Preparation nearing completion
Lots of last minute details completed in preparation for my trip.
- www.NorthCascadesPhoto.com completed. Flier and posters have been designed, printed, and FedEx’ed. Website completed and electronic submission process tested and validated. Greg Gorman donated the LowePro Dryzone camera bag for the best submission.
- collected a entire set of door prizes for the 3 public presentations I have to give. Andy Garcia worked with Disney Studios to get DVDs of his recent animated movie, Beverly Chihuahua - which he agreed to sign before sending them off to me.
- I didn’t know until watching the preview of Ken Burns’ “Nation Park System - America’s Best Idea,” that Andy is also one of the narrators, so his participation has special meaning.
- new home page for my web site completed. New set of pictures completed and downloaded onto the front page (which now has a changing photo).
- finished all of my retouching jobs required prior to departure: Andy Garcia’s 2 movie posters, Jackie Collins’ 5 publicity photos, Spencer Peter’s 4 photos for his martial arts stunt group.
- completed a packing list. Tried packing everything into bags and seeing how everything was going to load into the trunk of my car. Oooh. It just made it.
What does one bring for a 3-week photo shoot? When the weather is expected to bridge the warmth of summer and the cool of winter. When I am traveling to a rain forest. When I was asked to bring along my Epson 3800 printer (try putting that in your car!) along with 17×22 paper. During the last week, I was told that we would be going to Hozeman where we would camp. Wow! Camp - that means an entirely new set of things to pack.
Now all I have to do is complete all of my work objectives before leaving.