Photography has been a journey for me. I started without a clue. I had a vision, but no idea how to bring that to life. As I pushed through, finding my way in the darkness, there were moments when I was offered a glimpse into my future. A photograph would appear on my LCD that clearly defined the work I would soon create. This was one of those photographs. I’ve had several since, as I keep pushing forward, more reveal themselves. But at this moment, I knew it was possible to create in the physical world what had only been in my mind thus far. Linda Tran was one of the first women I photographed with my idealized body type. She tended towards softcore work, in fact, I believe all of her work was pretty tame. But for whatever reason she took this pose and created a formula for my future work. I wanted drama, vivid color, daring exhibitionism, heavy shadows, and the suggestion of something intensely erotic. The moment when thoughts of sex intuitively become action. This was shot with a 5 megapixel fixed lens Sony camera and a set of construction lights (hence the double shadows so close together). Its not my best image, nor the best I will ever create, but it is special because it answered a question I had been asking with a thousand photographs before it.