So much of the discussion in the photography and advertising worlds online is about the serious side of things. Creative problems, budgets, timelines, travel, gear, etc. And, indeed, there’s a lot of serious aspects therein.
But in truth–especially when shooting on location–there’s a whole helluva a lot of fun that happens. And that fun is an important part of it that rarely comes across in all the photo/film industry ranting online.
It’s that slice of fun that’s happening in this video. Just some good old fashioned clowning around. In this clip, we’ve got a small crew of 10 or so shooting an advert atop the snowy mountains of Telluride, CO, just in time for the holidays. It’s at the end of the day, the last shot, and we’re all tired but jolly. The models, Kim and Mike, are dear friends of mine and are…er…well…struggling on their skis. We all somehow break into this weird schtick and … well… that’s about it, we’re all laughing. No punchline, no drama, just a reminder to have a some laughs along the way.
Happy Friday. Happy holidays.
Were those pictures just used on the cover of the REI ads sent in the mail. Seem familiar.
Good humorous atmosphere……… Good photos. Works most of the time. Makes life much easier! And keeps your client remembering you with a little smile and good memories.
Something tells me that given what I see in this video and what I’ve seen of Chase in his previous posts… I think I would always be laughing if I were working on one of his shoots.
Makes me think of Peter Hurley portrait studio. He’s laughing all the time with his clients. Looks like fun to shoot !
“The way you move is like Poetry!”
There are some pretty funny lines in this video.