Today, no tears or yelling during photo session or afterwards. I have to say that this is not because of any personal or spiritual growth on my part. It's because I finally had sense enough to focus on one and only one thing at a time and put everything else away.
Clearly I needed to focus on background size and color. So I put away all the lights and light stands. Ah. Suddenly I could take a step without bumping into something! Yesterday, it seemed as if I bumped my head into the boom light every time I moved. Or I had to step over light stand legs with every step. So it was a tremendous relief to have a little clear floor space.
Discovered that black is definitely IT for the background color. So I spent the afternoon looking for the tuf-flock paper that was out of stock where I'd expected to order it. Ended up ordering some graduated background paper there despite some reservations about it - partly because of that kind Minnesota voice, and the fact that the man there took so much trouble to help me. What a soft touch I am. On the other hand, good customer service needs rewarding.
The idea of black background material that I could machine wash and dry, then hang up every time I need it, is quite appealing. It might be the best choice even if it's not the absolutely blackest black. I'm definitely going to try it. This is a plush fabric from the local Wal-Mart.
So now I'm getting excited. I actually made some progress today. I guess I've been making a little progress all along, but mostly in the "nope, that doesn't work," "hmm, nope, that doesn't work either" kind of way. I've been checking off possible solutions but that isn't the most satisfying kind of progress.
5:00:36 PM 
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