The Blog of Photographer Jacob Vorpahl.
This is my buddy Nick. You might remember him from such 365 entries as “Flip” and “Serious Face”. Anytime I just can’t find someone else to take a photo for me, he’s willing to step in and… model… for me. Today I wanted to try and stretch myself a little bit and there’s no better subject to photograph than someone who’s willing to let you play around and not get bent out of shape because they percieve you to be wasting their time,
I wanted to try and photograph someone either specifically in their work environment or working and I’ve discovered that this is an area that needs some attention. Nick works in the print shop at my building and, to be honest, there’s nothing really too interesting to photograph down there, so I had to come up with an interesting angle or composition to make it more appealing. This was my best attempt, and while it works, I figure there has to be something better I could have done. Why? Because I’ve seen people like David Hobby do it and I’m bound and determind to get this stuff figured out like he does. Not to mention, how many photographers have been hired to do some photography for a business only to be found in the same situation?
Lighting info: 1 SB800 in a Lumiquest Softbox III (trying to simulate a desk lamp), triggered via CLS and set on manual (either 1/64 or 1/128 if I remember correctly). Exposure set for ambient.
