Tom Tveitan Foto

Tom Tveitan Foto

Check out his blog for some interesting beach shots....When I look at these images, I feel nostalgic even though they are shot in a quite modern magazine style. Could it be the subjects ring true to life and take me back to the safety of my family? I like the sense of calm I feel. I'll take more please :-)

"This Is Who I Am"

"Rosanne Olson's collection of photographs and short essays, "This Is Who I Am: Our Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes," is an exploration of how real women relate to their real bodies — in all their freckled, scarred, pudgy and wrinkled glory. It's sometimes funny, sometimes sensual and always heartbreakingly sincere." ....Haley Edwards

Read her entire book review here: "This Is Who I Am"

Looks to be another inspiring read :-)

Magazine Photos

The next time you compare yourself to a beautiful magazine model, remember they had a little help. See for yourself.

PS: The talented Photoshop specialist must have more patience than God :-)

Watch the video: Magazine Photos

Furthermore, the French have written a bill to require disclaimers on retouched photos to prevent misrepresentation!!! Could reality be back in Vogue???

The complete article from the Benjamin Kanarek Blog.

Happy Valentine's Day !!!

On this day of LOVE.....please remember to LOVE YOURSELF FIRST!

Insecurity or Instinct?

This old Carol Burnett skit is just plain funny!!!
Enjoy :)

"Wrong Number"

"Loose Change"

I stumbled across this photographer this morning who has some interesting shots of nude women presented in a book entitled "Loose Change".

"These photographs confidently add what might be called a new wrinkle to the corpus of female nudes that parades through the history of photography."
—Essay by Vicki Goldberg

http://suzanneopton.com/women

True love doesn't see the wrinkles or the drippy nose -- it's the heart that really counts!

OK..... I haven't blogged anything lately, and now I am cheating by relying on the talent of another! Don't be too hard on me. WrinkleQuest is always in my heart. My wish is to hear all of your stories whether I wrinkle you or not.

So, today I share with you the wisdom of Clara Hinton. She is a tribute to the strong and beautiful!

Thank you Clara:)

Originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/photos/sicilianitaliano/

As I watched the owners of animals at our county fair, I realized how much love was showered on each and every animal -- no matter how many flaws or how intense the competition. Every family treated his/her pet as the "Number 1 - Most Special Blue Ribbon Winner" because that's how love is.

Love never sees the flaws, but sees only the heart.

Let's be careful not to get hung up on outward appearances, but rather love someone for the pure beauty and kindness found in the heart! After all, isn't that where true beauty is really found?