Bonus #1
-- More Clothes; Less Serious
Tiana &
I make arrangements to meet at Pioneer Square, a block in
downtown that is also a stop on the light rail from the
airport. I describe what I look like. She, in
turn, describes herself: "I look like my pictures,
except more clothes & less serious". That's
positively poetic! What follows here are some of the
snapshots Tiana & I made together while we wandered
about town.
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I was most
impressed by Tiana's diet. I eat crap all day, she
eats healthy all day, and our respective bodies show it.
In fact, Tiana eats like a woodland creature during the
day, eating mostly fruit & nuts. Well, she also
needs her designer coffee drink first think in the morning,
too. But you can't argue with what she eats, especially
when you stand her next to me.
This
was Friday morning, before we made our real exposures.
That evening, after we were done photographing, we went
around the corner for some terrific organic Japanese bento
boxes.
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I love walking
around downtown for exercise -- I could walk five miles
a day without a problem. As it turns out, Tiana had
no problem keeping up with me. Portland is at the
juncture of two big rivers, the Willamette (this river)
and the Columbia. "Downtown" is right behind
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Riding the
street car with Tiana. In downtown, the street car
is fare free -- it's Portland's way of trying to keep cars
out of downtown. So, after our walk, we head back
to my house for our photography session.
It's
amusing to me -- I'm a people watcher, and I see lots of
people of all shapes & sizes & ages as I wander
about town. But unlike other people watchers, I often
wonder what the people I am watching would look like without
their clothing.
Someday,
you might see an attractive young woman like this on the
light rail or on the bus -- next time, when you do, think
about seeing her nude. That's part of what being a
photographer of the nude is about for me.
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Saturday morning,
the day after our photography sitting. Tiana has her
tasty coffee drink, so she's happy, and she is having a
terrific time grazing through the Saturday farmer's market,
downtown, maybe a 10 minute walk from my house, in a large
city park.
Tiana
is in heaven, stocking up on berries (Oregon has great berries),
fruit, and nuts.
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Saying goodbye
to Tiana. This is early Saturday afternoon.
Tiana is all packed and awaiting the street car, expecting
to find her way to her second Portland photographer.
Traveling models have to compromise -- they have to travel
light, because one trip might require stops in a half-dozen
diverse cities, and they have to travel light, but they
also have to bring along some wardrobe & accessories &
makeup.
Tiana
is experienced and has these trips down pat. In fact,
she flies west from her hometown, and then she takes small
hops as she works her way back east -- that's easier on
her jet lag. Smart.
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