Happy Bus Day!

This was a day to truly be remembered, as I got to meet an interesting girl and very likely model for the site, if she agrees. This post will need to be full of some feedback, if you please.

I had gotten on the bus and got crammed into the back when this beautiful young lady came to sit right in the middle of the high back seat, with her feet and legs all in my face. The temptation to shoot was too high to resist, and I figured that the sound of the bus could maybe cover the sound of the camera. It was quieter than I thought back there, but I took the risk anyway. To my surprise, I got the distinct impression that not only did this girl know I was taking her picture, but she was kind of liking it.  I’ll have to remember to ask her next time I meet her, which will likely be this week. In the back of that bus, though, I had the feeling she was kind of posing a bit for the camera, as she was kind of preening and seemingly moving her feet closer to the camera. I don’t know if I was just imagining this, but it certainly seemed so. She noticed I was sort of staring at her at times, and we made friendly eye contact once, which also added to my suspicions that she was friendly to this guy snapping pics of her, since none of it included her face. Now, I could be imagining all this – really, I could – so this is one of the first things to talk about upon meeting and trying to convince her to come onto the site. I am looking forward to that conversation as an icebreaker and something to report back to you all.

I had decided to get off the bus where she did, wherever that took me, but luckily, we were going to the same place, as were half the passengers, so it was no big surprise. So when she got off the bus, I was happy to note that she was actually traveling with the other passenger on the bus whom I had already noticed as being worthy FMS material. I also happened to be out and about with a female friend who knows about me and the site, so I decided to make the pitch right after getting off the bus. It was a group of four ladies, so it was a bit intimidating to explain and ask permission to photograph the footsies, but my new “friend” was quite obliging, although her counterpart seemed a bit more reluctant. The bus girl is a pretty tightly-put together woman, most likely in her late 20′s, as were her friends. I was eager to find someone who looks like a similar size to Rachel, but a little older and more sophisticated. Here were two candidates for the position, right here, together. Both were fashionable women, and both seemed to take care of themselves down to the details, even though I think the pedicures are either several weeks out-of-date or they simply do them themselves.

The girls were pretty obliging and got right down to business, being really cooperative along the way. Great job, girls!

Right now, I’m working on linking together the modeling with services, especially for smaller designer shoe stores and pedicure places. I talked to an owner today who seemed interested in throwing a few shoes our models’ way in exchange for advertising, linkage, and a web page – as well as anything else I can do to show appreciation to a potential sponsor.

I think this model will need a touch-up job and some good, continuous care, but will look quite good in shoes, as I think for her friend as well. What do you readers think? Care to drop a line or two? As always, comments are very welcome. And if you want to see her come on board, give me something to show her.