There were many poses she gave me for the session. All of them serious and tasting her tobacco, which she lit several times in order to release the smoke, like special effects. It was a bar in Havana, Cuba. The place was overflowing with people and it was pouring rain outside. All the tables were full and there was little room to walk around. She came to where I was to ask me if she could sit down in an empty chair at my table, I told her it was used by a friend who was getting a beer. Rapidly, I said: you can take mine.
She thought about it, like someone who doesn't want to bother and said no, I insisted and she took a seat, quickly she became part of the group and we started to talk.
She was with two friends who joined in very passively. Ana was easy to get along with, between seriousness and smiles mixed with tobacco and smoke she told me her name and went back to absorbing from her cape.
Some time passed and her friends found a table to sit at. They called out to her: - Ana, here is a seat for you, come over here. She turned her head followed by her tobacco and the smoke that made a round effect on her face. It was at that precise moment that I thought of taking some pictures to her.
I told her: - Ana! I want to take some pictures of you smoking tobacco. She looked at me as if puzzled and did not think twice to tell me a resounding - NO!!!.
I insisted and another - NO, I'm ugly, was her answer.
Slightly more smoke came out of her mouth in the form of steam.
When it comes to photographs I am not one to give up easily, so I convinced her with photographic enthusiasm and she accepted.
She wasn't smiling in the photos. She was serious. I imagine that's how she pictured the models. I let her flow.
I took several in different looks. Quickly edited some color details.
When I showed her the pictures, she said: "I looked beautiful! With the childish joy of someone who sees her portrait for the first time.
It made me very happy to know that she liked seeing herself in the pictures.
Her friends called her once again - Ana, come on over! She knew it was time to share time with them. She stood up, thanked me with a strong hug and said something I will remember forever: - You touched my heart - And she left to her friends. Surely to deliver happiness around because it seems to me that this is what she does....
Thank you very much Ana!
Fueron muchas las poses que me dio para la sesión. Todas serias y degustando su tabaco que encendía varias veces para poder soltar el humo, cómo efectos especiales. El lugar estaba desbordado de gente y llovía a cántaros. Todas las mesas llenas y poco lugar para caminar. Llego ella a donde yo estaba a preguntarme si podía sentarse en una silla dónde una amiga de mi mesa la había desocupado para comprar una cerveza. Yo le dije que estaba ocupada pero que yo le sedia la mía. Lo pensó varias veces como quien no quiere molestar y me dijo que no, yo insistí y ella tomando asiento, rápidamente se hizo parte del grupo y comenzamos a conversar.
Ella estaba con dos amigos que se sumaron de forma muy pasiva.
Ana era fácil de llevar, entre seriedad y sonrisas mezcladas con tabaco y humo me dijo su nombre y volvió a absorber de su cabo.
Así paso un tiempo hasta que sus amigos encontraron una mesa para sentarse. La llamaron: - Ana, aquí tienes un asiento, ven para acá. Ella volteó la cabeza seguidos por su tabaco y el humo que hizo un efecto redondo en su rostro. Fue en ese preciso instante dónde se me ocurrió tomarles unas fotos. Le dije: - Ana! Te quiero tirar unas fotos fumando tabaco.
Me miró como desconcertada y no lo pensó dos veces para decirme un rotundo - NO!!!. Yo insistí y otro - NO, estoy fea! - fue su respuesta.
Levemente salió de su boca más humo en forma de vapor.
Cuando se trata de fotografías no soy de los que se da por vencido fácilmente, así que la convencí con entusiasmo fotográfico. No reía en las fotos. Estaba seria. Me imagino que así ella se imaginaba a las modelos. La dejé fluir. Cuando le enseñé las fotos, me dijo: Quedé linda!!! Con alegría infantil de alguien que ve su retrato por primera vez. Me hizo muy feliz saber que le gustaba verse en las fotos.
Sus amigos la llamaron nuevamente - Ana, ven pa' 'ca ya!!! Ella sabía que era tiempo de compartir con ellos y me abrazó y me dio las gracias y me dijo algo que recordaré eternamente: Me has tocado el corazón. Y se fue a su silla. Seguramente a dar más alegrías porque me parece que así es ella...
Muchas Gracias Ana!
