One of our most popular and most talked about prints from our 2009 run has to be StupidGirl. It has inspired one of our t-shirt designs, with the words "Bad boys love stupid girls" emblazoned across the chest. And it's true.
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| $25.00 Comes with StupidGirl Print |
All those bad boys out there, looking to do harm, looking for fun at the expense of others...why they just love the stupid girl.
The stupid girl that falls for the lines.
The stupid girl that gets in the car.
The stupid girl that does leave her friends for the company of a stranger.
And there are lots of them out there. I will admit, I have been a stupid girl a couple of times in my life. I recognise it now. I know that I was lucky and got away clean.
Clearly the girl in our photo doesn't.
The models, again family, both of them, really did a great job. My original vision was for a almost pinup style of girl I wanted her in a pencil skirt, with pin curls in her hair. We were going to shoot at night, dark ally. But the logistics weren't good. We didn't have big light set ups to properly light the scene. The alleys where we wanted to shoot tended to be busy at night, and we didn't want to have to contend with crowds. So, that's when the idea of the "walk of shame" type of deal came up. I'm not definitively saying that's what this is, but there is definitely a possibility. We thought about having her carrying her heels, and I think that would have been a really great shot, but the ground was really, REALLY gross, and I couldn't subject her to that. Especially since I paid them in slurpees.
As for the stranger, we tried a bunch of different set ups. I think my first vision was pretty close to this, but instead of him pulling the knife from his pocket, it was hidden by his arm. We had some with her looking back at him, at that point that she is realising that things are not going to end well for her. We had some of him hidden in a doorway, and just leaning out as she walked by. We even had some where he is right behind her, knife drawn and his hand almost tangled in her hair. The inherent violence in that image alone was disturbing to even me. But this one was the one I loved.
It is always surprising to me that people don't always automatically see the knife. They get the girl is there, making her way home. She is still in the dark of the alley, but she can see the daylight. And safety comes in the daylight. She is tired, feeling gross and her feet hurt. Even so, her steps quicken and she bounces a little as she makes her way up the last set of stairs.
He watched her walk past. He could smell the smoke that lingered in her hair. He heard the click of her heels before he ever saw her. And the fact that her head stayed down, that her eyes never once strayed his way, meant that she had no idea he was there. Her instincts are off, weighted down and slowed by a night of bad decisions and alcohol. And that's how he knows that she's his girl.
She's already thinking about showers and coffee and toothpaste. A few more steps, and she is in the light, the sun. She can hear the people moving on the street, hear the cars driving past. A few more steps and she will be a part of it again...
He's coming up fast, but silent, behind her. The sunlight glints off the blade he has in his hand. A few more steps and he can grab her hair. His breath is fast and his heart is slamming in his chest. He can keep her in the dark, if he's fast. A few more steps, and he will have caught himself another stupid girl....
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| StupidGirl 8x10 or 5x7 $5.00 |
Anita and Geoff
