This isn’t a behind the scenes like you’ll see for a Berroco photo shoot or one of the magazines, but it sure is what things really do look like here. Usually it’s my daughter Sandra and I off at one of the campuses or parks in town. She takes the photos and directs me. I try to stop frowning and channel someone with far more poise and grace.
No makeup artist, but my phone camera turned towards me to double-check my hair and the way a hat is placed.
Sometimes my son along to do a bit of wrangling but mostly just keeping us laughing. Like this moment, when I can hear him approaching from behind me…
Getting closer but staying silent…
I can almost hear the lean and grin…
What a turkey! We’re losing the glorious Magic Hour light! (But it’s worth it.)
Sometimes my dad helps us set up a mini-studio in the north-facing garden room of my parents’ house and then holds big pieces of white cardboard to direct light onto a cowl.
I love that my behind the scenes photos are all with family. That I have a supportive and knowledgeable group of people who get me, love me, and help me? Priceless.
It’s always better with family. And while those photos might not make it into a pattern or listing, you have some great pictures of memories.
I’m starting to make it a point to have a camera (or phone) ready at any moment with our family to catch the bloopers from behind the scenes. Those make it all more intersting + special!
Love the blue hat!