I guess Cosmo has a feature that peaks into the bags of celebrities to see what’s in their bag? Here’s a look at what a few of the Miss VA contestants keep in their bag. Thanks to the girls who were all great sports about it.
Update: Big thanks to my co-workers Kyle Green and Jared Soares who were messing around with these images back in the office and found a square crop increased the playfulness of the images. Kyle’s a Photoshop guru who was kind enough tone to these images for me as he showed me his Photoshop workflow. Check out his latest work he did for the Athletes of the Year. It’ll blow you away.
Men’s deodorant.
A photo of Bill Clinton.
A lucky piece of lettuce.
A cellphone she uses as a mirror.
A bag of banana chips.






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These are awesome.
You still got the ring light?
Tim
You are brilliant with the ring flash. Great idea to use it on these girls. It turned out great.
Hey Tim, hows everything going? I’ve been following your blog and it looks like you’re doing well. By the way, the one girl with the cell phone, I actually know her…she’s from Virginia Tech…small world. Hope you’re enjoying Dallas. Take care.
-Chris