Pull your hair back a little bit.
Back up just a hair.
Chin up a touch.
It’s not a smile word
Whoops focus there
we go What’s that
questioning here
I was trying to feel
uncertain maybe I was
trying too……………
you’ve gotta sort of look
away you don’t want to
make it blast out wrong mood
people always when they’re defensive
cover their chest back a little more
drop your paper
where it was don’t blink
hook your thumb
crossing your
yeah
spread your feet a little more
on the side though
quite read enough of it
change your arm
position again
straight into me
profile……
crush your arms
that’s more natural
don’t blink
drop the hand
no don’t drop it
nice
looking at me
come back
with your face to me
lean over your shoulder
toward me
let the paper hang straight
I have an idea
behind your leg a little
go over and grab the paper
so we can read it
now fix your shirt
focus yep
yep
yep
nice
don’t blink
I need to find
something
this camera can
focus………
top center point
skin and the gray
try your arm up
like that let’s try
a couple like these
let me……………………..
see a little more finger
ok relax a second what’s
your idea more of a portrait
or you would have
it wasn’t really a
paper wrapped around
her leg too obvious
here’s my sign
you can barely read
can I see what you’re looking for

photo: © 2009 Bill Hayward