Taken at the end of one of my celebrity shoots. I got this idea and he was up for it. Neither of us are smokers, and he was gracious enough to puff on a cigarette for me.
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What wonderful comments. Thanks, everyone. I'm so happy this made the front page. I find that this image appears to be take outdoors at night, and the blurry area on the left might easily be interpreted as a portion of her retreating. The title helps sell that illusion.
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