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

Jake!
Firefighter & EMT for the What I Wear To Work portrait series.
© Robert D. Jones 2020
For the next 10 consecutive days I’ll be posting my favorite portraits. I sincerely hope that you find them as engaging, moving and revealing as I do.
As a portrait photographer I'm always very grateful when people agree to work with me. 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 when I had the honor of photographing some local Firefighters.
As I was working with Jake 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 quite somber as we all knew exactly what “something” meant.
It was an intense and revealing moment when he 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.
Thanks Jake!
What I Wear To Work https://rdjonesphoto.com/what-i-wear-to-work
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.

Another favorite of Jim for the What I Wear To Work portrait series. This is the clean suit he wears when he grinds carbon fiber to make custom ski boots.
© Robert D. Jones 2019
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.

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!

This is Derrick who's currently moonlighting at LTD Cycleworx as a fit model while he continues to look for a new contract with a Bro-Tour level cycling team. A self-described "complete rider" who can't climb, time trial or sprint Derrick said that while he's "living the dream" working at the shop he hopes his days as a bike racer are not finished.

Dejan works as a geologist as well as being a very talented photographer. We met at a bike race in Boulder.
What do you wear to work?

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

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This is Derrick. Besides working at LTD Cycleworx as a Greeter, Derrick also does some freelance fit modeling for DadJeans.com. Here he is in their latest paint-distressed Jorts!

Here's Stephanie and Jake's homage to American Gothic by Grant Wood.

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.

Stephanie is an Engineer and Paramedic at the Boulder Rural Fire Dept. She's dressed in bunker gear which is what she wears when she goes out on a call.

Rob is a Fire Captain at the Boulder Rural Fire Dept. Here he is in his bunker gear which is what he wears when he goes out on a call.