A few months ago, my friend Ruth invited me to join her in signing up for a Photography club at one of the super cute boutiques here in Silverlake called ReForm School.I'm a novice shutterbug at best, but being around so many talented photographers is inspiring. The group is a good mix of skill levels. Some are professionals looking for inspiration and camaraderie, but there are a few like me, who are looking to learn everything they can while not completely embarrassing themselves. So far, so good.
Our last club assignment was to take portraits. Now, when I hear the word portrait, I either think of the Sears Portrait studio blue background, or the old gothic Victorian portraits of families who are wearing all black and not smiling. Needless to say, I was unsure about how to proceed until I thought about my beautiful nieces, who are the modern day equivalent of Marianne and Eleanor Dashwood from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
Samantha, the eldest, qualifies as Team Marianne. Passionate and artistic, she sings like an angel, and designs and sews her own Regency, Victorian, Renaissance and Civil war costumes.
Sarah, the youngest, is Team Eleanor. Even though she is younger than Samantha, she is definitely the sense to Samantha's sensibility. Prudent and wise beyond her years, Sarah has her own channel on Youtube, where she dishes out make-up and fashion advice to over 11,000 subscribers.
I ended up spending the day with them last week. Samantha's pictures, were taken at Roger's Gardens. For Sarah, we stopped at the Anti-Mall. I tried to capture the essence of both girls; their similarities and their differences.
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