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The Eternal Mystery

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This image is of the lovely and talented Jen Parrish, of Parrish Relics. Jen and I have a little project in the works, and while I haven't done a shoot since January, due to spending most of January and February and a bit of March battling repeated bouts of the flu, this was a quick shot I took at our first meeting, and I couldn't resist playing with it a bit, and sharing.

Jen is an amazingly talented jewelry designer, who makes beautiful, hand-crafted pieces inspired by--well, as her website puts it, "ornate and lavish visions of earthly ages past & otherwordly realms of enchantment."

That's a high-falutin' way of putting it. I think her work can best be summed up by the reaction you have, when you first view her pieces in person: "I have GOT to get me some of THESE!!!" ;)

(I was just recently treated to seeing her studio and a wide array of her jewelry in person--including a number of pieces she's done for plays, over the years, and the only thing I can say is--wow. WOW.)

Whenever I see this image, I think of the Mona Lisa, and her warm/amused/aloof/mysterious smile. I think Jen has a bit of that here...and although she's a little warmer, a little more gentle and accessible than the Mona Lisa (because, let's face it, ML looks as though she might just be laughing up her sleeve, at you), she's also just a wee bit fey, and even as she's smiling at you, she's already slipping away from you...

Enjoy! :)
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372x549px 264.63 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed
1/100 second
Aperture
F/3.2
Focal Length
85 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Mar 15, 2008, 3:37:33 AM
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