i took this first picture a couple of years ago out in brighton, just a couple of girls waiting for the bus one night after having come off the elevated subway. it kind of almost captured one of those elusive street moments i'm always trying to get in a photograph, but the camera is too far away. they weren't that psyched about me photographing them, so i couldn't get any closer without pissing them off. since then i have had the idea to take "real-looking" models out on the street and recreate this kind of moment, so as not to have to rely on luck so much to be in the right place at the right time, and perhaps to perfect the camera angle and lighting a bit.the second photo is a recreation, using a lovely model named yesenia, who was is a former miss dominican republic! i used a 5D to take this one as well as the original.
the third is another restaging, at the original location, using a leica M3 and some kodak 800 asa negative. i like that the camera is closer to her, but i'm not sure about the overall effect, if i've captured that note of random humanity... gotta keep working on this one i think.
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