Saturday
June 5, 2010
Day 3 of shoot – more than half-way finished, at least with the work part of it. Breakfast was at 5:30 with a 6:00 a.m. call time again, but this time we started shooting on the beach at Coral Sands (about a 100′ walk from the main building) and ended up shooting there for the entire morning session. At the beginning of breakfast it was lightly sprinkling but by the time we got down to the beach to start shooting it had stopped and we were greeted with a beautiful, fiery sunrise. The cloud bank that was left from the storm was pretty thick and high giving us almost 3.5 hours of amazing light and the ocean was so calm and glassy that it was…uh, magical. OK, ‘magical’ is a little cheesy so I’ll go with ethereal.
We’re down to 3 models today (Danielle left on a morning flight) but we basically just photographed Julie all morning while Johannes slept on a lounge chair and Chad just hung out – easy money. We were supposed to shoot on the other side of the island at a French couple’s home (I guess they have an amazing infinity pool), but they had a change of plans and said we couldn’t come today. Gotta love the French…or is it the wealthy? Either way, it turned out great since it was so beautiful on the beach.
We wrapped up the morning by around 10 so Greg, Sara and I jumped on a golf cart and scooted around the island getting shots of town, the harbor, boats, people, you name it. It was a little bit of a frantic pace but we got some great shots of a Dunmore town and this time Sara was able to go with us and see a lot of what she hadn’t yet.
For the second half of the day we went back to King’s Treat and shot there and along the waterfront once more where we shot until it was dark. The calm beauty and magical (what, it fits!) light from this morning continued through the evening. Needless to say I took a lot of shots today!
For dinner we were originally going to go our separate ways but instead several of us went back to Aquapazza. In the spirit of the day it was one of the best dinners I can remember eating in recent memory. I don’t know, maybe I was just delirious from the light (and heat?) of the day, but it was one for the books to be sure.
Sunrise just doesn’t get boring no matter how early I’m up. In fact, it takes away the sting of sleep.
About 30 minutes later once we were down on the beach. There wasn’t much wind or chop so the ocean was smooth and glassy for most of the morning. Take into account the cloud bank and amazing light and you have epic (relatively speaking).
Lance found this cool piece of drift wood that we used as a prop for both Julie and for product, and for just some great drift wood shots.
The crew, hard at work.
Dewey’s rules: 1. Never stop shooting. 2. Never stop looking for creative ways to shoot (or something to that effect). Here’s Dewey doing both.
Cool, weathered teak lounge chair…we used this a lot too for a prop (as one might imagine).
…never stop shooting.
One more for good measure.
Did I say one? I meant two…kind of looks like show doesn’t it?! I bear witness the only thing cold on the shoot was the air conditioning and the drinks 🙂
You’d think all I photographed today was chairs…which was mostly true, at least with my phone.
Shots from around town after lunch:
India Hicks shop near the waterfront. Sadly, it was never open while we were there…
Traffic? Nope, just street parking…the whole idea of traffic here is unimaginable.
You never know if something is really old or really weathered…either way, I photographed it.
Valentine’s Marina. New, but trying to look authentic.
If Bingo was her namo, then she was not a small woman. Then again, could just be the large scoreboard for Sunday Bingo…
Back home for a break before the afternoon shoot.
The second half of the day began at King’s Treat…the front gate.
Someday this will be my studio off the main house…
…and this the outdoor table for tea. Er, lemonade.
The neighbors place as we head back to the waterfront for the final shots of the day.
My favorite building in town.
It’s not a nice boat per se, but it is a nice picture so I took it (they don’t call me ‘trigger finger’ in these parts for nothin!).
As fortune would have it, this was right next to it…a better boat and better picture.
That’s a wrap for today!