Sitting
Date: June 23, 2008
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created November 3 2008
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a member of a few Internet modeling web sites. One of
these sites, Model
Mayhem, has a few social networking features (e.g.
forums). This site also has moderators, and one of them,
Iona Lynn, is a well known west coast model/photographer.
As it turns out, Iona was in town last March, when I hosted my
annual artists & models party here at my house, and that's
where I first met her.
Fast forward
a few months: Iona had scheduled a trip through town,
scheduling multiple sittings (as a model & as a
photographer). On arrival, she finds out that her lodging
arrangements fell through. So, I get a call late at night; when I hear her story, I tell Iona,
"Hey, I've got a guest room that's empty right now -- c'mon
over!" Iona stays with me for a few days.
At the time,
I was unable to schedule a full sitting with her. But I
stumbled onto an idea -- on one morning, with her permission,
I'd sneak into her bedroom & photograph her as she wakes
up. "But I'm grumpy in the morning", she warns
me. I tell her she can be all seven dwarves -- we were
looking for a healthy dose of reality. These are the
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9:28am
I'm an early riser; Iona keeps vampire hours. She's a good
sleeper, and she ignores me. But she gets a phone call,
something about some on-going car repairs. This gets her
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9:30am
Phone call completed, Iona takes her languid time getting
up. She's a good sport -- I'm sure she'd rather just go
back to sleep, but she previously agreed to be photographed like
this. |
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9:38am
No, I didn't follow her to the porcelain facilities. |
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10:05am
Just a little more sleep. |
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10:25am
Iona begins to stir. |
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Okay, she's up, already, and semi-ready to face the
day.
These images are so unusual for me! They are a
slice of real life -- no posing, no preconceived thoughts of
"art" -- they are just real. I'm going to have to figure
out ways to do stuff like this more often!
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images (c) 2008 Looknsee Photography |
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(No Out Takes for these images.) |
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