Dear Blog,
Today was a lot of hurry up and wait. I left the house for make up and hair at 12:45pm and got to the airfield to shoot with Stiletto Studios just before 4pm to shoot for about 10 mins. with the B-24. I got every bit of curl blown out of my vintage do by the wind and backwash from the planes taking folks up for paid rides.
I went back to the car discouraged at my reflection, and sat inside to warm up and put up my hair. My next wardrobe change was into a Womans Army Corps uniform. It was issued to Nora O'Conner on August 5th, 1943. Except for my bobby pins and skivies (as my grandma used to call them), I was entirely vintage in dress. Even my stockings and shoes.
At about 6pm the planes came in for their final return for the evening just as the clouds broke. We had just caught the eye of the Dallas Love Field's Museum curator and he wanted shots of me with the planes as well, so it was a win/win for everyone. I got to stand on the airfield and wave to the pilots with my cape blowing in the wind as they came in for a landing and taxied.
We shot for about 15 minutes with each aircraft. They were all very majestic and beautiful up close. That was the first time for me to hear those types of engines too! Once they warmed up and throttled they had a envigorating purr compaired to the shrillness of the commercial flights zooming over head.
I'm really excited to see how the shots turned out! This was probably a once in a life time opportunity, and our patience paid off.
Best wishes,
Deejay
