Yesterday was a great day for scouting some spots for the shoot next week… We got to it a little later than normal as the night previous ended up in a little Aussie bar in Soho and free shots were flowing fairly often. Note to self: shots are bad.  The weather has been amazing for us with 30 degree days (and hopefully for the next four days as well), and blaring sunshine. We’ve locked in a couple more hero shot locations and we’re ready to roll out the lights and camera. The uptown tour yesterday took us around Central Park and into Harlem, which was a real eye opener. Definitely some potential to shoot in there!

Our model Mr Rhys Uhlich arrived this morning after a overnight delay in LA and is amped for some time in front of the lens. We’ll give him a couple of hours sleep to freshen up this morning, and then we’re away!

Last night I decided to head to bed a little earlier so I could enjoy an early morning  jog around Central Park. I donned the running gear and headed down Broadway towards one of NY’s most iconic locations. As I turned into the park I noticed hundreds of people mulling around the running track and I realised I’d stumbled upon the NY Half Marathon! It was the most intense hour for me running along the track in the reverse direction listening to the crazy Americans cheering on the thousands of runners entered. I ended up running about 10kms just to follow the sights and sounds of the race, and I may have jumped in the fun-run for a couple of kms as well. The race passed through Times Square where the festivities were unbelievable – singers, dancers, baloons, and thousands of spectators. The Yanks really know how to turn it on!

Anyway, I’ve got to start preparing for the day’s shoot, so I’ll finish with a few photos from yesterday and a couple of iPhone shots from my adventure this morning:

I’m really impressed with some of the architecture in NY.

Morning mist NY style.

iPhone shots – not such a bad camera.

Crazy cheerleaders.

Runners were clapping and singing to this mob on the way past. They obviously weren’t running fast enough!

This guy wasn’t as impressed as everyone else…

Pretty excited to get this Kiss Chacey shoot underway! Keep track this week as we give you more info and behind the scenes stuff on our NY Summer Range Shoot!