Fritz Nordengren

Documentary Storyteller and Photojournalist

Tag: Iowa State university

  • Cafe Studio 2020

    Cafe Studio 2020

    A single frame: Why and how I captured this shot

    Shooting a portrait for a magazine cover, I had just set and tested the lights. The studio for the day was a closed-campus cafe. As a cafe, the high ceilings and a bank of floor-to-ceiling windows offered a great midday atmosphere.

    But the direct sun was too harsh for a photo shoot.

    I walked to lower the blinds to darken the room as clouds covered the sun. I looked back at the set. The softened light through the windows now was perfect. So I killed the studio strobe remote and shot natural light.

    I streamed the session to an iPad where the art director and editor could see images as they happened.

    See more of my editorial work in my portfolio.

    Details: Canon 5d MK4, 85mm