Ava is yet another coworker of mine who learned about my site through some of the other people we work with who have shot with me. When she, and a fellow coworked named Carmella, turned 18 in the summer of 2017, I extended the offer to shoot to both of them. They both said they'd think about it.

Right before Ava was set to go away to college for the fall that year, she mentioned that she had thought about shooting and decided that she'd like to do it. We were unable to make plans before she left, however. When she completed her first year, and was back home for the summer, we finally shot her first sets at age 19. She also shared her experience shooting with Carmella, who then agreed to shoot the following week. The two debuted in back-to-back weeks in June 2018.