George shot two  scenes, one in the back by the barn, that was black and white, and another on the porch with his wide angle 16-35 mm zoom. I traded him my first camera for some of his photos, it was a great deal all around, this is his first digital camera, and he seemed to like it. George still shoots in film and develops it in his darkroom. He liked Maria and Frieda on the sofa to show their closeness and had me kneel alongside Maria on her right for the shots of the three of us.

We looked at the LED screen and they looked great. George will develop and print them and sent them to Connie and we’ll forward them to Random House. I was skittish about this but am happy to be photographed with Frieda and Maria. Until now, I don’t think there are any shots of the three of us. And how lucky to be photographed by a genius like George. Nobody could turn that down or be anything but grateful for it.