Story of a Shot: Margaret Doll Rod at the Double Down, February 2003

That's pretty much the whole story right there, in the title and image. The Demolition Doll Rods were a killer garage band outta Detroit; they "went on hiatus" in 2007. I took this shot in the middle of the band's Februray, 2003 set at the world-famous Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas. Not pictured is guitarist Danny Doll Rod and drummer Christine Doll Rod, both of whom are rockin' hard in their leather undies. Worth noting: The back of Margaret's leather bikini briefs is stamped with the word "LUCKY."

I was working with a tiny point-and-shoot at this time -- a Kodak DC4800 -- and I'd learned all kinds of tricks to make the photos that it produced more organic and interesting. In this case, I popped the flash and held the shutter open an extra second or so. Because, you know, a tough punk-rock babe in a leather bikini isn't enough somehow.