Hobie for Canoe & Kayak Magazine

In November Canoe & Kayak Magazine assigned me to shoot a portrait of Ken "Hobie" Hoeve at his home in Gypsum, Colorado. Hoeve is the brand manager for Dagger Kayaks and also the weather man at the local television station in Avon, Colorado.

Hoeve is great to work with as he is very media savvy and willing to take direction during a photo shoot. When I arrived he was under the weather and yet willing to do whatever it took to get the photos that I needed for the assignment.

I made use of two SB-800s on lightstands with snoots for this assignment. I also used pocket wizards to trigger them from my Nikon D2Xs. The strobes worked like a charm and I was able to make some nice images of my subject without having to carry bulky studio strobes to the assignment.

Ken was gracious enough to loan me a small step ladder to make the photos since he is over 6ft tall and I on the other hand am vertically challenged. He also had a large number of kayaks at his home that we used to add color to the portrait on a gray fall day.

I would like to thank Ken's wife Brandy for the photo below which gives you an idea of what the set up was like. Thanks for showing my best side Brandy!

(Photo by Brandy Hoeve)