Robert Anderson

Sweet!!!! Let's get naked!!!!!!!!

-Rob Anderson

On Dec 20, 2007 9:04 AM, Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)
wrote:

> When Candi asked for donations to help pay for road signs, I immediately
> thought of a recent fund raising effort I and a few other cyclists
> participated in locally for a youth shelter. If you've ever seen the movie
> "Calendar Girls", you already are familiar with the concept of a calendar
> capturing staged shots of regular folks in their birthday suits, but done so
> in a tasteful way so as not to really show anything better left to the
> imagination. I have had no luck conctacting the photographer who did the
> last three Men of the Willamette Valley Calendars. If you've see one of
> these, you get the idea.
>
> I've asked our own Ted Turner to be our man behind the lens. He's already
> storyboarding, looking into production costs, etc. If any of you have seen
> Ted's photos of bike events, he does very fine work when he's not
> officiating. Shane Young may also be helping out with the photos, and you
> have likely seen his work from many of his pics last season covering bike
> races of all types all year long all over the state.
>
> Reproducing this concept with our cycling crew, I envisioned a calendar
> with one of our 70+ teams as the primary pic for each month. We could do
> insets around certain big events and could even put the race dates on the
> calendar if would could get concrete dates in time for the printing.
>
> The shots will be staged, but it will likely happen either at races, or at
> nearby venues on the same day as some of the big races. Hopefully, we won't
> "need bigger buns" to keep the shots "clean".
>
> I need a show of hands from teams who would be willing to provide 5-10
> subjects for these shoots. Gentle Lovers and S&M, I know you guys are
> already in, so no need to respond. ;-)
>
> I'm hoping for a mix of male and female squads, so ladies, don't be shy!
>
> Please let me know if you're interested in buying one, or interested in
> being on one, or both! Cost will likely be $25 and I'm hoping all OBRA
> members will buy one to help support the organization.
>
> Details to follow as Ted and I solidify the plan. Nothing will likely
> happen until after Cherry Pie and no shoots will be staged until we have a
> little warmer weather. ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Fischer
> Cycling Exhibitionist...err...Fund Raiser
>
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Rob Anderson
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