the perspective of make believe people

When I was in San Francisco over the weekend I saw this bed while hiking in the beautiful redwood forest. It was out in the garbage pile at someone's home so I decided to squeeze it in the car for the ride home. There was also a bed frame that didn't match the bed you see here, and while we tried for 30 minutes to get it in the car it just wouldn't fit. So I created a makeshift bed from the other parts, and here we are. A bed that was too heavy for little me to carry but at least I didn't have to drag it too far.

When I think of characters I like to think that they truly do live in their own worlds. Who is to say this character doesn't live her life like this, with the floor being a wall and the air being her floor? This is why I love self-portraiture. I can put myself in the world I wish we lived in.

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Taken on: May 24, 2011

Tags:

bed

fairytale

desert

mountains

sleep

girl

brookeshaden

upside down

texture by les brumes « less

Sets appears in: • Self Portraits • Weightless

Groups appears in: • Sueño de una serie fotográfica

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/1.4, 1/1250 sec, 50mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF50mm f/1.4 USM
Aperture:	f/1.4
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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