Yesterday was one of those shoot days where everything just felt right. The crew meets at my place with a quick load in of the gear, we head off to the local bagel bakery for breakfast then arrive at the location without any headaches from traffic.

Set-up goes smoothly, the lighting was pre-planned and blocked before on our tech scout day. One little hiccup from the Pocket Wizards had us questioning them for a moment. It is pretty easy to “change” a setting without knowing it. The transmit/receive versions of the wizards offer a world of possibilities for triggering strobes and remote cameras but they are also complex. After a quick reset we finalized our lighting and waited.

As if on que, his grace, the Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, the Honrable Desmond Tutu walked around the corner with his lovely and spirited daughter, the right Reverend Mpho Tutu. While Reverend Tutu was in make-up, I had the opportunity to talk with Archbishop Tutu. His is a charming man, full of grace, humor and wit. We spoke about his participation in the Wisdom book project, his Congressional Medal of Freedom award from President Obama and his respect for Stephen Hawkings. (Wisdom is an impressive body of work by photographer Andrew Zuckerman)

Reverend Tutu preaches at St. Mary’s in Washington DC and was a delight to watch and photograph her interaction with her father.

Just one of those days where everything felt right and good.