Style is an Powerful Dowager ~ Fashion is a Shooting Star One Hit Wonder then gone.

First Week of April 2012 The classes here are much more "hands off" they give the students the tools and simple instructions and then give them plenty of time to do the work while allowing them to ask questions and get help from each other... finally a product is produced.  We had our first photo shoot for Styling class this week, it was fantastic.  When the right tools are available and the theme is clearly described, a product can be produced.  There was a lot of "hurry up and wait" and it took a long time for all of us to get finished with our photographer and each of us felt that we could have done better, but I feel pretty good about the photos I got.  I will work on mine a bit with photoshop, but I don't think much will need to be done other than some cropping, and I may play with the colors a bit.  Here is one of my examples.  My instructor Robin walked in just as we were placing the Chickie and put him up there...

Journal of Ideas and Random Thoughts for Tuesady

Early ~~~

      Today I reflect on my first Fashion Styling class.  I believe I will enjoy it; the teacher, Robin Dutt, is well experienced and has the right credentials.  The fact that he is closer to my age gives me a bit of hope that he will understand me and appreciate my “late in life” new chapter…. Upon the recommendation of the teacher, I saw the movie “The Artist”, and understood, at last, the fuss.  The movie stayed true to its own silent theme, for some reason it kept reminding me of the Mr. Bean movies, I think because Rowan Atkinson also needs few words to get across the feeling and intention of the character.  The impression of color was communicated by the textures and intensity of the black, white and greys… I especially noticed that the actors all had bleached white teeth, even if they were not perfectly straight they were very white.  I am sure this must be a personal thing with me as I have struggled with my teeth through the years.

Later ~~~

  Whew!!  Yesterday was quite a day, early out to Covenant Garden and then on to several Art museums…  I got a chance to see the work of Chihuly again, glass artist, he seems to be everywhere. It may be because he is from my home state and is always just around either on TV or on the ferry… there.