Taylor Swift by David McClister
$850.00
Photographer: David McClister
Location: Nashville, TN
Edition/Print Quality: Archival pigment prints, signed, dated, limited editions of 25
Date: 2008
"The session was her first for Rolling Stone, while she was on tour with Tim McGraw. This session was done before + after soundcheck at the Nashville arena (the Nashville Predators NHL team plays there - it has gone through several naming changes -it may have been the Bridgestone arena in 2008)
She had done her homework on ME when I met her. I had directed several music videos for LeAnn Rimes, and she asked about specific shots from a video that LeAnn and I had done exclusively for the European market...we talked about a few ideas, and then started tossing ideas back and forth while shooting in her dressing room, and then exploring the spaces in the hallways + rooms just outside. I followed her to soundcheck, where, much like Springsteen, she went through her entire set, choreographing where she would be on stage at any given moment, where she would be looking, etc. Afterwards, we picked up where we left off, trying different ideas, etc until it was time for her to get ready to go onstage.
To no one's surprise I'm sure, she is one of the most creative artists I've ever met - as well as one of the the most focused and driven.
One of my favorite all time sessions. "