What I Wear To Work

Jim!
He’s in the clean suit he wears when he fabricates custom carbon fiber ski boots.
© Robert D. Jones 2020
Day 2 featuring my favorite portraits. I sincerely hope that you find them as engaging, moving and revealing as I do.
Thanks Jim!
The What I Wear To Work portrait series was inspired by the interesting and unique outfits that some people wear when they work. Everyone was photographed against the same background with standardized lighting so that their personality, pose and outfit would tell the story of what they do.
What I Wear To Work https://rdjonesphoto.com/what-i-wear-to-work

Here's Gram helping Pa get ready for his portrait for the "What I Wear To Work" series. Bonus points if you can guess what Pa does!
If you wear something interesting to work or knows someone who does I'd love to include you in the series. Get in touch and we'll make it happen!

Check out what Derrick wears to work on the "What I Wear To Work" page

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As a portrait photographer I'm always very grateful when people agree to work with me and I do my best to honor them by creating images that reveal something unique about their personality. One of the most powerful moments I've ever had behind the lens happened late last year when I had the honor of photographing some local Firefighters.
As I was working with Jake who's a Firefighter & EMT at the Boulder Rural Fire Department one of his colleagues noticed that he had a flag in the inside pocket of his bunker jacket. The flag was folded in the "13-Fold" pattern so we immediately knew it had special meaning. Jake explained to us that wrapped inside the flag were "goodbye letters to his family in case something happened". The mood became a bit somber as we all knew what "something" meant.
It was an intense and revealing moment when Jake raised the flag to his heart and looked directly into the camera and into me at the same time. I could feel the sincere, powerful connection and it was truly quite moving.