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Father Daughter Story with Rick Folten

December 3, 2013


Recently I had the honor to shoot a themed photo session with actor Rick Folten. You might not know his name, but you will recognize his face when you see him. He has appeared in over 250 commercials, numerous films, and a few TV series. When Rick first called me to book a full modeling session he asked what kind of idea I had for his session. I told him that I was impressed and touched by his Abbott commercial – Father Daughter Promise. His good father image is deeply inside my head. I said, “why don’t we shoot a father daughter themed story and I will come up with a script.” He liked the idea and told me that he just happened to know a girl whom could play his daughter.

I drafted out a script for Rick and we worked on fine-tuning it together. Originally I planned to shoot Rick and his daughter Sarah entering a farmer’s market. Fun things could include daddy showing his little girl how to pick out good veggies and fruits, Sarah showing her bargain skills, Rick and Sarah sharing food, and then they walk out of the farmer’s market. Rick had a really good idea about setting up a conflict in the middle of the story. Almost every novel, movie, or TV series uses this trend.

On the actual day of our shoot, there was no farmer’s market because it was too cold. We had to change our script. One key attribute as a photographer is to be flexible on the set and come up with alternate plans. Rick as an experienced actor, is fast at adapting to changes as well. We quickly found a breakfast shop in Liberty downtown. Rick grabbed some coffee and muffin. We shot our first scene of father and daughter chatting and having breakfast on the street.  The second part is where the conflicts begins. Sarah really wanted to go to her friend’s house to spend the night, but Rick does not approve. They got into an argument, used smart phone to communicate for a little bit, and finally stopped talking to each other altogether. In my original script, I listed out all the props such as smart phone, newspaper, food, etc. We were lucky to find a newspaper stand on the street that morning. Props like smart phone and newspaper  really adds some texture to the father daughter “cold war”.

Of course, the story ends with a happy ending. I remembered this real cute phone booth and think it would be a perfect spot for Rick and Sarah to make up. The two texted each other to initiate a conversation. They worked out a “deal” and finally Rick let Sarah go. I love that picture of Rick hugging Sarah at the end of the story.

Rick is a father of 4 in real life. His kids are all grown up and his daughter is studying abroad in Paris! That’s why he pulled Sarah, a family friend to play his daughter. Stay tuned for another story focusing on Rick’s professional acting and modeling career.
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Bokeh Story Photos Fall Photoshoot with Rick Folten
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8 Comments
    Mary Peterson-Cook Dec 04, 2013

    Lai this is amazing! I love how you thought this whole story out, it’s literally a movie without words! I bet he was very pleased with the results.

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      Bokeh Story Photos Dec 12, 2013

      Thank you Mary! The planning process was longer than the shooting. Shooting this photo session is like shooting a movie. Editing too. I tried to just use pictures in the blog post to show the whole story and only mentioned a little bit behind the scene details in this post.

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    Keely Julson Dec 06, 2013

    This is awesome! These really show how much work you put into this and how much you love your job 🙂

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      Bokeh Story Photos Dec 12, 2013

      Thanks Keely! I really enjoy writing scripts and telling stories through my photography.

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    Jamie Dec 06, 2013

    Fun concept! 😀 They are beautiful as well!

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      Bokeh Story Photos Dec 06, 2013

      Thanks Jamie!

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    Layla Jan 19, 2014

    I just saw Rick in “Pawn’s Move” and I wanted to see his other works.
    He is a very handsome man.

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