I wanted to share some photos from the trip that weren’t published and give a timeline for the events of a travel day while shooting for a national editorial client.

Thursday March 11, 2010
Pack gear at the studio including: laptop, cameras, lighting kit and bag for additional lighting gear. In order to avoid incurring addtional baggage fees I flew Southwest and had to insure that all bags were under 50lbs.

Friday March 12, 2010
4:15 am – wake up
5:00 am – leave for airport
5:15 am – arrive at airport, print boarding pass, check bags, get in security line

5:45 am – get coffee at Starbucks on the way to the gate
6:00 am – board  SWA direct flight to Salt Lake City
6:40 am – flight leaves Phoenix
7:10 am – fly over Grand Canyon
7:45 am – fly over Bingham Canyon Mine, the largest open-pit mine in the world

8:15 am – land in Salt Lake City
8:45 am – get rental car
9:30 am – return emails at coffee shop in downtown Salt Lake City
10:15 am – leave downtown driving south on Interstate 15
11:00 am - lunch with my friend Brian Smith in Bluffdale, Utah
12:00 pm – meet assistant Reed Rowe at Brian’s studio, load light stands/sandbags
1:00 pm - met subjects, setup and start shooting

4:00 pm – wrap up shooting, we shot 5 setups in 3 hours with the subjects at their home in Crescent, Utah.
4:30 pm – meet back at Brian’s studio to drop off light stands/sandbags
5:00 pm – drive back to SLC, fill car up with gas, return rental car
6:00 pm – dinner at the airport, backup files onto extra hard drive
7:50 pm – non-stop flight back to Phoenix
9:45 pm – arrive back in Phoenix
10:30 pm – home

So it ended up being an 18 hour day that included 3 hours of shooting, 3 hours of flying an hour of driving and a lot of waiting. Thanks to Reed for the assistance and Brian for the extra gear, good to catch up with you my friend.

And below is the final published image in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, May 2010 issue.