An Army of Two

Our mission on this day was pretty simple. Interview Steven Rose, an economist at EPRI and one of the lead authors of the forthcoming IPCC report. Here's a pic from the interview itself...

So off I go from the Clean Skies studios to EPRI, carrying nothing more than my sunglasses and an iPhone. With me are photojournalists Jevan Alves and Ian McAllister, carrying significantly more: cameras, tripods, lighting kits, hand trucks, etc. We arrive, scope the location, and they set to work (while I pre-interview Steven about essential topics like DC biking and Wisconsin Soccer)...

BTW, that's EPRI media relations exec extraordinaire Clay Perry in the pink shirt above. And that's his handiwork on the table to the left. Knowing this was an early morning and how hard these guys work, Clay had breakfast muffins and fruit ready for The Crew when we arrived. Very thoughtful. Jevan had another shoot immediately after ours, so this was breakfast and lunch for him. Ian, I believe, snacked on blueberry muffins and giant strawberries (hard to resist).

After Ian and Jevan spent 20 minutes setting up, 10 minutes perfecting the shots and lighting, 15 minutes shooting the actual interview, and 10 minutes tearing down everything afterward, we had what would eventually be a 3:30 piece for Clean Skies Sunday. The end result? My name's all over the piece, and Jevan and Ian's fingerprints are all over the final product. Thank you, gentlemen.

See for yourself (about 12:45 into our newscast)...