News from Billy Monday
Sienna Watching for Teenagers, 2008Teenagers
Anyone who shoots nudes in the natural environment will tell you that locations are pure gold. It’s a blessing to have a great model, but those locations can be so hard to come by!
I’ve discovered that a sure indicator of a cool location is the presence of teenagers. Discarded beer cans, spent condoms, and the occasional solitary flip-flop are all signs of a good place to set up for some photography. Like a wily tracker in a spaghetti western, I keep my eyes peeled for these signs of success.
Sienna Aldridge and I had planned a shoot at a really spectacular Maryland location. She came down on the train and tolerated my driving around in circles trying to find the location (I’ve only shot there a half-dozen times). The weather was absolutely perfect - and the teenagers knew it. So they were out in full force, and they took quite an interest in the beautiful redhead who kept taking off her clothes. Or maybe they were looking at me, I’m not sure.
Well, despite the interruptions we did get a few decent images made. Now I have learned that summer is here, the teens are out in full force, and work will have to be done with more discretion.
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