Sometimes, They're Sorry They Said "Yes"

We stop lots of people in the street and ask them to pose. We get very few turn downs. Occasionally, a person will agree to stand for a portrait but it becomes clear that they are uncomfortable and regret that they said "yes." Claudia, a young woman in Lisbon, is a good example. We asked her to pose because we liked her serene, attractive face. It was obvious, however, that she was observably uncomfortable in front of the camera: her face is set in a tight, tense mask, her body and left hand are tense, and her balled up right hand is another give away to how she's feeling. I guess, once she had committed herself, she was too polite to back out. Sometimes, it's really okay for a person to say, "I think I made a mistake. I'd really rather not." It's a pity, though; the geometry of the composition and the picture's tones work splendidly, in my opinion.