I intially had this idea for the Bummer! competition a wee ways back and I was really excited about submitting this as my first ever entry for DPChallenge. Unfortunately things came up, I was lame and I missed my chance. I did a little happy dance when I saw "Money II" and realized I still had a chance to use the idea.
This is a shot of my sister, the soapmaker. She has her own natural bath and body studio and loves what she does. She is also very very broke. Last year she didn't get much of a Christmas bonus - in fact, she didn't give herself much of a Christmas vacation either. Jokes about her boss being a slave driver never get old (I'm easy to entertain it seems).
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Special thanks to my sister for staying still, looking at the penny, looking at me, no look at the penny again - now look at me - and trying to maintain a disgruntled look throughout it all.
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That is just great! I received the same kind of Christmas Bonus myself. Carolyn isn't the only one so special! Hopefully, all that stuff she makes that looks good enough to eat will let her have a bonus this year. Nice DOF! B&W worked really well. Some nice shots on your www, Michelle.
Carolyn and yourself are both really Wyse and will go far! (that was terrible!)
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