Stan was surprised to receive a genuine reply to his posting on Craigslist.
"Free portraiture and/or boudoir photography" was the heading. The only replies so far had come from husbands with a fantasy to see their wife pose, but wouldn't, or from blokes who wanted to pose nude. Stan had soon gave a quick 'no' response to those!
So, the enquiry from Natasha was a pleasant surprise, considering she had given her number and asked Stan to call.
He was nervous as he tapped the number into his phone and could feel his heart beating a little faster as he waited for an answer.
"Hi, this is Natasha" came a bright happy voice at the end of the line. "Oh, hello Natasha, this is Stan - you responded to my ad on Craigslist?"
"Hi Stan, so good of you to call, I wasn't sure if the ad was genuine." She said,
"Same here" he laughed. "what type of photos are you looking for?" he asked.
"I'm not sure but I've always wanted to be a model." Natasha replied.
"Well, let's just do a fun shoot and see what happens." Stan suggested.
"Sounds great to me, how about tomorrow?" Natasha was keen!
They arranged to meet at Natasha's flat the following evening for a test shoot, Stan was nervous as he had only worked with a handful of models previously and Natasha sounded gorgeous.
He wasn't sure what to expect as he knocked at the door of Natasha's flat with his equipment - a camera bag and a big bag full of portable lighting, hoping he had got the right address.
"Oh hi, you must be Stan!" she threw her arms around him as though they had known each other for years. And she was just as gorgeous as Stan had hoped. "This is my sister Nicola, is it OK if she is around?"
"The more the merrier!" he replied, almost open mouthed as Nicola was just as gorgeous as her sister. Stan also spotted a half-empty bottle of Prosecco on the table, the girls must be getting in the mood.
"Can we get you a drink Stan? We're having one!" Natasha enquired as he started to unpack his gear.
"Just a glass of water while I set these lights up, if that's OK."