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Thanksgiving was a really satisfying blend of food, family and photography. After traveling to Ocala to see family, I photographed some beautiful purses, bags and throws, then ate and ate and ate! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too!
It’s Nov. 18th and between snowflakes Carrie Harris modeled some pieces from Heaven’s View Acres. Thank you Carrie, you did a wonderful job in the 30 degree weather.
Lighting is a funny thing, I think that doing photo shoots with models definitely go better when you are outside. Light cloud cover is nice, this way your model isn’t desperately trying not to squint. The natural light is important as well.
Today most of the shots were done indoors, it was tough since the clouds outside were racing across the sky. And while I was trying to use the natural lighting from the doors and windows, I do love how the shots from outside came out. Originally we were supposed to shoot this entire shoot in and around an old barn that was painted white. But thanks to the freezing temperature I had to improvise, but like I said, I do like the end product.
Oh and in case you were wondering if your eyes were going, the shawls pictured are two different colors. The one on the left is white and the one on the right is cream colored. And these luxurious shawls are done by Jan Harris and Gail Vincent and Heaven’s View Acres. They will have a new online store coming soon.
Seventh Annual Benefit and Cabaret – New York City, NY 2008
This is the photo of my donation to SRT’S Seventh Annual Benefit & Cabaret in NYC tonight. I packaged my donations in this refurbished cigar box with my logo/illustration on the top – I love it! Talk about recycling-reusing, this came out beautifully.
Now when you open the cigar box, you see an On-The-Go Bag in Dreamy Cream and my “Sparrow To My Heart” hand-painted, bamboo necklace lovingly displayed. I added a small business card to the lid, it is my hope that when this item is displayed, they will have it open with the items.
Also I hope the benefit goes perfectly for them, it sounds like so much fun! I’ve included the information below.
Sonnet Sings: The Bard
SRT’S SEVENTH ANNUAL BENEFIT & CABARET
An Evening of Original Songs inspired by the Work of William Shakespeare
Contributors to our one-night-only benefit event include: Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning, and Grammy Award-nominated STEPHEN FLAHERTY, Ragtime, Seussical, Once on This Island, Obie Award-winner JEFF BOWEN, Eight-time Academy Award, seven-time Golden Globe Award, and six-time Grammy Award-winning composer and pianist ALAN MENKEN, Little Shop of Horrors, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and many others, Academy and Tony Award-nominated, and Grammy Award-winning composer HENRY KRIEGER, Dreamgirls, The Tap Dance Kid, Sideshow, and Tony Award-winning composers, lyricists, and collaborators BOBBY LOPEZ & JEFF MARX Avenue Q.
Scheduled performers include: HEIDI BLICKENSTAFF, MATT CAVENAUGH, A Catered Affair, Grey Gardens, Urban Cowboy and the upcoming revival of West Side Story, REBECCA NAOMI JONES, Passing Strange, Wig Out!, Tony Award-nominated actress CELIA KEENAN-BOLGER, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Light in the Piazza, and the revival of Les Miserables, HENRY KRIEGER, performing his own work, Rick Lyon, puppeteer, designer, creator, and originator of several roles in the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical Avenue Q with a surprise special guest, PAUL DAVID STORY, Equus, The Cain Mutiny Court-Martial, and cast members from the recent Shakespeare in the Park revival of Hair.
The evening will be hosted by SUSAN BLACKWELL, known for her role in SRT’s “Little Fairies” will reprise a scene from this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s Midsummer.
WHEN: Monday, November 17 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm
WHERE: Birdland Jazz, 315 West 44th Street, Between 8th and 9th Avenues
TICKETS
Reserve online through Birdland at www.birdlandjazz.com, under “Schedule” or call 212.581.3080
Tickets are priced at three tiers: $80 (includes orchestra seat, two tickets to SRT’s Spring Mainstage production, and one ticket for the evening’s exclusive raffle), $60 (general seating), and $40 (bar seating). Seating within your tier is first-come-first-served. Please arrive promptly at 5:30pm and enjoy a cocktail on SRT for the first hour!
Can’t make the event but want to contribute to SRT? You can donate online at www.sonnetrepertorytheatre.org!