I was asked by Florida photographer, Heather, to participate in a multi-photographer collaboration in which we each set up a Cinderella theme photo shoot.

For my interpretation I considered how so much of the Cinderella story we know is just the days leading up to bal and her whirlwind romance. I thought about what she must have been like as a child, to fall in love so easily, to be able to access a person’s character so quickly, to imagine that there was something bigger out there than her awful circumstances. Perhaps only a child with a vivid imagination connected strongly to hope would see the world this way. This girl would live in a world of creative make believe and build a strong friendship with an imaginary friend who is the girl she could become.

Here you can view all of the photographers’ Cinderella sessions:

Here is the list of all the participants:
Marie Asbury – Sioux Falls, SD – finishedvision.com
Aseel Aziz-Gomez – Lexington, KY – zoombugphotos.com
Monique Duke – Albuquerque, NM – moniqueduke.com
Lori Fowlkes – Fredericksburg, VA – lorielizabethphotography.com
Lauren Harms – Boise, ID – shadylanestudios.com
Jessica Holden – Novato, CA – jessicaholdenphotography.com
Heather Lickliter Larkin – Athens, GA – fairyography.com

Thanks to these Deviant Artists whose stock images I used for backgrounds and mice:
Meeliah Stock
Prolific Stock
Cat in the Stock
Eiande