Pat Ricchiuti of P-R Farms

Clovis farmer Pat Ricchiuti of P-R Farms stands in an orchard in Clovis where workers were harvesting early peaches Friday, May 17, 2013. Ag labor for farmers may be affected by upcoming senate legislation on immigration.

Today I photographed Pat Ricchiuti of P-R Farms in Clovis for McClatchy News Services. I had planned to do the shoot with lighting gear the day before and called Pat to make sure we were still on and to get some details on where to meet. I set up in a peach orchard by 8:45 a.m. for the 9 a.m. shoot. Pat was really gracious with his time and even though I felt I had what I needed he offered to take me to an olive orchard as well. Sure, why not? I thought. So we spent another 30 minutes or so taking those photos which gave us plenty of options for the article and helped me get some valuable time working with remote lighting in a place with no electrical outlets.