“It was the summer of 1960, and one morning I glanced out of the window of my studio in Manhattan and noticed that a row of brownstones opposite were being prepared for demolition. Looking at the design of the empty windows, an idea struck me: put a woman wearing colourful clothes in each of the openings.
I sent over someone from my staff to talk to the demolition supervisor. He agreed to let us go ahead – provided we used his wife in the photograph. We could shoot the next day during their lunch hour, he said. After that, the building would be gone.
So, with 24 hours to pull it off, we called up all our contacts to find models and locate a Rolls-Royce to sit on the sidewalk in front. I had a good reputation, as I was working for Time and Life magazines, so it was quite easy to convince people.
There were models, socialites, my wife (second floor, far right), the supervisor’s wife (third floor, third from left), all wearing their best dresses [see footnote]. I moved them around to spread out the colours and told them to pose as if they were giving someone a kiss. As I was photographing, I noticed some of them were on the windowsills. As these were made of cement and sometimes break off, I shouted at them through a bullhorn to stay within the frames.
The noon sun was overhead and the light shone between the streets. Miraculously, the police didn’t come by and stop us – and, within an hour, I’d got my shot.
I have a big print of it up on my wall. I still smile whenever I look at it, even after all these years. Not bad.”
"Indecision is the thief of opportunity."– Jim Rohn
"If you don't make decisions, others will make them for you."– Harvey Mackay
"Determination is a trait shared by all successful people. Failure stems from a lack of decisiveness."– Tony Robbins
"Decisiveness is a hallmark of high performers. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all."– Brian Tracy
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The hardest thing is making the decision to act, the rest is just tenacity." – Amelia Earhart
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started..."– Mark Twain
"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." – Tony Robbins
"Make a decision and watch your life move forward." – Oprah Winfrey
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." – Elbert Hubbard
"Life is about decisions, and you can't make them if you're afraid of making mistakes."
