I have this old funky hat given to me years ago by a very good friend. I don't wear it anymore, but I find its a really great hat for some photo shoot. It is very versatile and seems to be just the right thing at times. I find that hats often help us see the eyes in a person. Foreheads reflect a lot of light and are, for the most part flat without a great deal of visual interest(ie shadow or shapes). Our eyes are drawn away from the features--so hair over the forehead or a hat tends to draw our attention more to the features -- especially the eyes. And this old hat seems funky enough to be suitable for young people as well as older people. I get fascinated by our choice of hats and timeless hats like a fedora always seem to be classy and cool. Ball caps seem to be telling of personality depending on logo or newness(old beat up ball caps suggest comfort level--newer caps seem to be more fashion oriented). When I was a kid I wore my ball caps all the time and when I became a teen I had a Greek fisherman's style leather hat, a flat hat, and a few other including a monster swamp hat that weighed about 23 pounds I think. I got out of wearing hats other than winter knits skullcaps, but then started wearing ball caps again--mostly because of my eyes. I got to thinking about it last year--is this part of my personality? I suppose it could be. If I thought about it more I'd probably wish I was cooler and had a cool hat, but that probably isn't me either. But when it comes to photographing others, I really like shooting people with hats on, mostly because I like getting focussed in tight on the eyes. I think too that is why I often find myself zero-ing so close on peoples faces and chopping off the tops of heads--the eyes and nose and mouth are far more interesting and telling of personality than the top of someone's head.,,,unless of couse my subject has a red painted pointy mohawk. Sa