This has been a bucket list item in the making. At the start of this year, I wrote that I would in fact execute my Walter Mitty inspired shoot.
Something you should know about me, I am a VERY picky movie goer. I don’t want sad, military or cancer movies. One time we say New Years Eve, that funny movie with Ashton Kutcher?, and Robert Deniro had cancer. I cried every time his scenes came on. So now I read and educate myself first.
Kevin had purchased tickets as a surprise to take me to see Saving Mr. Banks. I’m not going to argue about whether or not that movie is good or bad or sad or super happy, I simply read that it was sad and asked if we could exchange our tickets. So we exchanged them for tickets to see The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I honestly knew less about this movie than Saving Mr. Banks but I knew it looked happier.
Once the movie started, I was simply blown away. (This was also my first theater movie since Harry Potter 7.2). The skin tones, the travel scenes, the cute love story, the quirky characters… I loved it all. I was so inspired that not only did I receive the movie as a Christmas gift, but Kevin and I watched all the behind the scenes and making-of specials we could find.
I immediately started to plan this shoot in my head. Mind you, Oklahoma looks NOTHING like New York City, or Iceland or Greenland or Afghanistan, but I was determined to create something inspired by this movie. I did some research and saw it was shot on Kodak, so I packed up my Fuji and purchased some rolls of Portra.
Adam and Ashley were so kind to get behind this little project that was simply done for me. I was so happy with the way it turned out and honored that Belle Lumiere Magazine (a film only publication) took interest and featured it. You can read more about that here: http://www.bellelumieremagazine.com/an-inspired-anniversary/
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