I met Anthony at his office in the Financial District on an unseasonably warm afternoon, with a cold front supposedly on its way that would drop temperatures thirty degrees by nightfall. That meant wind — and as I set up lights and backdrop, the whole building was audibly swaying and creaking. I looked around, mildly alarmed, more than once. "It's fine, it does this all the time," Anthony assured me, right up until a genuinely new pop and creak made even him pause: "Okay... that's new. Never heard that before. But it's fine." It was, in fact, fine. Ninety minutes and several looks later, we had Anthony's headshots locked in, plus a bonus end-of-shoot photo with his boyfriend, Josh. New personal fact learned: buildings pop when the wind bends them too far. Also confirmed: great photos, structurally sound office tower, both mothers pleased.
