Darth Hamlet, Dick Tracy and The Spirit

Once in a while, I come across a senior who knows exactly what they want. This senior was way too much fun! He had seen my victorian chair before and asked me if we could use it. He wanted to have it out in the middle of a field with an end table and a lamp! He had a tux and top hat and looked right at home in his "study" reading his Star Wars books. I love those shots! You can tell I had a lot of fun posing him with that outfit; just so many possibilities! And then, when I didn't think he could get any cooler, he brought out the red tie, tan overcoat and killer black fedora! Oh, and he had leather gloves, too!

He looks like he fell out of a 1940's Film Noir production! He is a real Star Wars fan and his mom brought along the (original "Dark Lord's") helmet. When she mentioned Hamlet, I burst out laughing and of course, had to try out some shots of him talking to his dead father's head! Those shots in his coat and fedora are classic! I just went to see The Spirit last night, and so I had those incredible graphics in my head when I worked on these photos. I played around with one photo to stylize it like in the graphic novel, and then, of course, I had to make a Dick Tracy, photo!

This senior plays percussion in his school's jazz ensemble, so I thought this music would be appropriate. The last time I saw him perform, he was making some very impressive "music" with a cow bell! Well, "J", I don't think there is a cow bell in this song, but there is a bell, so listen closely!

Here is "J", one very creative and imaginative guy! I definitely could do this all over again!