blooming beaities

So David posted a Diptych that completely engrossed my visual sensibility but as much as I wanted to respond with my own series this image just seemed like a true Sue Barr response. I was shooting out in the Hamptons earlier in the week and everything was all set as far as locations, talent and ideas. We were there to capture the end of summer for some friends and clients and the ocean was what everyone wanted as their backdrop. Right before these girls changed into what mom wanted them to wear for the annual shoot, I grabbed two sunflowers from a vase and asked them to simply hold them. They covered their faces and both positioned their feet in a traditional ballet pose. The late afternoon summer light was in a perfect position  and their long adolescent legs made them look like they were blooming beauties.