My friend, Canadian artist Terrill Welch, periodically gifts her readers with step-by-step photos of a painting being born. So revealing, those posts are among my favorites.
With that in mind, I’m sharing with you the behind the scenes “magic” of what took place to capture a photo of me — Mary Poppins style — for an up-and-coming event.
Using the camera in my iPhone 5S, Len was the photographer. As you know, we have loads of fun together. Sometimes we even get carried away; in my case (almost) literally:
Select a location site
Insert prop into the scene
Wait (and wait and wait and wait!) for photographer to get ready
Catch a gust of wind
Erase prop — Voilà!
Coming to a night sky near you
When was the last time you got carried away?
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Love this so much, Laurie!! Carried away? I would say every single day with photography…one more pic… and writing… just a few more words.
Julia — I knew this post would resonate with you! 🙂
Hell Laurie I also want to walk on air. 🙂
Don — Your comment made me smile 🙂
I always knew you could levitate – here’s proof. Love this post!
I get carried away when my sisters and I are together and we share stories.
Marian — yes, Yes, YES! 🙂
Marian — I’m glad you enjoyed this post 🙂
Oh this is great! Love this “inside” view of how to create a Mary Poppins scene! Thanks for the big smile this morning. I’ll bet you were grinning when posting this.
Kathy — I’m glad it made you smile. We had so much fun with the “magic.” 🙂
Love your combination of whimsy and wisdom, all boiled down into universal questions at the end. I wondered whether you considered wearing the high-waisted long skirt, but that became a moot point by the end of the series.
Get carried away? When I’m looking into my grandchildren’s eyes; or totally relaxed after 15 minutes of meditating; or listening to choral music in a great music hall . . .
Shirley — I absolutely love your examples of what carries you away. Thank you! 🙂
Now all the magic is gone! LOL
I think you two, you and Len that is have too much fun! if that is possible. Cute Idea by the way and using Terrill’s process as an example is brilliant.
I have not been carried away in a long time.
Jeff – And while you may not have been carried away in a long time, I always get carried away by your photographic works of art! 🙂
Hilarious! It worked so well! I enjoyed your artist friend’s post too, about how she created her masterpieces…amazing! I always like a ‘behind the scenes’ glimpse into another world.
Personally, I get carried away when I’m writing. With my books, I have to be strict with myself, because I am writing my characters’ stories. In my blog posts, I can relax, because I can let myself be a part of what I’m writing, it’s my take on something. and I have the freedom to express myself there. But researching is a different matter entirely; I can get lost in the past for DAYS, lol!!!
Emotionally, I am swept away regularly, but I’ve never been carried away physically… well, maybe once, but I’m not telling!
Ali — I loved how you shared the difference between writing as a character (their point of view), and writing your blog (your own point of view)!
And your parting thought cracked me up! 🙂
Lol!
Oh that was awesome Laurie! I love it! I better start learning about how to edit photos, this looks so fun!
The Vanilla Housewife —It was, indeed, FUN! 🙂
Oh, Laurie you are such a hoot. . .looks like you are having FUN for sure:)
Alison — Len and I have been married 34 years and it’s a rare occasion when we don’t have fun together. It was a hoot, indeed!
You make me laugh, Laurie!!! I’ve been accused as having my head up in the clouds, so I suppose I do fly. LOL Great post!!! Love, Amy
Amy — I’m so glad you laughed. And I loved your “head up in the clouds” example of getting carried away 🙂
Hehehehehehe Me too! Like it that is! No better place to be than up in the clouds. (((HUGS))) Amy
Enchanting!!
WritersDream9 — Thank you! 🙂
Love it!! Great post!
Chase & Chance’s Mom — I’m glad this post resonated with you 🙂
Oh Laurie! You are movie star 🙂 I just lover your show and tell. Thank you for the event ion by the way. Most appreciate. Like you I am a carried away often kinda person. Yesterday I had an idea for gift baskets. So I went out and got what I wanted for the contents. The thing is, now I have to take the ferry to town for the bakers and cellophane to cover them. Ah well, they will be beautiful when I am done.
Terrill — Your gift baskets sound like they’re going to be wonderful. I hope you’ll share them with us via blog or Facebook when they’re finished 🙂
I will see what I can do, though these will be for our local Mayne Island people’s and I don’t want my distant online fans to feel left out. But I have an idea door an online basket as well. Nope! Not telling 😉
Terrill — You’ve definitely piqued my curiosity! 🙂
I find I’m most carried away in the midst of most creative endeavors. They may be something simple like baking bread; the sensual experience of the scent of yeast, the feel of kneading dough, the joy of seeing the baked bread (and smelling) the raised glory of it. Last winter I totally enjoyed putting together jars of home made peppermint foot soak for my sisters and sisters in-law; again sensual.
And I’m happy to say there are moments with coaching clients where we can get carried away with insight. Thank you for the delightful Mary Poppins process and pose; live your flights of fancy.
I meant love your flights of fancy. Auto correct has a mind of it’s own and gets carried away.
Audrey — “Auto correct” usually gets me in trouble 🙂
Audrey — yeasty bread, peppermint foot soak… a feast for the senses, indeed! 🙂
This is one of my favourite blog post, by you, Laurie.
First, you start by mentioning one of my most favourite people–Terrill.
Then you follow-up by imitating a personal hero–Mary Poppins
And the photo is so cool. I have no idea how you erase something in a photo. But that may be a good thing. Who knows what I would do with such power? (evil laugh)
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Leanne — Your “evil laugh” comment cracked me up! 🙂
Ahhh! You have me blushing Leanne.
Laurie, I love it! What a cool idea!
Luanne — I’m glad you like it! 🙂
You fly girl! I got carried away this morning helping 18 third graders write a story!
Joan — EIGHTEEN third-graders? Holy Toledo — you did get CARRIED AWAY! 🙂
Oh my… I LOVE the photo — and the fun you had creating it! Carried away? This morning by a good book, despite a water-logged head from some nasty cold.
Melissa — Sometimes a good book is even better than “a spoon full of sugar and medicine” to chase away a nasty cold 🙂
Well, that brightened my day, even though it was pretty bright to begin with. Did Len erase the prop with is cell phone or in a computer program? Looks so easy, but not so easy for me.
Sky Blue Daze — Shhhhh, don’t tell anyone, but Len used an App called “Levitagram” to erase the prop 🙂
I love the photos they are really cool …such fun . I love Mary Poppins …I can never resist watching her when I know she on . I am a child of the 60s so she has always been around since I can remember .
I got carried away when I went to a new class last Sat . A Pranic Breath and Relax Meditation class . I have never been to anything like it before . It was a young man of 25 ish that took it and I swear he was a 21 Century Jesus . I’m not hugely religious but I have always said if Jesus came back I want to meet him . Well Laurie I think I just did . LOL …I’m back there again on Sat . Oh and he takes a yoga class tomorrow so I’m going to that too . Oh it’s not because I fancy him it’s purely for the amazing relaxation I feel when leaving him class …That’s what I tell my husband anyway lol
Cherryx
Cherry — Your response has made me smile, Smile, SMILE! Good for you and the classes you’re taking. You can’t go wrong with breath work, meditation, and/or yoga — they’re the foundation of my life (and it certainly doesn’t hurt that they’re taught by someone who’s easy on the eyes) 🙂
How fun is this! I think I was carried away by the Happy Medicine after the colonoscopy last week. No pain, No headache, No muscles spasms and I slept 24 hours straight.
Patricia —You just made me S-M-I-L-E 🙂
So much fun Laurie… I ❤ your photos…
Have a great day!, Aquileana 😀
Aquileana — Thank you! 🙂
What fun – love the resulting final photo! I got carried away last Saturday celebrating my surprise birthday dinner with my family. And I try to get carried away a little every day with the incredible lightness of being! Cheers!
CoastalCrone — Happy belated birthday to YOU! 🙂
Hi Laurie
I can just see the measuring tape – “Practically perfect in every way!” 😉
The last time I got carried away was just over a year ago when walking the dogs late one night in a strong southerly gale, and I got literally blown off the car park at the lookout by a strong gust of wind that I estimate was over 90 knots (the wind was blowing at a steady 70 knots, with occasional gusts). I was leaning into the wind, and even leaning at about 45 degree angle, could not maintain sufficient traction with my feet and was quite literally blown backwards and over the edge of the hill (where I got out of the main force of the wind and stopped moving).
It was quite an “interesting” experience.
Ted – Holy Toledo! That gust of wind that sent you sailing over backwards was a doozie! “Interesting” is an understatement 🙂
Absolutely fabulous…I’m not that convinced that you just erased the chair. Are you sure you were not really floating?
Olga — Your comment made me laugh! 🙂
Well, you cracked me up good and plenty with this one! And you are such a down to Earth person! Put a trowel in my hand, set me down in a flower bed that needs some work and I am off and gone until my stomach quite growling and starts screaming or it gets to dark to see. Time really does not exist in The Zone.
I DO wish I’d edit FIRST.
Sandi — I’m glad you got a good laugh out of this post. We had so much fun making it. You are oh-so-right that “time does not exist in The Zone.” I love that place and try to get there as often as possible 🙂
Oh my … that’s real good!
aFrankAngle — I’m so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for letting me know 🙂
I love it! We post step-by-step visuals for Marty’s paintings, too, and we’ve also done a few time lapse videos of his creations. There’s something so magical about getting to go behind the scenes!
Dana — I agree that it’s fun getting to go behind the scenes every once in a while 🙂
Love it!!
NowAtHome — Thank you! 🙂
So much fun!! I’d love to see you walking on water …. now that would put the cat amongst the pigeons 😉
Val x
Val — Your comment made me laugh! 🙂
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beautiful post ❤
Leyla — I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Ha Laurie those photos of you a la Mary Poppins are really classic!!!! You have great balance and agility too, and Len really knows how to shoot!!! Let’s see….I get carried always almost all the time! Whatever I engage in I always go the distance. This propensity does have its good and its not so good! Moderation is always the best policy! 🙂
Sam – “I always go the distance.” I love that (even with the potential downside) 🙂
Miss Laurie, I wonder what Julie Andrews would think of your super post?!… 🙂
excellent, as usually… ❤ tons of inspiration and respectful regards, cheers! Mélanie
Melanie — I’m glad this post resonated with you 🙂
Love this whole idea! I got carried away, literally, on my 40th birthday by a group of friends. I almost hit the ceiling 🙂 Otherwise, I get carried away all the time by this and the other creative endeavor…
Tiny — Your group of friends sound like they’re F-U-N! 🙂
How fun AND fresh!
4Hands — I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Where is that picture where you levitate into the clouds …
Bert — (we didn’t have a tall enough ladder)… 🙂
Haha! This is great. Love this post 🙂
Maanasa — I’m so glad you enjoyed this post 🙂
really nice !
Alchimaer Art — I’m glad this post resonated with you 🙂