Whenever I shoot graduations, I usually spend most of my time looking for great facial expressions, but then, for some reason I always become focused on what shoes graduates have chosen to wear. Everyone is basically in the same garb, so their only form of self-expression is on their feet. It’s such an important day and I picture them shopping for their dress, or suit, but more importantly they’ve got to choose what footwear they will reveal to their peers and to the crowd.
I saw this girl confidently walking past the other girls with the high heels – slip and all. I watched them stare at her and watch her strut by after her name was called. I might have suggested she make a different choice if she were my child, but you know what? I think her choice reveals that she’s probably got more going on than a lot of those students. She may not become a corporate CEO, but I venture to say that she’s going to do just fine.