When Douglas Dubler was asked to shoot a cover photo for Studio Photography Design at the 2004 PhotoImaging Design Expo with hundreds of onlookers, he jumped at the chance. When he was invited back for an encore this year, he saw it as an opportunity to push the creative envelope even further... One of the bigger challenges of shooting in the San Diego Convention Center—or any other large arena outside of New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles—is not having the luxury of calling a messenger service or hopping into a cab to pick up last-minute odds and ends you need to get the job done. For example, Dubler's crew used eight Matthews stands for this project. They packed 16. Ditto for the lights, scrims, flags, and camera gear. Anything and everything that might be needed was packed in duplicate for the trip. When the nearest serious pro shop is two-plus hours away in Los Angeles, you tend to eyeball your equipment list carefully before heading out the door.
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