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Submitted: November 11, 2009
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Can't Fake This...by *JaimeIbarra

Photography / People & Portraits / Expressive

Model: Jessa

Jessa and I were knocking around South Congress St. in Austin, TX when we saw this spot, and decided to shoot a bit.

To get this angle, I had to lay on the ground in a planted area with a bunch of shrubbery. I don't remember how it happened, exactly, but part of the shrub I was shooting through suddenly snapped back...and I ended up with a mouthful of little twigs & branches. Like someone loaded up a slingshot full of salad and launched it at me

Jessa started cracking up, in response to my being assaulted by the shrub. It was definitely worth it.

You can't fake a reaction like this one

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~kronusnec Dec 25, 2012

All hail that shrub!!!

~SecretSunrise Sep 22, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

love this photo

I wish your camera had made a photo of you with the twigs as well xD

~Callypso666 Aug 18, 2011 Hobbyist

I really like how natural and casual this looks. And the story behind it is funny indeed. Those are moments that get people smiling no matter what...
Your photographs are fabulous and Jessa is not only an amazing model but also a very beautiful person in looks as well as in personality, individuality and creativity as it seems...

~soundsystem00 Jul 18, 2011

L O L

~pavalo Jul 8, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

you know why i like this one (once you've sifted throught the dozens of comments and reactions I hope you do)

Paul

~IAmAlan Mar 27, 2011

"Definitely a moment of spontaneous and natural emotion -
The Unfettered Child ! ! !"

~fauxobscurite Jan 18, 2011

i believe this is the soul of photography to catch fleeting expressions that are rare to catch.... i give that shrub all my respect and more so to you for taking this unreplicable shot!