Author Archives: jayeads

just because

Mary has a list of things to accomplish, and a specific summer list, at that.  On her list was to get portraits done, just because, so she sent me a message. Mary recently cut all of her hair off, and really wanted to show that short hair can be pretty… so that was the mission.

While...

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B&W

Film… digital…  I don’t care, I just love black & white photography.  Even a simple photobooth filmstrip holds some sort of nostalgia for me that color just doesn’t.  Classic, melancholy, emotional, it all translates so well in monochrome.  The need for tonal contrast is a great exercise for your eye, also.  Here are some selected...

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a fake conversation with my dermatologist

So I had a random dream last night which included a discussion with my dermatologist about business, and how he got to be so blasted popular.  See, it takes forever to get in for an appointment… subconscious being overactive? Anyway, he fake told me that to be as busy as he is, all someone has...

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DC OneLight with Zack Arias

Zack has been an inspiration for me since 2006, roughly the beginning of of my professional career.  I’ve always been fascinated with music, so music photographers hold a special place in my heart.  Jeremy Cowart, Annie Leibovitz, the late Jim Marshall, and Zack Arias, to name a few music photographers I love, bring two artistic...

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