** DISCLAIMER!! If you know my parents, you have to keep this a secret. Christmas gift involved! **
My mother has respectfully requested that all her children give her new 8x10 pictures for Christmas this year. I decided that my idea of a good time did NOT include wandering into the front of the Wal Mart to sit on their little fur-covered bench for a photo session. People would stare while in checkout. I know this because I do that when I'm in checkout. It's one thing when the photo subjects are kids pitching a fit. It's quite another when the subject is a 31 year old girl all by herself getting her mom's Christmas present.
So...I scheduled a private appointment with my friend Lindsey. Lindsey's mom and I have been friends for years now, because we used to work together. And now Lindsey is a photographer, and a good one at that. She graciously made time for me in her very busy schedule, and I showed up on her doorstep just last night, backpack filled with "Please help me, Jesus" tools.
I'll admit to stressing a bit during the shoot. She took a bazillion pictures (okay 72) - and I had no idea what any of them looked like. You're talking to the girl who zooms to the picture immediately after taking one and redoes it if it's not satisfactory. I stressed about flyaway hairs, split bangs, chubby looking fingers, and chocolate in my teeth.
And for the first half of the shoot, I also stressed about the fat factor. And then, Miss Lindsey spoke the most beautiful words I've heard since "there are cookies in the break room...help yourself."
I do digital dieting.
What??
Digital dieting. Airbrush. Photoshop. Call it what you may. Those words lightened my heart and placed a winning smile on my face.
Digital dieting. My new BFF.
And by the way - loved the outcome of the shoot. I think there's definitely a winner or ten in there somewhere.
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7 comments:
I really thought this was going to be a story about TF! :) hahahahaha I hope you get who I am talking about, or possibly even Mike Walker ;)
Great idea, my mom did that to my sister and i one year for mother's day, but we went to a store and did it, but don't fear they had a back room so ppl in checkout didn't watch haha.
LOL no no no - no TF or Mike Walker!!! Just digital dieting.
DId you guys do any goofy pics?
My mom is a photographer, and she always does a little digital doctoring to the pictures afterwards. Needless to say, she's my favorite photographer. :-)
ha no funny poses! But it was funny because we were asked if it was our "engagement" picture HAHA OH BROTHER :)
I think your mom will love your pictures digital dieting or not
Sarah - She'd be my favorite too!! Must make friends with more photographers!!
Phats - now THAT is funny. I told my mom today about TF. maybe i should print off some of HER pictures for mom. hee hee hee
Photos? Where be the photos? ;-)
awesome! I've never figured out how to do "digital dieting" in Photoshop... but I wish I knew how!
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