The Naked Photo Shoot

Every year there is a group shot on the second or third page of Sweat and Convergence Magazines. In my opinion it will be the "sexiest" picture that Sweat magazine has ever seen.

We decided as a group, to take our group shot in the men's shower in the athletic centre at Humber. Men and women stripped down to their skivvies, wrapped themselves in a blue or white towel and stood underneath the showers to have our picture taken by photography teacher Anne Zbitnew.

We all giggled like elementary school kids to see everyone in their towels, but when the camera began snapping, our professional, journalistic demeanour was in full effect.

The managing editor and I took our responsibilities to the magazine to the next level. We literally "took one for the team" when we both agreed to do a naked shower photo shoot for an article on shower etiquette.

The managing editor and I turned our backs to the camera, dropped our towels and let the steaming water of the shower make our mascara runny and our straightened hair wet. For nearly an hour we followed direction from Anne Zbitnew on how to pose and look natural while taking a shower. I felt like I was on America's Next Top Model. All inhibitions on what my body looked like naked went down the drain and I pretended like I was an real model.

After the photo shoot I dressed and thought about how models do their jobs. Sometimes they have to hold ridiculous poses for several minutes at a time, contorting their bodies. Their photographs are published for the public to see and they are scrutinized for a pound gained or an imperfection in their skin. I gained a new respect for them after my half hour of fame.