Project 365, Day 80. Star struck!

I didn't forget to shoot yesterday. Quite the opposite in fact.

Photography was all I did yesterday, in a way.

I was able to scrape enough money together to go to "The Flashbus" tour when it hit Denver. It's a countrywide tour of two photographers, David Hobby and Joe McNally.

I know of David Hobby through my mentor, Dave Tejada. He is an amazing photographer and does wonders with small strobe photography.



Joe McNally? You might not know who he is, but I guarantee you've seen one of his pictures at some point. He has shot for National Geography, Time, Life and so much more.

Imagine the person that really sparked your passion for something you love to do. A hero. Then imagine getting to see how that person does what they do, pass on their secrets... Then imagine meeting them in person. Oh, and then letting you take a picture of him!



On top of that, I got to meet one of the Image Doctors, Rick Walker, yesterday. I listened to that podcast every two weeks while in Afghanistan. It was a taste of home. Not only did I get to meet him, we had lunch. Sweet!

I also got to meet a Facebook buddy in person. Meh, you say. Well, he is Moose Peterson and Joe McNally's personal camera salesman. The guy that they get all their gear from. That's a great resource to have!

I got a chance to drool over Joe's gear...
He travels with a lot of stuff...



Joe and David are traveling the country in a custom bus that has amazing artwork on the side. I wanted a picture of the bus.

But it wasn't on public display yesterday.

I asked the photo assistants if I could get a picture of it.

"Oh yeah, sure! We'll take you down after the show."

Which they did.

As I'm shooting this thing, Joe McNally's first assistant, Drew Gurian (who is a great photographer in his own right) walks up to me and asks:

"You wanna see the inside of this thing?"



Hell yeah I do!
Thanks, Drew!

What a day! I was just too tired to post last night.

Music for today:

Why Cant This Be Love by Van Halen
Miss You In A Heartbeat by Def Leppard
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Nobody's Fault But Mine by Led Zeppelin
Turn The Page by Metallica
Poor Twisted Me by Metallica