Chapter 47

By the end of the photo shoot, I was exhausted. The session lasted for several hours as Ella made me pose in multiple dresses for her. She sang nothing but praises during the photo shoot, telling me I was a natural at controlling my facial expressions during the intense shoot.

“Ugh, are we finally done?” I asked as I plopped down on the small couch in the dressing room.

“For today,” Ella smiled as she looked at the camera roll on her digital camera.

“Do you still need to develop the photos even if they are digital?” I asked.

Ella smiled at me. “I do not develop them in a dark room. I have a printing station at my condo where I plug my camera in and review the photos before creating a final print. I just say I am developing them rather than printing,” she laughed lightly. “I used to use a dark room for everything, but modern cameras are more manageable for work.”

“Ah, so you use digital cameras out of convenience?” I asked.

“Yes. Unfortunately, you