I recently had a fun day
taking still images for
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| Stephen Skeel and Michael Ayjian of 7 Wonders Cinema |
7 Wonders Cinema
was in Philadelphia filming for Expedia.
They asked me to take behind the scene images
documenting the filming process.
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| Filming at Eastern State Penitentiary |
The morning started early at
Eastern State Penitentiary.
It was a great location
and fascinating for me to watch them at work.
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| Always Carrying Gear |
As their photographer,
I was also able to see some locations
not open to the general public.
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| Filming the Philadelphia Sky Line from the Penitentiary Guard Tower |
Next up was filming at
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| City Tavern, Philadelphia, PA |
City Tavern was a hotspot
for Colonial Americans.
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| Franklin and Jefferson Arrive for Lunch |
Today, it serves 18th Century cuisine
with costumed wait staff to give
you the full Colonial experience.
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| Filming A Colonial Toast |
And just like in the 1700s
you might see
Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson
dining at one of the tables.
On this day the two were also there for the filming.
But the tourists coming for lunch
wanted to take a peek too.
That made for interesting filming.
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| Stephen Skeel and Michael Ayjian of 7 Wonders Cinema with Thomas Jefferson (Steven Edenbo) and Ben Franklin (Bill Ochester) |
Be sure to check out
these sites for more info
about the people in today's blog post.
More images from this set are here.









