Today is National Camera Day.

For most photographers, that means sharing one of their favorite photographs or perhaps a picture of the camera they use.

I decided to do something a little different.

Over the past couple of years, many of you have come to know Emily as my evolving AI muse and assistant. She has appeared in restaurants, diners, food trucks, kitchens, airports, and all sorts of imagined places. But today she steps into one of the most familiar places in my world.

The studio.

And this time she isn’t in front of the camera.

She’s behind it.

The model is Desiree, someone many of you already know. She has appeared with us before in photographs and videos ranging from elegant fashion to some very sexy pornochic work. She even managed to go grocery shopping completely nude, which remains one of my favorite adventures we have shared together.

Today was different.

Instead of standing in front of my camera, Desiree found herself in front of Emily’s.

Watching the video, it is easy to forget that Emily began as nothing more than words on a screen. She moves naturally around the set, changes her position, works different angles, crouches for a lower perspective, and photographs Desiree exactly the way I would expect another photographer to work during a studio session.

It is a small moment, but it also feels like another step in Emily’s continuing story. She is no longer just appearing in my photographs. She has become part of the process of creating them.

Happy National Camera Day.

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