Firstly I started with the image where my subject looked very awkward with the situation.

Before:

After:

 

I used my editing to emphasize the awkwardness of the situation and the cold first instances of meeting a stranger. I added a black and white filter and I also added a slight blue hue to the image. By cropping the image to bring the subject we can see her uncomfortable pose clearer. When cropping, I placed her in the centre  of the composition to make her look odd thus increasing the overall uncomfortable image.

Thinking back to the work of Danny Santos I chose one of the more intimate photos of the stranger.

I then cropped the image to bring us closer to the stranger to have more of the intimacy that Danny Santos’ work had. 

I edited it further to bring out the warmth of the encounter and bring more focus to her smiling face.

I added selective focus to enhance her facial features and slightly increased the saturation to bring out her skin’s warm glow. I prefer this image to the cold and awkward image since the real experience was a pleasant one. This image is truer to the actual story where the stranger became quite photogenic, enjoyed the experience and was happy to have met me.