The backdrop for our April cover is a smoky, dramatic scene. But don't be fooled by the glossy photo illustration. The real backdrop was The City of Columbus' Fire Station 12 on Sullivant Avenue and the shot involved a large crew of Dispatch Magazine staffers and a local drone owner-not to mention approval by many fire chiefs-to make it all happen.
A week and a half before the print deadline of our April issue, Photo Editor Tim Johnson, Art Director Yogesh Chaudhary, Production & Design Director Craig Rusnak, Director of Photography Will Shilling and myself headed down to the station where we met Firefighter Aaron Herron—a source for the drone story—and prepared for an eventful shoot.