Roods Creek Diner © Leland Bobbé

This diner caught my eye for years while driving west on rt 17 in upstate New York. I thought it would be a great location to shoot a portrait of an unemployed waitress. I knew we would have to cast someone who looked the part and this woman had that depression era look that was perfect. I shot the location for reference and then realized it would be possible to shoot someone in the studio and strip the portrait into the existing shot. We rented the uniform and used the same lens and lit from the same direction as the natural light. By positioning the talent exactly in the right place as if i was actually at the location, I was able to achieve my objective.