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Wired, Napkins, and Steve Carell.

I know this is vaguely old news by now, but since today has turned out to be a little about the Cosmos and the future, I thought I’d link to the ...

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I know this is vaguely old news by now, but since today has turned out to be a little about the Cosmos and the future, I thought I’d link to the very nice behind-the-scenes napkin round up Wired posted about their cover shoot with Steve Carell and photographer Brent Humphreys.

I really like how Wired seems to keep records of how they put an issue together; it’s these little things that make them seem so transparent and interesting. They’re a quality rag without the intimidation. Even though they just won one of the biggest magazine awards on the block.

Some excerpts:

Humphreys drew sketches while squeezed into a window
seat on his flight to shoot Steve Carell. “The upshot was those little
napkins provided me with a sense of confidence and control,” Humphreys
says. “Of course, the flight attendant thought I was crazy and so did
the passengers next to me when they finally woke.”

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Humphreys planned the shots, including one in which Carell would hold a
Rubik’s Cube. “Steve seemed to get a kick out of the idea of such a
highly produced photo shoot in LA,” Humphreys says. When Carell saw the
napkins, he told Humphreys, “That’s not my nose…” The photographer
blamed it on turbulence.

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“In my mind, the poses were really commanded by the objects,” said Humphreys.

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“Steve was an absolute pro,” Humphreys says. “He was very serious about
the job he was there to do, but always had one in the chamber, so to
speak.”

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