step 1, show up with the stomach virus. no step 2 needed.
seriously, couldn't believe this happened! i was so excited about this shoot!! we had a great band booked and we had the use of a really cool bar in downtown austin. i had been planning for this shoot for weeks; i had taken off work, i had the kids set up with babysitters, i made sure nigel, aka my equipment manager, could come along and we even had some new gear to test out. everything was set! or so i thought.
about halfway to austin i'm noticing my guts are not happy with me. i keep thinking it was something i ate or maybe i just needed some tums. but as time went on and we had to stop to go to the bathroom several times, i was beginning to realize this was not good.
when we showed up at Swan Dive we met with the band, Holiday, and i told them i wasn't feeling well, but that i thought i could push through and do the shoot anyway. so we get the lights and gear set up and i'm still running to the bathroom every 10 min or so. we get some pretty cool shots at the bar, then we move to another spot, get a few more good shots. but then the fever hits. i'm freezing and shaking like a leaf and apparently it was pretty hot in the place. i really could barely go on after this. nigel helped out and we finished up and i had to go lay in the car until everything was packed up. i felt like such an ass showing up to this shoot sick, but seriously, i felt fine before we left! dang stomach virus, why you gotta be so sneaky??
all in all, i'm really happy with the few pics we were able to get, and once we get the band re-scheduled you can look forward to part 2! Holiday is a great band, by the way, and you can check them out here:
http://www.atxmusicmag.com/holiday-austin-tx/
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