The nose tweak. It is what you do when you are unsure of a price, or are wondering whether to do something. My other half has a knack of remembering all of the prices, including '2 for 1 offers' and 'buy one get one free' offers at a range of supermarkets, so here she must be looking at something alien to her. Cake decorations, I think. She recently spend about £30 on cake making products, so she is probably looking for something to decorate them with. From the looks of it, the silver icing balls are priced too highly.
Or perhaps she has caused that bar of cooking chocolate to fall on the floor, and is wondering whether to pick it up or discreetly kick it under the shelves. I don't know. Adds to the mystery of the photo, I think.
Composition: . A narrower depth of field would have been nice, but on a phone that has two games, one of which is essentially, Tetris, it would be asking too much.
Pose: , because I am pleased to have captured a genuine nose tweak in action.
Pop Art for the Millenium, consumerism elevated to a higher order, human nature in essence, hunter gatherer caught in the act...
ReplyDeleteTrue to the qualities of all great portraits, you've captured your subject in contemplative repose, questioning the voyeur as to 'what is going thru her mind?'
Did she buy the silver balls in the end?
If she did, she must be saving them for something special. I remember my parents always had some silver balls, but I never remember seeing them on a cake in my life. Perhaps we have a drawer somewhere where they are nestling, but I have yet to locate that drawer.
ReplyDeleteNext time I go to Sainsbury's as the "designated driver" (pushing the trolley), I shall be enthusiastically playing the Supermarket Game. I'll post my efforts on my own blog!
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