Living in The Village Em and I are privy to
all sorts of interesting goings on.
Washington Square with its ever changing “scene”, the streets filled
with stores, scents, vagabonds, colors galore, and now Spring with its endless
variety of flowers, greens and acts of freedom displayed by those walking the
streets.
One particular Sunday while it was still fairly cold out
this group stopped on the sidewalk across the street from our apartment. Look in the shadows and you can see the
entourage carrying makeup kits, hair dressing tools and extra wardrobe. The girl against the metal door must’ve been
cold in her summer outfit; you can see the crowd around her is dressed pretty
warmly in coats and layers.
Upon their arrival there was a bluster of activity as they moved the sidewalk barrier into place for a prop, the girl got her hair mussed, makeup refreshed and was directed to her spot. Pedestrians gave no honor to the "set" and walked on through without notice halting the work each time.
The photographer was free with his ideas of where
to pose,
what to lean on and where to sit. He
would wander to the middle of the road and stop the flow of traffic to get his
shot then an impatient burst of horns would rise up from the taxi cabs. At times he himself was lying on the sidewalk
looking up at the model through his lens.
She would gloss herself across the door or on top of the purple barrier,
or at times sit spread out in the thin sunlight.
It’s interesting to imagine where these photos will be
published and what sensibilities they will inspire to buy that little
outfit. Such artistry and the sensual
appeal of the thin little girl in the thin little outfit will sell many
clothes.
Oh and here’s the glamorous workaday world of the same stretch of
sidewalk.
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