By: Ray Francis and a friend
Well, the day had finally come. Here you were, standing in front of a camera, getting your picture taken. Except, of course, it wasn't at any Studio. Time for the old home photo-album. You and your lover had talked about it for some time, after you had admitted to him that you enjoyed Looking at the women in the men's magazines, like Playboy, and Penthouse. But, you had told him, they seemed a little tame, and that you got more Excited and envious when you were looking at the more graphic pictures in Hustler. The ones where the women would hold their pussy open and show the Pinkness inside. For some reason, it looked more fun.
You were just talking about it, when he suggested that he take some pictures of you. "No," you told him, "I don't think I could do that. Looking is one thing, but taking my clothes off for a camera is something else. I mean, what if someone saw them?"
"No problem, doll. No one ever will. I can develop them myself, and we can save them. That way, in 20-30 years, we'll remember how good we looked, and How much fun we had? I'll tell you what: if you don't want to, how about if we just take some of you in regular clothes, or a swimsuit? You know, Fashion photography. How about that?"
"Well, I guess that'd be ok," you told him. Thinking to you, though, "Hmmm, maybe I could just start off that way, and see how it goes. I'm sure I could always quit."
So after a little more coaxing, you told him to be here at your place next Saturday. Well, today was Saturday, and you had rotten up early, fixed Yourself a good breakfast, (so your stomach wouldn't be growling), and took About 2 hours to do your hair and make-up. When he came in, he said you Looked great, but that the make-up had to be a bit heavier, so it would Show up better on film.
"Kind make it look like a hooker's make-up. I know it seems like too much, But it really IS better for the camera. It tends to get washed out from the Flash, so you need more to make it show up."
So you went walking back into the bathroom (still wearing just a towel), And applied more pancake, rouge, eyeshadow, etc.
While in there, you called out to him, "What do I wear?"
"ANYTHING you want, baby," he answered. "Where should I set up?"
You told him the empty living room would be good. You had taken all the Furniture out so you could put in the new carpet, but so far had only Gotten as far as removing the old carpet, so all you had now was a bear Wood floor.
As you put on more cosmetics, you heard him banging around, moving his Equipment. You wondered what was involved. You assumed he would just have His 35mm and a flash. "Must be more to it than that," you thought. You Guessed that since he had done some photography for "High Society" before, That he knew what he was doing.
Having finished with the Mary Kay, you head into the bedroom, and pull out A business suit. You pull on the blouse, and put on the crotchless panties, Hoping he won't notice till later. You pull on your suntan pantyhose over Them and put the purple skirt on. The high heels come next, and, checking Your hair one last time in the mirror, you head out into the large living Room.
You are surprised at the amount of equipment he has there.
"What IS all that stuff?" you ask.
He starts pointing things out, explaining what they are needed for. "Well, That's a tripod, used to hold the camera steady, so we can get very clear Pictures. Wouldn't do too well to have you all made up, and have it come Out blurry, now would it? That big white panel is a reflector. I use it to Even out the lighting all the way around you. That's so when the flash goes Off, you don't look like you are in a spotlight. These two boxes with the Umbrellas on them are called 'fill-in flash' units. That's an additional Way to add light, because with just the flash on the camera, no matter what Reflectors I had, you'd still be in a spotlight. We want as much a natural Look as we can manage. I don't want it to look like a picture. I want it as A captured moment of time."
You smile at his drop into romanticism, and ask what the cable on the Camera is for. He told you that it's a remote for setting off the camera, To insure even further that the camera doesn't move when he take the Picture.
"Ok," you say, "NOW what do we do?"
"Well, first, we have some wine. This is needed to relax you. I can see you Are a bit nervous."