Prompt
· English
Dutch angle with the horizon tilted about twenty degrees of a 69-year-old woman lying back in a hammock strung between two trees in a dry, sun-bleached field, reading a paperback novel, with the heat shimmering visibly off the ground around her. The woman is delighted and amazed, both hands flying to the cheeks, of Polynesian descent, warm golden-tan skin, an athletic build, very tall, a diamond-shaped face with high cheekbones, pale light-blue eyes, high arched eyebrows, tight corkscrew curls that are chin-length hair with silver-grey hair and curtain bangs framing the face, wearing thick black-framed glasses, a loose white linen shirt and rolled linen trousers. A pair of sunglasses rests on the book, and the book’s spine is cracked and worn. Dry, yellowed grass surrounds the hammock. The instant film camera captures a small square frame with soft colours and a slight vignette. Sunlight dappled through leaves overhead creates spots of light on everything, rendering the main figure as a dark silhouette against a bright background. Shot on an Instax Mini instant camera, with characteristic soft focus, muted color palette, and a distinct vignette effect around the edges.
