While attending Star Wars weekend, my daughter decides she shall give a kiss.
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Let’s see that again a little closer…
Oh that kiss! R2D2’s head begins to spin around and around. C3PO looks down at his little friend and says, “R2, I believe you have a girlfriend.” Just one kiss, started my Berriprincess’s love affair with the most adorable droid out there. And her love didn’t fade even though her path didn’t cross with R2 again for several years. But she drew pictures and decorated her room with her love. She wore R2 decorated t-shirts and dresses to show her affection. She even carried around a R2D2 purse. Of all the droids in the galaxy, she remained devoted to her beloved even while they were worlds apart.
Then one day, a few years later in the early spring, Berriprincess and her brother visited a spaceport called, “Hollywood Studios” where they learned of the Millennium Falcon’s arrival. Dare she hope that her lost love was onboard? Wading through the crowd, they managed to find Luke and Leia, and yes, R2D2 was still with them! Berriprincess’s brother greeted these old friends and began asking Luke how he might train to be a Jedi. While the boys were engaged, Leia tried to make polite communication with our Berriprincess.
Although the marketplace was thick with conversations around them, the world fell silent, melting away for a brief moment, as her hand reached out to find him. Nothing else in the world mattered. They were together again!
by Tiffany Walters (@thelaststoryguard)
Technical Notes: I cropped two photos to tell the story of my daughter’s love for R2D2. It was important to remove the others from the images to center the story around the characters. In the first photo, I use the cropping tool to focus the reader on the kiss that started it all. By cropping the second image, I was able to focus the reader’s attention on the little detail of her hand placed on R2D2 using the rule of thirds. I also used the blur and brush elements in Photoshop to remove small traces of Leia’s robe that was not easily cropped from the bottom right size of the photo.
This was too cute! I was never much for being so into movies till the Marvel Universe came along. But I can totally relate to her feeling of a character. Hopefully, she remembers these moments as she becomes older. When I was a kid, I had a devotion to a particular comic. It was a toss-up between a couple of them at the local gas station which to spend my hard-earned grass cutting money on. Then, years later, to my surprise, my beloved Iron man kicked off the whole MCU and then ultimately makes the sacrifice and saves it from certain destruction! Yes, I can totally relate to your daughter even as a 42-year-old grad student.
Oh my gosh Tiffany, this was adorable! I too love R2-D2, so your daughter’s love affair with him really struck a chord with me! The kiss especially was just so incredibly precious, I love it. And the way you cropped the photos really brought into relief the story being told without any extraneous details like the other characters. I’m sure your daughter will discover, as I have, other droids and robots to love, in Star Wars and out of it, but that first love is always special! ^_^
Thank you for sharing!