Category Finalist 2010: Culture

Toby Caughron

In November 2009 I was hired to shoot skateboard legend Duane Peters for a feature in Rebel Ink Magazine. Since the feature was mostly meant to highlight Duane’s tattoo collection, I spent most of the time shooting portraits and close-ups of his tattoos. we shot at a few different locations in downtown Los Angeles and Duane was following the crew in his ‘79 chevy conversion van.

While setting up for the last shot, Duane was waiting in his van for me to give him the OK. Once the lighting was set up, I went to tell Duane we were ready. This was the first time I saw the inside of the van when I realized this was the ‘money shot’. I quickly rearranged my lighting that was set up outside the van and snapped off a few shots. Duane didn’t have time to rearrange anything or clean up so this was exactly how it looked on a daily basis. Even though the magazine didn’t run this photo, it was my favorite from the shoot because I felt like it captured the true Duane Peters in his natural environment.

PHOTO INFO

Photographer: Toby Caughron
Athlete: Duane Peters
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

TECHNICAL INFO

Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
ISO: 50
F-Stop: f 10.0
Shutter Speed: 1/125