Tara is a local Sci-Fi/Fantasy author who wanted to pose for personal reasons. She'd initially posted on a message board I frequent, seeking someone to develop the cover of her latest book. She was thinking a painting, but when I said that, as a photographer, I had some ideas on how to realize her concept, we started emailing back and forth. After meeting and talking about both her book cover and the ideas she had for this shoot, she commissioned me to photograph her in exchange for a future shoot of my concepts.