14.9.09

isn't it good



I've got a strange problem: I've got too damn many shots I want to post. They're piling up like double decker buses in Picadilly during rush hour after you've been waiting 45 minutes. And now with London Fashion Week coming up, I'm simply going to have to post more than once a day. There are worse problems to have in life, I suppose.

This girl, from Oslo, was standing exactly in this pose when I shot her first without her permission, and then asked if I could shoot her exactly like that (she said yes). She's so nice and I didn't write down her name - I think it was Anna (my grandmother's name). So I hope she saved my card and gets in touch. She was only just visiting London. And I get the sense that at the very second I snapped this photo, she was thinking the same thing I was: what a perfect moment, this glorious day here in this amazing city, London, here by the Serpentine, it just feels so damn good to be alive.

Isn't it good, Norwegian Wood.

10 comments:

Rosalind said...

What a really gorgeous skirt!I really like the casual pose and feel of this photo..
And I so wish I could come down to London for Fashion Week :(

Eyeliah said...

She is so cute, great pose too.

Vicki said...

great photo!! I am hoping to do some street style photos soon but need more confidence in approaching strangers with my little non SLR digi camera.. but i did get some good snaps of a fashion show in Paris! check them out if you have time! prof photographers opinion is needed!! :)
Vicki,
magpie-girl.blogspot.com xx

Style Odyssey said...

something about this photo...it's sheer delight! she looks so serene, happy, at peace. what she's wearing isn't bad, either. especially that awesome hat.

Unknown said...

Happiness in all forms; brilliant pics - Inspired, awed, loving your street style spree gorgeous art forms! XOXO Karen

la flore et la faune said...

Very sensual pose

The Photodiarist said...

I think that this is an absolutely wonderful photo. The composition is great. Nice work!

Anonymous said...

It comes across as a very natural picture. Good job!

Cafe Fashionista said...

I truly love this photo - it may be one of my favorites of yours thus far. I love the expression on her face, how you can almost hear what she's thinking. And her style is pot on. J'adore! :)

Unknown said...

The girl + the outfit is absolutely delightful!! So natural and unpretentious too!