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This image is from a shoot this last weekend, with the talented Jennifer, whose modeling portfolios can be found at: [link] and at [link]

It is rare that I find adults who can fit into my period clothing--but Jenn fit quite comfortably into this Victorian blouse and skirt. Her long torso, squared shoulders and graceful, swan-like neck were perfect for the late Victorian era scene I had envisioned, but it was her intelligence that really made her shine. She seemed to be able to read my mind, so that even my "test" shots--where I was just metering the lights--were works of art!

I love that she's a little older than my usual models...and the way the few extra years add a softness to her look. I wanted to emphasize that softness and gentleness, using this shoot to show her as a young Victorian matriarch, posing for a formal portrait in her parlor...and this particular image is special, because to me, it epitomizes motherhood.

In fact, when I look at it, I see Wendy Darling's mother, caught up in a private daydream (because where did Wendy get her maternal instincts and her imagination, if not from her mother?!)...

I am working on a "fine art" version of it--one of my painterly treatments...but for now, I thought I'd post this one, because, well, mothers are wonderful. I know mine is, anyway!

Description
This image is from a shoot this last weekend, with the talented Jennifer, whose modeling portfolios can be found at: [link] and at [link]

It is rare that I find adults who can fit into my period clothing--but Jenn fit quite comfortably into this Victorian blouse and skirt. Her long torso, squared shoulders and graceful, swan-like neck were perfect for the late Victorian era scene I had envisioned, but it was her intelligence that really made her shine. She seemed to be able to read my mind, so that even my "test" shots--where I was just metering the lights--were works of art!

I love that she's a little older than my usual models...and the way the few extra years add a softness to her look. I wanted to emphasize that softness and gentleness, using this shoot to show her as a young Victorian matriarch, posing for a formal portrait in her parlor...and this particular image is special, because to me, it epitomizes motherhood.

In fact, when I look at it, I see Wendy Darling's mother, caught up in a private daydream (because where did Wendy get her maternal instincts and her imagination, if not from her mother?!)...

I am working on a "fine art" version of it--one of my painterly treatments...but for now, I thought I'd post this one, because, well, mothers are wonderful. I know mine is, anyway!