Julia 165

This fine portrait of lovely Julia in Wonderland marks the end of her wonderful photo shoot. Julia is the 72th Lady behind Crystal Veil.

A word of thanks goes to the owner of restaurant Sanderskuper (Ahaus, Germany) for his permission to use the premises as decor for the second part of this photo shoot.

Another word of thanks goes to Anke for the "loan" of her sweet dog Roos as playmate for Julia. This contributed to the quality of thirty portarits (096 - 125) in an unforeseen but very welcome manner. And Roos, you are unable to read this but you are a gem!

Dear Julia, thank you for a pleasant afternoon! You were the first who posed for me after the series of five photo shoots during a weekend in Paris. An all natural girl with nice dimples, lovely eyes and a sweet smile. No tricks of the trade. What struck me during our preparations is that so many frame styles really suit you. Modelling was an entirely new experience to you. But blessed with a down to earth attitude and an open mind, you picked it up fast. First by following directions in a patient and relaxed manner, then by throwing in spontaneous moments. Of course you had the advantage of being well familiar with prescription glasses. But you were also capable to produce natural, credible looks in glasses way beyond your own prescription. Being fond of dogs was another of your assets and this lead to three amazing series in which posing was replaced by spontaneous real life action. For once I felt more like an avidly snapping spectator than a director / photographer and this was an entirely new experience to me. In a way you reversed the roles and it was great. Thank you for taking up the challenge of doing a photo shoot, just after I bought the giant Valentine card that evoked our first conversation. I hope that the results of this photo shoot may contribute to many, many Valentine cards coming your way next year. By the way, my collection now hosts a pair of real Valentine glasses and you are welcome to pose in these as an encore. Thanks again!