I was the only still photographer present when Louisa Bradshaw and her husband, Dan Jessop, left the Tom Green County Courthouse Friday after a custody hearing for their newborn baby. But there was a swarm of tv cameras.
They formed what Brooke called a “camera bubble” around the couple as they carried their son to a waiting vehicle.
The mechanics of the bubble are more complex than you’d think. Walking backwards through unknown terrain with a $60k camera on your shoulder and holding out a microphone can be a challenge. One guy dropped a pair of headphones and they dragged along, still attached to his camera but repeatedly crunched under the feet of the bubble.
I rarely walk with the bubble. I swarm around it for multiple angles. And I’ll run ahead and find a good viewpoint…
…then wait for the bubble to come to me and pass.
I ran ahead to the car and got on the far side, where I could photograph them getting into the vehicle. Most of the bubble got stuck with the view from behind.
The kiss happened fast and it was a tough shot through the glass.
