Jim Jatcko, photographer of the shooting “Water Street Games in NY”:

For our model Caitlin, the prospect of spending a beautiful summer day driving around the city and playing with a variety of water toys such as squirt guns, bubbles and water bottles sounded like a fun shoot! Add some colorful makeup, a great wardrobe (including some fabulous Farylrobin shoes) and a friendly crew and we were set to tackle our assignment of capturing water fun in New York City for Foty Mody!
Our first stops were in the East Village and Lower East Side, two areas known for their funky wall art...perfect for adding a light-hearted element to our playful shoot. A great model truly needs to be a great actress, to portray the look and feel that you want to convey. Caitlin is a natural at this. She fits in so convincingly with her surroundings, especially her flirtatious interaction with the "I love NY" character, whether making eye contact with him or offering him a drink.
Another of our stops that day was the famous Flatiron building. On a typical day, the areas in front of the building and the adjacent Madison Square Park are filled with residents and workers from the surrounding area as well as hundreds of tourists. This can present some challenges in finding a spot that didn't include curious onlookers while offering the right shooting angle and in this case, a large planter filled with a variety of flowers and other plants.
Our goal with this particular shot was to have Caitlin stylishly and whimsically watering the plants. It was important for me to actually have her pouring the water from the watering can to make the images look very natural, not forced. Our crew was very attentive in making sure to fill the watering can each time it was emptied, especially given the fact that we would have to carry the heavy water jugs back to our vehicle several blocks away if we didn't use them. That was incentive enough!
As Caitlin poured and poured, I continued to shoot away, capturing her playful gardening habits. That is, until the crew noticed that there was water beginning to leak out the bottom of the very large pots! Oops! Enough water for those plants for the day!
We wrapped up the shoot, with some furious squirt gun shooting as Caitlin made her "escape" out of the subway station. We were initially a bit concerned as to how the two New York City traffic policemen positioned just several feet away would react to toy guns at a subway station, but I think they were more interested in watching a pretty girl have fun playing with her water toys! Frankly, I was, too! Thanks to Caitlin for her terrific performances and my wonderful crew: Astrid Brucker, Ania Kanigowska and Monet Moon for making her even more beautiful. It was definitely a fun day of shooting!