Prompt
· English
Amateur polaroid photo of real people. The woman, a 23-year-old woman of Central Asian descent with light olive skin, hair dyed pastel pink, amber eyes, thick straight eyebrows, a long narrow face and freckles across her nose and cheeks, of average height, with a lean wiry build, sits on the edge of the seat with her legs crossed. Haughty and defiant: one brow arched high, eyes half lidded and staring the right edge of the frame down along her nose, upper lip curled, jaw set, cheeks smooth and still. She pats the spot beside her, inviting him to come to her. Her thumbs unbutton her micro shorts and slide them down her hips, her lace thong showing. Her lilac cotton strappy cami remains in place. Tinted lip balm and brown mascara, intact. Hair loose with sunglasses pushed up on her head. One person in the picture, one woman, the man is the photographer: the right edge of the frame shows only the back of his hand holding the camera. The photographer stands two or three steps away from her, his body turned toward her, his camera aimed at her, its lenses facing her and away from the viewer, his face not visible. She wants him and teases him with a cold confident control. A cozy coffee shop window seat, a latte on the table. From straight in front of her at her eye level, her body facing the lens. Medium shot from her head down to mid-thigh, her face sharp. Polaroid instant photo, unretouched skin with visible pores and small blemishes, faded colours, soft focus, vignette.