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How the Legacy GTK shoot came together:

This past summer I returned to X Games to cover the Rally Car competition. Like most sporting events, the X Games is a test of endurance, not just for the athletes, but also for production crews. It’s crazy mix of early mornings, late nights, and many miles of hauling gear around a stadium in-between. Still, when Subaru asked if I wanted to step out in the morning for an exclusive shoot of their 2009 SEMA car that week, I didn’t hesitate. I instantly liked the GTK when it made its show debut, and I’d certainly relish some time behind the wheel. (You can see the final video here.)

Of course, there was one catch: I’d be joining Subaru’s photographer, Greg Jarem, who would also be taking photographs of the GTK. Which was great — you can see his shots in the image gallery attached to the story (and above). Of course, that mean’t we’d be heading out to location at 4:30 in the morning. Ugh. Okay, I’m a pro, I can do this. Up all night, early to location, this is the glamorous life of a producer, right?

By the time we arrived to the location, somewhere near Long Beach, my frontal brain lobe had finally started to flicker awake — kind of. I hadn’t originally scheduled to shoot a car feature on this trip, so I didn’t even bring a tripod (they just get in the way at X Games). Nonetheless, cloudy head and lack-of-tripod aside, I think we managed to pull off a decent feature.

I didn’t really start to feel good until the shoot was completed, I had downed my first cup of coffee and we dug into some great breakfast eats at Schooner or Later (awesome Eggs Benedict). Even with 5 hours already under my belt, there was another full day of filming ahead.