I
only recently started thinking it was important to make
‘behind-the-scenes videos of my photography sessions. I hardly, however
make time to go through the footages simply because I find it
uncomfortable looking at my self on screen and for the obvious fact that
I sound wierd and embarrassingly loud when I shoot.
Yesterday
how ever I sat with filmaaker @emaedosio as we combed through go-pro
footages to see if we captured the very moment
.. Olajumoke a bread
hawker from the Sabo market bakery, walked entirely by coincidence unto
our set of our Thisday style shoot for @tiniegram The moment didn’t look
special at all. If anything she stood there a little confused .. Some
people asking her to leave the set and others asking her to stay. I
signaled if it was ok to take her photograph and she agreed and I
pressed on my shutter so she could move ahead. My main subject of
interest was the Okada driver that had slowed down just before she
arrived. Okada riders have that cool lagos vibe and always happen to add
a bit of swag to street portraits.
I
was wrong to have paid her such little attention. Ever frame with her
in it was perfect .. I had found a second subject in the Tinnie’s story
.. A young beautiful hawker who could have served as a love interest of
some sort. Digitally I made the red in her dress match @tiniegram
sleeves to create a connection between them .
Olajumoke on the cover of Thisday Style magazine
When
the magazine came out last week and the images hit social media, I was
proven right this girl split the limelight with the main subject
effortlessly ..questions and comments started to fly : Was she a model?
How did we convince the model to balance all that bread on her head. The
buzz about her multiplied when I clarified that she indeed wasn’t a
model at all but simply stumbled on our set. I immediately begone my
search for her. If so many felt she was beautiful enough to be a model..
Then maybe she was mean to be one .I was going to find a way to make it
happen. I had assistants leave word with people in the area we shot her
and to my delight the very next day, she showed up at my studio…
