Rollin', Rollin', Rollin…
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 07:18AM
David Hobby here. Welcome to The Flash Bus blog.
Someone has to write the first blog post. And since Joe and Drew are in Asia, it falls to me. And I don't mind telling you that I am at once totally stoked and scared to death at the prospect of 29 cities and 13,000+ miles in 42 days.
Best road trip ever? Yep.
Complete insanity? Also, probably, yes.
We have seen the bus and it looks totally off the hook. There's basically a chill room at each end and rows of bunks in the middle. On the one hand, it is most certainly the slickest ride we will ever live in for over a month. But on the other hand it could quickly devolve into a 55-foot long rolling Dutch oven, too.
(If you have to ask, look it up.)
But I am sure of this: Spending that much time trapped on an awesome bus with McNally and crew will certainly provide lots of blog fodder. Some of it will pop up on Strobist and Joe's blog, but you'll get the Full Monty by keeping tabs here.
So bookmark us, or just go ahead and sign up to the RSS feed. You might also want to follow us on Twitter, where the tour is launching its own stream. That's to spare our normal (admittedly, perhaps the wrong word) followers the Flash Bus Tour blow-by-blow -- and to allow us to occasionally get a little weird on the tour tweets. Fair warning.
For the most part, the posters here will be Joe, Drew Gurian (Joe's first assistant) and yours truly. But look for behind-the-scenes stuff from the rest of the crew, too. Heck, we may even rope in the bus driver for some words of wisdom. (I'm expecting Otto, from The Simpsons.)
Oh yeah -- and we're looking for your stuff, too. Drop your pics from the tour, pics of the (insanely cool) bus, etc., into the tour's Flickr group. They might end up on the blog. You can join in the discussion there, too.
We want your video'd lighting questions via YouTube, too. (We'll pick the best ones and YouTube the answers.) Just tag them "The Flash Bus" and we'll see them.
That's all for now. Lots (and lots, and lots) of work to do as we prep.
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Reader Comments (28)
Could you please take the shortcut through Stockholm on your way home?
Contrasts offer infinite possibilities: Manual vs. TTL
Wow! What a great theme.
I know you will have awesome success with this tour simply because the great minds and previous results of McNally+Hobby or Hobby+McNally offer such an array of possibilities.
Neither of you are trapped in the past.
Glen Allison
http://www.glenallison.com/stroborati-blog/
Two guys who's workshops I've wanted to attend...now together, that's great.
Can't wait to see you in Dallas.
Not cool!
Who do I have to bribe to bring the tour to europe?
Super stoked on this. With any luck I'll be seeing y'all in LA. Joe has been an inspiration to me for years, though I have only recently taken the plunge in to making photography more than a hobby. Not only do I get to take a day off work to learn about photography, but I get to meet two incredible photographers *and* have a wonderful excuse to deprive myself of $330 odd bucks for that SB 700 I've been wanting. Nice!
It's Hobby & McNally time! Have wanted to attend lighting college with these guys for a long time. It's on the bucket list for 2011. Can't wait to see you guys! WooHooYeah
My fingers were crossed that there would be some Canadian dates thrown into the mix but I'm more than happy to drive down to NY or Buffalo for this!
Save a seat for a McNally/Hobby fan from Montreal! I'll be there speedlights a blazin'!
Oh and if anyone is craving some authentic Montreal smoked Meat or poutine, lemme know!
Sounds pretty awesome - glad to see the Denver stop and hope to make that one ... although I'm telling you guys, having up at the nearby "Republic of Boulder" might be nicer ... plus we could see if McNally can light up the Flatirons!
How can I get a T-shirt with the graphic of Samuel Spratt's Illustration of Dave and Joe? Really that would make a great T-Shirt!
Hey,
What happens to the loyal fans on the Canadian Side of the border!!!
MAC
Great the dynamic FLASH DUO!!! Can't wait....open up list already.....want to pre-register!
Guys, This is frickin' awesome!
I was bummed earlier in the month as I am going to by in NYC in Feb, but found out I'll be leaving the day before Joe has a session at Adorama!
Now, I learn of this! Philly on a Wed. my shortest work day- easiest to miss! How could it be!
oh, and I get to see you, too, Hobby!! LOL
Great idea, can't wait to see it live!
QK
Cant Wait! I already made all the arrangements, just need the tickets! I'll see you guys in Pittsburgh, PA!
On your about page, you posted the following statement:
29 cities, 13,000 miles, rolling, flashing, tweeting from San Diego to Boston, Atlanta to LA, Memphis to Denver, and lots of stops in between.
But you are not coming to Memphis. How can you tease us like that? Remember, we are the home of Elvis and pork BBQ and the birthplace of the Blues.
David, I am extremely excited that your coming to Portland, and to top it off it's nearly unbelievable that Joe Mcnally will be part of this trip also. This is one a person just can't miss.
I do have one question though if you could answer for me. Should there be two people from the same area who want to register and drive up together, is there any reason that one person can't buy two seats, or will we need to register independently.
Thanks, and we're really looking forward to this one.
Hopefully I'll be at your kick-off in Seattle. But if not, I still want to know how to obtain a t-shirt with the Flashbus logo on it! :-)
(Posted on the Flickr page also)
I think I have purchased about every lighting DVD and book on the market. I like to watch and read them. See what is new/innovative and see how the material is covered. By far, my two favorites have long been the "Strobist" DVDs and the McNally videos (on Kelby Training) and precons at Photoshop World (and of course the 2 books and 1 ebook). You two joining up is like peanut butter and chocolate. This will be awesome to watch. Both of you approach off-camera flash with such a different philosophical approach that the only similarity is your flashes are off of the camera. It is like water and oil. This will be exciting!
Dudes! No Kansas City! How can you pass-up the BBQ! Sure, you'll be in St. Louis, now come to the real flavor of Missouri!
Sweet! the duo is coming to the steel town! now just let me register and i'll see you here! can't wait!
You guys know how hard the web servers on your registration site are going to be hit on the 31st at 9 am, right?