A bunch of Soph’s friends tease me about not being a very manly man. I don’t really take much offence because it’s mostly true. I don’t find the need to settle my differences through aggression and violence, I’m not a yob by any means and I (shock horror!) don’t drink copious amounts of beer! I’m not saying this is what defines a manly man, but you get the idea.

I’d like to think that being a gentleman is something that men can still aspire to in modern society, and I guess I’m comfortable with that aspect of my personality.

So you needn’t visualise me, in my feminine ways, this is perhaps what I would have looked like was I born a girl (or would look like if I pursued a career in cross dressing). The skinnier nose, thinner eyebrows, bigger eyes and changed jawline indeed do make me look very strange but I’m actually quite glad I wasn’t born a girl because I nearly burnt off both of my ears using Soph’s hair straightner; It’s something I hope I never have to use again!

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Strobist: 580EX into reflective umbrella above camera @ 1/8, 430 into shoot through umbrella below @ 1/8