I was super excited a few years ago when I finally got a decent DSLR of my own. I bought a used Canon 6D (I wanted the 5D duh - but the 6D was the most affordable full frame for me at the time) from a very nice man on Craigslist who gave me a great deal since I told him I am a photography teacher and he basically threw in a lens he wasn't using much for nearly free. He said he was selling his 6D because he wanted to upgrade to the newest 5D at the time. I asked him what he liked to photograph most when we met at the food court of a big mall to make our camera/money exchange, and he said he only loves to photograph his granddaughter and he showed me lots of very sweet images of her.
I poured over my manual and clicked all of the buttons to learn as much as possible. I brought my camera to my friend's apartment and made everyone model for me while I tested out some of the in camera double exposure and wifi capabilities. Begrudgingly, Siobhan agreed to let me point my camera at her and try out a double exposure shot with her siamese cat, Sushi.
Much later, it reminded me of an image included in the Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop exhibition I had seen (and was very very excited about) at the MFAH.
Siobhan is Sushi, 2014
Io + gatto (Wanda Wulz) Italian, 1903-1984, (Cat + I), 1932, Gelatin silver print