Creating the Photograph: James Andrew Ridley's "Zoe Ziegfeld as a Menorah" (NSFW)

Photographer James Andrew Ridley and I have known each other for a while now, and like me, he's has involvement in the NYC Burlesque community. He's a serious photographer in the sense not only from his work, but also from the fact that he understands and values the idea of relationships. He works to develop a rapport with subjects and keeps their comfort in mind. Sometimes, in order to make a subject more comfortable you'll need to do things like working along one on one. For part of a series t...