determined her outfit, although suggestive, didn’t violate public decency
standards. The incident did make the police blotter in the Eau Claire paper,
though.
Railroad Yard.Just about every city has a railroad yard and Altoona,
WI, is no exception. Parked in the rear of the yard is a tourist train, complete
with a steam locomotive and vintage passenger cars. Involved in a legal dis-
pute over track use, it goes nowhere, so my model and I decided not to waste
it. The image on the facing page (bottom) was made with natural light and
just a tiny bit of flash. The separation light was reflected off the aluminum
skin of the passenger car. We chose
the blue boxcar as a background be-
cause it complemented Heather’s
skin and because the graffiti matched
her attitude.
Railroad Trestle. Teresa (left)
wanted a cool background to pose
with her prize possession: her Mus-
tang convertible. The railroad trestle
was it. Spanning an old millpond
near my studio in Fall Creek, WI, it’s
rusty steel, rivets and the diagonal
lines created by the bridge’s beams
makes a great backdrop for this leggy
pose. We timed the shot to take ad-
vantage of the last half hour of sun-
shine, to give the image the golden
hue. The image was made using only
natural light.
Rita (next page, top) is friends
with a couple of cops from an area
police department. She told them
she’d pose nude with their bike if
they’d let her use it for a local calen-
dar shoot.
“It’s probably the best photo I’ve
ever had... and I’m naked,” Rita
said picking this image for her fea-
ture. The station decided to allow it
since the nudity was implied and, as
the station manager noted, “Techni-
cally she’s not naked; she has those
boots.”
A large, muted silver reflector was
used to balance the hazy sunshine
and open up the shadows. The flash,GLAMOUR ON LOCATION 77Teresa had seen something like this in a Ford
ad and we thought having her pose topless
would make it even hotter.