Commercial shoots are funny. Pending on the client and on production, they’re either a circus of high-intensity panic and juggling, or they are a laid-back, “let’s get it done” undertaking with cool people. We can have a team of 15 or a team of two. Thankfully, a recent shoot held in Bozeman, Montana, for Oboz Footwear, was the mellow kind.
The job was to shoot a “Main Street to Mountains” product shoot, featuring two new products the brand is releasing. Finding models with sample-sized feet can sometimes prove challenging, but thankfully three old friends made the ladies’ size 7 rule, and we were able to rope in Oboz Amabassador Lorenzo to be the “men’s size 9 dude” — and he proved to be an awesome fit with our little group.
There’s something special about tackling a project with friends. Former landlady / Chalet Sports all-star Jenny, along with former Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures co-workers Kimberly and Michelle, pulled out all the stops: laughing on command, walking through woods or water or whatever when I asked and staying fueled on quality coffee and plenty of ice cream scoops. Kimberly’s English Labrador, Bea, joined us for a few adventures, perhaps culminating in her stand-up paddleboard ride, a stick placed carefully across the bow.
Despite intensely smoky conditions and record-setting heat, the team rallied for long weekend of shooting. The images are in editing and on their way to the client, but here are a few behind-the-scenes shots of the weekend’s shenanigans.
So if you were in Bozeman and wondered what the group of people carrying scrims, laughing as we downed cups of coffee at Wild Joe’s and coaxing a lazy lab up Pete’s Hill were doing, it was us. Doing what we do.
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