Here is a shot of me modeling for Jimmy Fishbein for what was supposed to be a shoot of NBA #1 draft pick Derrick Rose to run in an article for a local magazine. After a back and forth with his PR agent, having the shoot canceled, then on, then canceled, we were finally scheduled to shoot between 4:30-4:32 yesterday. 2 mins was all we had to get the shot. As the awesome assistant I am (as verified by the notebook and requisite light meter in pocket) I didn't hesitate to show off my amazing modeling talents so Jimmy could pre-viz the final shot. The setup was simple, a single bare profoto light with power pack on a c-stand and boom, fired wirelessly by a pocketwizard. Jimmy uses a canon 5D and yes, even as a Nikon shooter, I am insanely jealous of that camera (as I write, the new 5D mark II has just been announced and utterly destroys any Nikon camera available while costing less. Le sigh...). Sadly, after all the headache of setting up, posing like a rockstar in front of the camera, hiring extra muscle and cops to make sure we didnt get mugged while shooting in Sketchville, Chicago, Mr. Rose couldn't find the 2 mins in his schedule to get himself some free publicity. Oh well, I don't think he'll be in any short supply of that once the season starts anyway.
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