One of the reasons I wanted to set up a blog was to share with the world (albeit a limited world) some of my experiences while on assignment. This is a perfect example. This photo was created for a retirement community. All three of the subjects are over 90. They are all avid swimmers. And at least two have medals from the Senior Olympics.

The fellow on the left was a major flirt. Behind us was a seniors' water aerobics class - a pool full of mostly female seniors splashing about. I practically had to tether this guy to our side of the pool.

The gentelmen on the right has some hearing and vision difficulties. Being in the pool required that both his hearing aids be removed. Add to this the already noisy poolside environment (remember the water aerobics?) and the boomy acoustics... and with his vision issues there was no way he could ever see me behind the glare of my lights. The woman in the center was a great sport, relating my requests to him by literally just pushing and pulling him into position.

In the end, we all had a great time and laughed heartily thoughout the shoot. Though the biggest laugh came when processing the final image. It seems that one of the man's fingers appeared to be wrapped around the edge of the woman's breast. I am sure it was just an optical illusion. Really.

Another shot saved by Photoshop.