Photography + Romance?

It was a different experience - being on the other side of the camera.

A female photographer, Celestine, saw some pictures I'd posted on the Net. She contacted me and proposed a photo shoot. She said she was visiting from Belgium and in each country she travels to she looks for interesting people to photograph.

Being open to new experiences and not being adverse to being thought of as interesting, I said yes.

I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. As a child I was always camera shy, but was this was no forced family photo op. This was more like play acting for the still camera. And at the same time exposing sides of oneself that are ordinarily hidden in the day-to-day course of work, responsibility, and...just daily routine.

I've posted a few of the photos at http://members.shaw.ca/squovadis. There might be more to come later. I haven't decided.

But what has this to do with romance? Imagine it. An evening of your lover posing for your camera, acting out fantasies, being guided by your artistic vision. Or maybe you're the one in front of the camera. For most it will be new and fun and an escape from the reality of daily routine. Use your imagination and whatever you have. That leather couch, the bear skin rug, a tub full of bath bubbles, an artfully draped sheet, candlelight and...you.