August Break 2011 – Day 25
As planned, my sweet friend Jennifer (you remember, from Inspired Spa…) came back today so that I could share some of what *I* love with *her*. Sadly, as is my life right now, Monkeyboy Junior Jr. was up on and off with his reflux belly for about three hours last night, so I wasn’t exactly at my best. Ah, well. Not much I could do about that. Jennifer’s heading home soon, so I just did my best – and took an afternoon nap afterward. 😉
Now, let me take this opportunity to give myself a giant note about this whole painted words on bodies business. That being – I think I should start suggesting that people who sit for me wear nice loose clothing for a couple of hours before they come here. This isn’t the first time that the whole “bra strap impressions” have been an issue, but because we chose to use her back, it was definitely the most noticeable. Luckily, it occurred to me to take advantage of the time we were waiting for them to go away to take some photos of her gorgeous face.
Isn’t she just the most warm and inviting lovely lady? =)
Picnik boost and soften, Pixlr-o-matic “flowery” frame.
Okay. Back to the painted words pics. 😉
So, initially we were toying around with the idea of using the word “inspire/d” for her portrait, so we could maybe tie it into her website/blog… but when she showed up this morning, she had decided that she wanted her word(s) to be more personal and meaningful to her. She had chosen the word “courage”, as not only has she needed courage to get where she is today, but it’s something she wants to remind herself of in the future. I can’t think of a stronger lady to embody that word.
Initially I had her try on some red velvet pants – to join the colourfulness of her hot pink bra and the orange painting – and took a test shot. I think it’s still one of my favourites. Especially when I make it all retro…
She totally needs a VW bus, doesn’t she? 😉 Edited in Picnik using the 1960s filter.
Then we tried an orange skirt and different hand/arm poses…
Using the “sara” filter in Pixlr-o-matic, with the “film” frame.
And finally, we ended up with an iridescent pink number…
Pixlromatic, “antonio” filter, “smoke” frame.
We played around with more poses, and I tried to get some with her face in them… and this is what we ended up with.
Edited in Picnik using the “ortonish” filter. Then framed in Pixlr-o-matic with the “grunge” frame. Slight transparency added at the end.
What a wonderful morning we had. Thanks for playing with me, Jennifer!!! But it’s late now. And I’m tired and in need of some sleep. Hope you’ve enjoyed today’s courageous post. Sweet dreams, y’all. 😉
