This week has been weird. Fun. But weird. Like really weird. We had the Coleman catalog shoot starting Monday at 5 AM and going all day, every day, all week. I ran a the Colorado Marathon on Sunday so I think I was a little tired starting out Monday but all was good. By Wednesday, sleep deprivation was starting to take its toll on everyone, including me. We were in the mountains and in the cold shooting all day but we broke about 4 PM and I was heading back down to Denver, while pretty much everyone else was going to stay and camp because we were starting again the next day at 6 AM. We had heard three inches of snow was in the forecast for that part of the mountains but we were hoping that it would be wrong and we’d be able to at least get our group shot the following day. We’d been shooting a different collection of Coleman gear everyday and using the same group of models (9 of them) in various settings and looks. For example, the first day was the Entertainer Collection so we shot at a house but the look was upscale country club. The third day was the Heritage Collection, which was a throw back to the 70s and so that’s the style we were going for on that day. It took a ton of wardrobe preparation (my responsibility) but it was so fun and each day was unique. The models had a ball with it. All was going well until on day 4, Thursday, the group awoke to 3 inches of snow and not a chance that we could shoot in that location. We really needed to get this shot so we flew into action and found a spot in Jefferson County where we could get a verbal permit and shoot that day. I got in touch with all of our models and the shoot was a go. The creative director and photographer got to the location early to scout where they wanted each shot. They left our big props truck and a crew member in the parking lot while they hiked around. And then I got the call. The truck was roped off by crime scene tape and the crew member being questioned because the police had been alerted there was a dead body close by (60 feet away from the truck). They immediately roped off the area and detained our crew member and searched our truck. Nothing to find, our crew guy hadn’t even gotten out of the truck but still it took enough time that we had to call the shoot. I have to say, that was NOT something I had a contingency plan for. So…we missed our Thursday shoot (the sportsman collection) and we got our Friday shoot today (Tech Forward) and we’re going to go back to try to get Thursday next Tuesday. Here’s where it gets complicated, because it’s perfectly clear up until now, right? We were supposed to shoot the Water Rec catalog on this next Monday and Tuesday but it’s going to snow on Monday so we cancelled Monday and Tuesday, we’re rescheduling the missing shoot from Thursday to this coming Tuesday, pushing the scheduled shoot from Tuesday to Wednesday and rescheduling the Monday shoot to Thursday. Yep, my weekend is going to be spent working and recasting. Damn. I knew it was too easy the first time around.

Here’s a picture though. I’m the girl in the white bikini in every collection because in the catalogs from the 70s, they ALWAYS had a girl in a white bikini. The creative director asked me about a week ago if I’d play that part and although I was flattered, I wish I had a little bit more notice.  I’m still in my winter coat (if you know what I mean)… 🙂

Next week I’m shooting at the Air Force Academy all week for a video they’re doing. I’m looking forward to it. I’ll most likely have to be on Coleman shoots in the morning and then drive to Colorado Springs to shoot so it’ll be another tiring week but I’m looking forward to it.

The following week I have a shoot I’m producing for Pioneer Drama and Club Ride and another video that I’m acting in. When it rains it pours and I definitely have spring shower fever. Must go to be soon. For some reason my friend talked me into running 10 miles with her tomorrow morning early. Did I mention I ran a marathon less than a week ago? My legs are still tired but I’m a sucker for my running therapy sessions.

xoxo,