Simplify

I was growing weary of hearing so many people talk about all of the things needed to create beautiful images. I was starting to believe it myself, and I was getting discouraged. For this image, the background is a roll of linoleum flooring that I got for free from home depot. It was a return. I flipped it over, and painted it. The chair was from the local Goodwill. I think it was $5. I also bought the table cloth Andrea is wearing for $3. Lighting is a single 400w Norman moonlight with a 5 ft. shoot-through umbrella. Finding Andrea took a little more effort and persistence. The point of the image for me was to get out of the stream of "I can't because" and create something...