As a matter of fact, it wouldn't be false modesty to say that all I did was release the shutter - Roman really did all the rest - even adjusting the Kiev with a screwdriver during the shoot, crouching next to the model with a reflector, setting up different lighting for different shots, providing his own equipment (flashes, lenses, etc.) and consoling the distraught photographer when a roll of medium format film cascaded right out of the camera.
Yeah, it was a fun shoot. To my 14-year-old cousin it was his very first modelling job, but he seems to be a natural, and was quite accommodating to my capricious requests. His mother and little brother were helpful observers, and the author, who flew in to be present at the shoot, acted as artistic director and took care of all the difficult decisions.
To avoid any misunderstandings, I do *not* make a living with this. The book's author is another one of my best friends, and so there was never really any question about who would be responsible for the cover photo. I've also done a CD booklet photo for another friend, but am not quite at the stage of being cont(r)acted by strangers yet.
