Inspite of himself he had work to do. A painting was fermenting in his system ready to be actualized. Whether the cardinal had requested or if it was from his own imagination - the setting for the conversion of Mary Magdelene was about to unfold on a canvas.
It was said that Caravaggio set the environment and asked his models to come in separatey. Allegedly, he would sketch whoever was involved altogether - then have them come in at separate times at their (and his) conveniece.
409 years later, in a building on shiekh zayed road - an "artist" formally known as Natalie is bringing in a model to recreate the expression captured so vividly by a man who added dramatic moody lighting to the face of Baroque art.
This is how the session progressed before the final facial selection was perfectly snapped....
1. Setting up
The drapes were, um, borrowed from Painting class. I hope Ms. Townsend doesn't have this address...
2. Nervous model, giggling away the awkwardness.
(not seen in picture, very lucky photographer who was in the presence of much asthetic beauty)
3. Coustesy of the photographer, lighting and mood was bieng set up according to the painting. I had a printout on hand, shoving it to his face - he didn't need much coaching on my part. One look and he knew what i was going for.
4. Discussing the scene
Natalie: Ok. Here's the deal. Your a prostitute...
Noha: *blink blink*
Natalie: But you've found the "light". Your sister...has convinced you that those days are over and in one second, your life changes. We want to see the look on your face in that second
Noha: Dude. Ok. Hold on *deep breath*.....
And there we have it
5. Mary Magdelene, April 2007
Model: Noha El Khatib , best friend at large
Photographer: Al. Alfred. Altussem.
Thank you both very very much.
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