes working on photos in Photochop more pleasant. |
Here's my super sophisticated, completely proprietary lighting set up for the above images. The secret ingredient is the artist Pino coffee table book under the elegant aluminum foil sheet... sure you could use any book, but I like to think his amazing painting works help reflect just a little better light quality. You know, through osmosis or something. |