Michael Herb Photography
Day 283/365 - Think Pink!
Glendale, Ariz., Firefighter Dave Graybill in support of breast cancer awareness bought a big map of the U.S, put pins where he wanted to drive a pink firetruck.
"I bought a big map of the U.S. and started putting dots where I wanted to drive a pink fire truck. I asked a company to build me a stainless steel statue of a pink ribbon, and they did. It took them seven months and about 500 hours after work and on weekends, and I pull that ribbon on a pink trailer."
Now all he needed was a pink firetruck. While meeting a friend at Starbucks he was introduced to his friends wife who after hearing what he wanted to do, wrote him a check on the spot for 13,500 the exact amount he needed to buy a fire truck off from Ebay. A company wrapped it pink for him and he was on his way! The organization now sells clothing to fund the tour.
This is the second year that I've attended this event. Last year I had been brought to this event as a cover and distraction in preparation for my surprise birthday party. This year I wanted to get a shot for the project. I wasn't sure the event would be as successful as last year due to its falling on a weekday. However, after 5pm I was proved wrong. The crowds piled in and Tradition was full of pink!
Being the first day of our Juice Fast, Its safe to say I'm just a bit cranky. I've had a lingering hunger all day but won't break! This lingering hunger caused me to feel a bit impatient and almost made me leave early. However I stuck it out and came up with a pretty cool idea. Problem was, finding a little girl to stand in for the shot. Since my mother was also at the event, covering it for TreasureCoastHappens, I figured what better person to round me up a young girl to wear a large pink firefighters jacket and helmet. Within 5 minutes she comes strolling up with mother and daughter in tow. I love how fast she finds volunteers for me! Don Hayworth a retired Fire Fighter from Wichita Kansas was kind enough to get me a jacket and helmet and even stand in for a few shots.
Setup was easy if you don't count the fact that I had totally packed everything up 2 minutes prior due to crabbiness! We unpacked and within a few minutes I was re-setup and ready to do my thing. Emily had already gotten into uniform and was ready for the shot. She was very shy but amazingly cooperative. She followed my direction very well and in no time… we were finished. It was now time to go home and play with my brand new MacBook Pro that I had received hours before but had yet to open as I was too busy to get sucked into the world of mac.
Since then I have reinstalled the important programs and am now well on my way to acclimating myself to OsX Lion. So far the multi touch gestures are amazing! We'll see how well it handles the onslaught of Lightroom and photoshop!!!
More on The Pink Firetruck tour can be found at www.pinkfiretrucks.org
Lighting:
AB800 Med. Softbox 8:00 3/4 power
AB800 7inch reflector 11:00 Full Power
Triggered Via Cyber Commander and syncs
Day 283/365 - Think Pink!
Glendale, Ariz., Firefighter Dave Graybill in support of breast cancer awareness bought a big map of the U.S, put pins where he wanted to drive a pink firetruck.
"I bought a big map of the U.S. and started putting dots where I wanted to drive a pink fire truck. I asked a company to build me a stainless steel statue of a pink ribbon, and they did. It took them seven months and about 500 hours after work and on weekends, and I pull that ribbon on a pink trailer."
Now all he needed was a pink firetruck. While meeting a friend at Starbucks he was introduced to his friends wife who after hearing what he wanted to do, wrote him a check on the spot for 13,500 the exact amount he needed to buy a fire truck off from Ebay. A company wrapped it pink for him and he was on his way! The organization now sells clothing to fund the tour.
This is the second year that I've attended this event. Last year I had been brought to this event as a cover and distraction in preparation for my surprise birthday party. This year I wanted to get a shot for the project. I wasn't sure the event would be as successful as last year due to its falling on a weekday. However, after 5pm I was proved wrong. The crowds piled in and Tradition was full of pink!
Being the first day of our Juice Fast, Its safe to say I'm just a bit cranky. I've had a lingering hunger all day but won't break! This lingering hunger caused me to feel a bit impatient and almost made me leave early. However I stuck it out and came up with a pretty cool idea. Problem was, finding a little girl to stand in for the shot. Since my mother was also at the event, covering it for TreasureCoastHappens, I figured what better person to round me up a young girl to wear a large pink firefighters jacket and helmet. Within 5 minutes she comes strolling up with mother and daughter in tow. I love how fast she finds volunteers for me! Don Hayworth a retired Fire Fighter from Wichita Kansas was kind enough to get me a jacket and helmet and even stand in for a few shots.
Setup was easy if you don't count the fact that I had totally packed everything up 2 minutes prior due to crabbiness! We unpacked and within a few minutes I was re-setup and ready to do my thing. Emily had already gotten into uniform and was ready for the shot. She was very shy but amazingly cooperative. She followed my direction very well and in no time… we were finished. It was now time to go home and play with my brand new MacBook Pro that I had received hours before but had yet to open as I was too busy to get sucked into the world of mac.
Since then I have reinstalled the important programs and am now well on my way to acclimating myself to OsX Lion. So far the multi touch gestures are amazing! We'll see how well it handles the onslaught of Lightroom and photoshop!!!
More on The Pink Firetruck tour can be found at www.pinkfiretrucks.org
Lighting:
AB800 Med. Softbox 8:00 3/4 power
AB800 7inch reflector 11:00 Full Power
Triggered Via Cyber Commander and syncs