Over the weekend I was at the beach, and kept seeing postings on my phone from the "Blessed to have known Dave Freeman" Facebook group which was established in August of 2008. Because Facebook evolved their policies and practices on memorial pages, everyone was receiving the postings in real time, and over 20 people felt compelled to write new stories on the group's wall between yesterday and today. It was strange, though nice, to see all the new postings."You must be hovering Dave," one friend wrote.
One story made me especially smile, written by the Executive Creative Director of the ad agency we used to work at. Here the post:
Dave and i were shooting in New Orleans on the edge of the water. The idea was simple...David LaChappelle will film a model on a rock wearing nothing but silk fabric draping her full body. The only problem the temperature had dropped to 45f, and our girl was not coming out of the Winnebago. I asked David L to flatter her to convince her to come out so we can capture the image. Nope. I called the agency's lawyer to call her agent to convince her to come out and get the shot. No way.
It was Dave Freeman who then had the idea...let's all strip down to our underwear to let her know we were willing to deal with the same elements she was about to endure. I knocked on the door of the Winnebago, and she burst out laughing with what she saw. A minute later, she came out, and we got the shot. This is one of many stories that illustrate Dave Freeman's humanity, compassion and creativity...teaching us all lessons of how to solve problems and to inspire others in unexpected ways. I know I was always in awe of his head and heart. -bill
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