Scary Stuff

Spiders, snakes, earthquakes, flash floods, horror movies, Godzilla, dark alleys . . . bring it on.  I can take it all.  However, the most frightening thing a photographer can hear is, "We need a self portrait for our bio section."   Yep, that's the phrase that strikes fear in the hearts of many of us shutter bumping kind.   It's intimidating and it forces you out of your comfort zone.  It also makes you think about how you want others to see you (or not see you).  On top of all that, it's tough to know when to shoot 'cuz you can't see your face when your shooting you.  All your focus work has to be done with a stand in, to get the focus correct when you push your remote shutter release.  

I've had this idea about shooting a model behind lace.  It's something I saw in an old Edward Steichen portrait of Gloria Swanson and I've never forgotten it.  There is something mysterious about the veil of lace and hey, veils of lace cover a lot imperfections too.  BONUS!!! 

So here it is, or here I am . . . don't throw any rotten tomatoes, 'kay?