I know there's a Full Moon every night It's just not always bright 🌒 -

Another edition of Moon inspiration for the archive.

I was excited to do a moon shoot tonight to capture the full Snow Moon, but it may be cloudy… So! Some practice for an impending Phase Two endeavor… vintage photoshoots. Today I would be incorporating a few things I’ll need practice: photoshop, vintage hair styling, and working with the beloved Paper Moon backdrop–or at least an image of it.

Paper Moon photobooths used to pop up at festivals and events between 1900-1930, when the era’s cumbersome photographic equipment was not in everybody’s hands. They’ve recently gained popularity as a whimsical addition to vintage-themed weddings. But the romantic moon is for the self-partnered too! 🌙

Some vintage Paper Moon inspo for my shoot:

*I’d give credit to these sources if I knew it. Just seems like people are sourcing other folks who’ve used them without crediting the original source.*

I hope she doesn’t mind, but I used an image of a real Paper Moon backdrop created by Kristin Loffer Theiss, a wonderful artist living in Washington. She made the moon from cardboard, which I’m going to try soon–as soon as I find a huge mass of cardboard that I am not utilizing as the dressing room walls for my Mermaid shop–more on that craft soon. Here is the shoot!

This was of course an image from A Trip to the Moon…

This is a ridiculous filter effect from an app I downloaded when I saw it had turned my friend into a banana. Someone ought to get on making a moon version!

Some shots from trying to do my hair in Victory Rolls. As a lover of vintage pin-up, the Victory Roll has been an on and off mission of mine. Now that my hair is long again, I thought I’d try again.