me, summer 2010

taken by bella on my holga135

35mm film

Self portrait@home.

Backdrop: original art acrylic on canvas, "Squares IV"

In the "Dykes on Bikes" parade which begins every Pride Parade.

323:365

SOOC except crop. I went to goodwill today and got suspenders, a bowtie, and some tuxedo shoes. Then i discovered that it gets really hot when you're wearing long sleeves in the summer.

View Sultry On White

SOOC except crop

HISTORY:

Shoe Shining service has been available since medieval times but the actual buffed shine presentation was later realized in the early 1900's.

Chicago Illinois had the tallow by-product polish ingredients readily available from being the lead in meat consumption and processing in the US.

The city then became a major shoe polish producing area for this reason and where many shoeshine boys in city streets caught on to offering buffing using a polishing cloth with a basic shoe polish as a paid public service.

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Toronto, Ontario

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fun fact

The term 'blacking' was the reference to 'shoe shining' in the early 19th century when the practice of polishing of shoes in public was gradually implemented as a popular practice.

Days like this are what dreams are made of

She kept saying, you make the decisions but she totally ran the show!

Anther snapshot from the Chief's recent stay at the hotel.

From a set we just submitted. It should go up in a week or two. Shot at Trunk Space in their photobooth by Lorelei.

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Jan 1 2017

Happy New Year!

Kitchen snapshot.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Al is a friend who saw the previous picture in my stream of Luis and his moustache and asked me if I wanted to photograph his beard. He sent me a phone selfie and I immediately thought of this white on white concept.

Shot on my Nikon D610 with a 45 year old 55mm f/3.5 micro.

Lighting is from an ABR800 ring flash in the large 56" moon unit softbox. The bottom edge of the box is touching the top barrel of the lens and the light is angled towards Al (my subject). A silver reflector is just out of the bottom of the frame going from Al's chest right to the bottom of the camera. There is a White Lightning Ultra 600 with a standard reflector pointed at the ceiling above and behind Al to help add a little extra light on the backdrop. Triggered with Pocket Wizard Pluses.

Processed in CaptureOne Pro 11.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

I am OK with this one, for sure. I started with a thrifted tuxedo shirt in a standard mens size and cut my new bodice front, bodice back, and sleeve from the existing parts. The new collar came from the shortened hem, and the ruffle and collar bias (which you can't see) from the sleeve as well -- yes, there was that much left over!

I made a little frankenpattern using the bodice and sleeves from Simplicity 4179 and the neckline and collar from Simplicity 4077. I am very happy with the fit!

www.clevergirl.org/2008/07/refashion-4-ruffled-collar-shi... :)

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

july 2007.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.

Playing with one light, some movement and contrasts.

Make up by Ruth.