grapher could use me. That way I could gain some money for my studies, too. The job was well paid, she said. The photographer was needing a model — as his former model - a female impersonator — had gone on tour for a long time. I agreed and three days later I had my first photographing as a model in ladies' stockings. I wore a special strong pantygirdle, a black garterbelt with black garters. The day before I had carefully treated my legs with depilatories. They now were smooth and fine. Before I had to put on the stockings his young female assistant lacquered my toe nails a scarlet colour. I had not tried that before and I noticed the the girl had just the same colour on her toes. When the lacquer was dry, she very cautiously pulled a pair of very thin nylons on my legs. They were smoke coloured. It was a mystery to me that this cobweb would be able to be seen on the photographic plate. But that was up to the photographer, not to me.

I had put on a blouse. First I had to lay down close to a wall and put the legs up on the wall. The assistant arranged my legs so they crossed in a special way. The spotlights were turned on and they moulded my legs in quite a new way. I had to relax all my muscles. I heard the clicks of the camera several times. Next they were taking photos of patterned stockings, a new fashion then that had to be created. My legs were put into black lace stockings - and now I should wear high heeled shoes of different types. Many different poses were tied. I also had to lay with raised legs without any support. This was very exhausting and I enjoyed the rest when there was an intermission.

A week later I saw the result and it was unbelievable that these were my legs in those stockings in the photographs. But the photographer said it was so. He was very content and suggested that we take some full length pictures with me completely dressed and made up as a wo- man. He knew from my friends that I was able to do female impersona- tion. He asked me to bring some clothes with me and my wig. His as- sistant would help me with makeup.

The next time I was to be a stocking model I brought my feminine clothes and dressed. The young assistant made me up with special care. She had to use special cosmetics for color photography. The photog- rapher had found a special dress for me. I should lay down on the floor and the hem of the dress was arranged in a way that it ended above the top of my stockings - all in a rather careless manner. Also the classic pose where I stood fastening the top of the stocking to the garter, was taken.

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