We first took him to this garage that I had had my eye on for some time. I knew I wanted to photograph someone in front of it’s crooked door, and who better than a teenage boy! Once we heard the rumbling of thunder we ducked into the local library and decided to try and get some shots in there. We had him pick out some books that he’d read in high school (and elementary) that he really liked, and then we asked him if he minded singing in the rain. He was a good sport and said he got his workout for the day jumping all around. Lastly, we noticed this used instrument store so we got some simple, more portrait style images, in front of their windows. Being a thespian and a musician this photo session totally summed up Ben, and in the end the rain really worked for us!

We shot using a Canon 5D mark ii, with an 85mm 1.8, and a 17-40mm 4.0. We also used a few gels and leaves lying around to add to the look!

Tuco Topo Photography