Barefoot Spirit (blog)
I decided to add a new section to the site named “Barefoot Spirit” which currently is mostly an experiment. I’m still a newbie but with some googling and some guesswork, as well as a cup of luck and a whole lot of patience, I’m trying to enhance my site and make it look good. Wordpress allows for a lot of tweaks and stuff and plugins, and theer are a lot of documentation and information out there. I’m glad I moved here from Blogger.
The new Barefoot Spirit (previously called “Wallpapers”) section currently shows 4 wallpapers I’ve thrown together, all in 1600×1200 resolution. The first one was a successful experiment with an old photo of my feet as I was relaxing in bed after a day’s barefooting in the city, and some photoshopping. I like using simple tools to reach my result and this experiment, in my own humble opinion, looks gorgeous. It’s a mix of a warm sunset in some fantasy world on an old amiga or commodore 64. I kept playing with the effect and the process and came up with 3 other pictures. The first image also inspired me to the theme of my site. It’s… kind of original, I must say. And it’s very me, as well. I love to be barefoot, and love others who can be barefoot as well - for me that’s a sign of being self confident, down to earth and free in spirit. And I’m no fetishist, actually, despite what many may think. Then again, people think lots of things about me, and I can’t really do anything more about that than to shrug and move on. See this new section as a tribute to spring, and a sort of celebration to my first full day of shoelessness this year (March the 5th)!
Some may think it’s strange or odd, heck - even my closest friends think it’s a bit weird - but why should I hold back really, I ask myself. Time runs by constantly, and I’m going to spend it doing things I like, being myself, as should you. If you would ask me a couple of years ago, I’d probably fold for the pressure and conform. What a boring and pointless life that would be, I say now. So, moving along… hm…
I’ll probably extend the Wallpapers section with more barefoot related images. I’m thinking of taking pictures of others’ feet as well, in relaxed and incomplicated positions and situations. Dangling from a bridge, or up in the air while laying on your stomach, or calmly walking a warm summer day on a trail in the forest while looking at the trees and clouds. First, it’s nice with variation and I’d love to spread “barefooting spirit” as much as I can, and second… it’s far more easy to take pictures of others than to twist your body twice as much as you should and get a good shot… 
I personally liked the blue-white image called “Feet of Praise“; sort of “reaching” to the skies. Difficult as it is to take photos of one’s own feet and having had no chance to ask my hubby do it for me, I ended up with that one, but would love to do retakes on it. Preferably using other people as models though. Not that this matters; I should just add that I’m not religious, but like the theme anyway.
The “GoldDangle” image, showing legs hanging down… is actually me sitting on my knees. Yes I know, it’s cheating, but I believe that it’s the results that count. I wanted a blueish watery reflection look at it but after an hour, not finding the right contrast and blending, I settled for a more golden/red/lava look. I kind of like red colors.
The “ChalkFeet” is a simple remix of a simple photo, simply put. Simple enough to put as print on a t-shirt someday.
The “GreenPaws” should really just speak for itself.
As I said, I hope to put up more such images in the future, when I have time…. but no fetish stuff, ever. There’s enough of that on the web for those interested.
