Some ten years ago a cute college co-ed got her passport renewed. Two weeks ago it expired. The cute 21 yr old evolved into a well-travelled, married 31 yr old and it seems more important than ever to look cute for this picture that I'll have for the next ten years.
Because afterall, I'll never be younger than I am today and I'll betcha the 41 yr old will look back on this photo and say, "damn, why wasn't that hot mama happier with her looks? Just look at me now."
When I worked in portrait studio many people would come in for their passport photo. We used to make fun of how particular the women were about their photograph. How critical it was to them. We'd laugh as they would pay $15 bucks to take the picture over and over until they were satisfied. It's not so funny anymore. I know how they feel. I can barely muster the strength to walk over to the photo booth because I fear the portrait will disappoint. It was easy to be cute in my twenties. My thirties seem to be a different story. I look in the mirror and see gray hair and wrinkles, and I swear I'm not looking at my darling and adorable husband. It looks damn sexy on him.
In other news, I've completed my first week of term III at New England School of Photography. My classes are Business Practices, Color Communications and Visual Perceptions. Classes with freedom to shoot what I want to shoot. So what is it that I want to shoot and how? I think I want to explore digital. First assignments: write dream goal, life goal and photo dreams; photograph color slides in 4 different kinds of artificial light; and the last: take a human, a man-made object and a natural object and make them all convey the same feeling, tone.
Lots to think about. My head spins with ideas. But for this afternoon, I just gotta babystep my way over to the Passport Photo lab and give it my best shot. For I will NEVER look younger than I do today. In America, younger is better.
Just one more reason to love today no matter where you may find yourself in the whole wide world.
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