Alright, now that you've got the basic gist of her I will continue.
I was first contacted by Carol last month to do a photo-shoot with her. We came up with this image:
She not only did the hair, but the make-up, wardrobe styling, and photography. Then she did it all again on Monday!
We met at her salon where she made me up, then we took off to go to a skate-park. The half-pipes were a perfect gray seamless background (brilliant!), and no one was in the park when we drove up.
As we unloaded the car, we noticed a group of little kids and counselors riding skateboards right outside of the park. And of course, thanks to Murphy, as we got closer they moved into the park.
Fortunately, they were in the opposite corner of where we needed to be, so asking the counselors granted us permission and accessibility into the park.
Carol had done my hair up into a punky sort of up-do with a tuft of hair spiking out from the side. Underneath the salons' silk black robe, I was wearing my Victoria's Secret swimsuit, which covers quite a bit more than a standard swimsuit.
We set up the tripod and reflector, and I removed by robe.
Allow me to interject--I hate being in a swimsuit, and I most certainly hate being in a swimsuit in public. I justified this inner-pickle with simple facts: 1) the audience was a bunch of little kids 2) no one would have recognized me, and 3) anything for the photo!
Before the robe could even slip off my arms, a little girl from across the park screamed, and yes I do mean screamed, "EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!"
Awesome. It was just what I needed, after all.
We continued to shoot until we tired out the look, had to talk with another counselor due to the kids complaining (come on, really?), and decided to vacate to change looks as well as locations. We had had enough little kids and their little glares.
The next part of the shoot I was to wear a bunch of vintage hats and big coats. 92 degrees outside in the gravel wasn't as bad as it sounds. I don't like complaining so I have a pretty high tolerance now of what I can handle. This doesn't compare to the 500-foot elevation above the city on a snow-covered hill in a little pink dress and heels, but I won't go there ;)
Final image:
Total time: 5 hours
No comments:
Post a Comment