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Being a part of these sorts of shoots is one of my favorite perks of working at SmugMug, hands down. Reminds me of art school when my friends would try to convince me to be a part of their crazy photo shoots, except this time the photographers are quite a bit better.

To date, Ben has...

- Lit my head on fire

- Taught me to breathe fire[1]

- Stuck me under a rain machine[2] while I lifted a giant tire infested with spiders

- Popped a balloon full of curdled green milk over my head

Never a dull moment, and there's always an amazing photo afterwards to immortalize the moment (for better or worse).

[1] - Photo of me breathing fire courtesy of Subversive Photography who grabbed this shot while I attempted to spin in a circle. http://shostack.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Office-Hijinks/n-NGr8t/i...

[2] - Me lifting a giant spider-infested tire while I have freezing "rain" pour on me. Amazing how it turned out. http://shostack.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Office-Hijinks/n-NGr8t/i...

[EDIT] The links are just to individual photos of me on my personal SmugMug site because I think they're incredibly cool--nothing promotional.



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