Saturday arrived. Glenn was fully equipped, and his camera bag was on the chair by the front door. He is soon on his way for today's special photo shoot with Susan and Sonya at their beach house. He had previously visited their home earlier in the week to specifically discuss and pre-visualize the kind of work he would be required to do today. Their beautiful and spacious two-level home would be easy to work in. The ladies assured him that lighting for photography wouldn't be a problem. The house had a large master bedroom and a spacious guest room and bathroom upstairs, but the remainder of the house was created and arranged purely for entertaining guests including a commercial kitchen, large lounging area with a fireplace and media center, bookcases and plenty of large beachside windows showing off the very expensive view.
From the artwork which lined the walls in the upstairs hallway area, it was even more apparent that Susan and Sonya truly loved each other and had for a long time. Large, framed color portraits of two women intimately posed decorated the walls with added quotes from the mid-Twentieth Century French feminist author, Anais Nin. They seemed to be arranged chronologically with the first image captioned,
"You don't find love, it finds you.
It's got a little bit to do with destiny,
fate, and what's written in the stars." ~ Anais Nin
That image was made while the couple were roommates in college. The hallway seemed like their own personal relationship art gallery highlighting their sexual love together - uncensored. That would be his photo assignment today.
Glenn rang the doorbell and waited to see who would answer the door. He didn't have to wait long. A very attractive, older woman opened the door. "Ah, you must be Glenn, the photographer. I'm Natalie and I'll be your designated chaperone today." She offered her hand, but Glenn was so taken aback by her stunning beauty, he wasn't sure whether to kiss it or shake it. He decided to play it professionally and offered his hand and politely shook hers. "Come it, Glenn. The girls are finishing their preparations." As Natalie led Glenn into the kitchen she asked, "Would you like some coffee or a cocktail?"
"Thank-you, Natalie. Nothing for me. Did Susan and Sonya give you an idea of what you would be doing with us today?"
"Yes,... I am to observe and assist your photo session and make sure you keep your rocket in your pocket."
Glenn laughed. Such a talk from this beautiful lady was unexpected. "Yep, I guess that pretty much sums it up. I don't think you'll have much to worry about. I've been working in the medium for many years and besides, I'm an old guy now, so... "
Natalie interrupted, "Oh, you're not so invisible, Glenn. Drop a few pounds and you'll be a real threat at the Senior Center." She laughed.
"Thanks, Natalie. I appreciate the complement." Glenn wasn't sure if she meant it as a back-handed complement or a poke, but he decided to stay positive. Glenn took out his camera and wiped it down to make sure he was ready to go to work when the ladies were ready.
Just then, Sonya spoke over the house intercom. "We're ready upstairs anytime you are, guys!"
Glenn looked over at Natalie, "Well? Shall we begin?"
Natalie smiled, "Oh yes, let's."
"After you. Ladies first", Glenn insisted. It was times like these that Glenn believed the custom actually began. It wasn't in his mind at the time, but watching Natalie's backside sway as her trim, tapered legs pushed her up as she climbed the stairway to the second floor was having an influence on his brain chemistry and tickling the nerves in his balls. He would have to keep that under control - like he had to so many times before during photo shoots -- especially when he was in France.
"Good morning, ladies." Glenn began as he walked into the room before seeing how the master bedroom had been transformed for this special occasion.
"Good morning, Glenn. We're happy you're helping us celebrate our love at our anniversary this year."
"I'm happy that you chose me for this important work, and I hope my work will please you for this special day."
The warm dim glow of the colored ambient light was at just the right level and color for intimate photography. He wasn't sure how these girls made their living, but there was clearly some artistic expertise on display here. The combination of large and small colored candles were spread around in strategic places. Lengths of red and gold colored silk were stretched and twisted about to create a softening effect around the room and to cover up distracting elements on the walls that would become their background. He became aware of the wall mirror and decided to include their reflections in his images whenever he could. Glenn brought his camera up to his dominant eye and looked around the room through the viewfinder, took ambient light meter readings and made adjustments to his camera settings.
The view through the camera was awesome. Both girls were nude underneath their gossamer translucent silk shell covers that hid absolutely nothing but looked so feminine tied by the thin shiny ribbon at the lace-trimmed collar and edges. Their hair, makeup, fingers and toes were perfectly done down to the smallest detail and would provide just the right amount of contrast in a black and white image. The background accent lighting from the candles lining the opposite wall space was perfect from the view all around the circular bed in the center of the room. He would adjust the depth of field at times to throw those distractions into a soft blur. Natalie stood off to the side so as not to be obtrusive. "I believe I'm ready when you are, ladies, but there is not rush." Glenn announced. He wanted to add, "Let's have some fun", like he had with many photo shoots before, but here, this time, it seemed inappropriate.
Sonya looked over and asked, "Natalie, will you start special music playing list I showed you on my iPod connection thru our sound system?"
Silently, Natalie padded barefoot over to the now hidden dresser, thumbed through, located and selected the play list on the iPod and replaced it with the Bose Sounddock and adjusted the volume until Sonya nodded approval.
As the music started, there were sounds of tinkling of bells and some very mellow sitar music. Susan and Sonya sat kneeling at the center of the bed, resting on their legs and heels of their feet. There was a mirrored serving tray with a single lit candle on the bed between them creatively lighting their faces and perky young breasts. With their hands held prayerfully to their chests and heads bowed slightly toward each other, they looked into each other's eyes before raising their praying hands to their foreheads and bowed lower to each other. Then, they moved one hand to the other's shoulder and their hands closest to the camera to each other's thigh, leaned in and kissed gently as Glenn's camera clicked-off one shot after another in the special silencer housing called a sound blimp for his camera which guaranteed no interference. Silently, Natalie touched Glenn's arm and held up her hand for him to stop shooting for a moment as she tip-toed over to remove the serving tray and prayer candle between them.
As Susan and Sonya made love to each other with their touch, their lips and their loving gazes, Glenn snapped the sexy romantic images while Natalie observed, and Glenn maneuvered himself to get the best shot angle. Sonya was worshipping Susan's lovely foot and toes while running her other hand gently up and down her leg to her inner thigh and back. Girl-girl love was truly a special thing and not without its physical effects on Glenn. Natalie noticed Glenn's trousers bulging and watched it increasing in size but said nothing, but simply grinned. For thirty-six minutes, the girls performed, but it certainly seemed to be real as Glenn clicked the shutter and Natalie observed. Unknown to Glenn, there came a point when the girls wanted to be alone, and Natalie knew the pre-arranged cue. She padded over to Glenn and put her arm through his and winked with a nod toward the door. Quietly, they excused themselves and silently closed the door behind them. As they left the room, Natalie didn't speak until they got to the foot of the stairs. "Pretty hot stuff, huh Glenn?"
"What can I say? Real love is a beautiful thing no matter how you look at it. I hope I got some images they will enjoy. They have truly beautiful spirits, and it would be a shame to disappoint."
"We have the computer booted-up in the downstairs office and ready for you to download your camera." Natalie explained. That is, if you're as anxious as I am to see them. The girls can select the ones they want for enlargements from there. Is that all right with you?"
"Usually, I like to weed-out the duds privately but that sounds great. Lead the way." Comfortably seated in front of the computer, Glenn created a new file folder on the computer's desktop, inserted his memory card into the reader and copied all his images into the folder. When it was finished downloading, he ejected his memory card and reinserted it into his camera for safekeeping.