For the last shoot of the tour, we totally abandoned the agenda and outdoor theme. Dasha and Dima felt that it was too cold for shooting at the Great Saltair (where I’ve shot before), and they had arranged to do an indoor shoot at a strikingly beautiful house in Ogden. It provided for some interesting backdrops, but even though it was a big house, we were kind of stepping over each other trying to find unique shots. I would have probably preferred shooting at the lake, but I can appreciate the models didn’t want to spend a couple of hours getting chilled — and for me, at least, it was a unique opportunity to shoot in such a fancy house with interesting photogenic features.
After the shoot, we had the traditional farewell lunch at the Hub & Spoke Diner. As I’d given myself an extra day to travel home and was in no rush, we stopped by Dima an Dasha’s place for a little while then headed back to the hotel and on our separate ways. Overall I enjoyed the trip. I’m sure the weather frustrated their planning, but I give them credit for having decent contingencies that enabled us to take some good images in interesting locations every day. I’m sure I would have been even more satisfied if this wasn’t the fourth major trip I’d been on the the last couple of months … but it was fun nonetheless.
