Custom Home Shoot

Hey guys,
Last fall I had the opportunity to go do a full interior photography shoot for Montclaire Custom Homes. Aynsley and I trucked up to the house, and went to town shooting and lighting almost every room of the house for about eight hours. This is a lot of fun for me, as each room is like a puzzle needing to be unlocked. You have to figure out just the right composition, styling, and of course lighting that accents everything while still having a natural feel. After doing several of these, I have great respect for the hardcore magazine home shooters. But anyways, I'd like to give some insight on how these go down, it may just help someone out. I've found you just have to come into a room, and watch how the light works in there. You want to try and use the natural light to work for you, and just accent it and fill in details where it might not reach. Now to do this is certainly easier said than done, and I am definitely still learning. However, I must say having your camera tethered to a laptop for instant proofing certainly helps the process along. And having an assistant to bounce ideas off of (she's quite stylish as well) is fantastic. If you are interested in this kind of thing, see where the light is coming from, and try to guess where I put lights, and how I did them. I will definitely tell you if you ask. Take it easy,
-jason

Caroline and Thomas

So Aynsley's sister got engaged a couple weeks ago, and I was there along with her sisters to capture the actual proposal. Thomas sent her on a scavenger hunt for a few hours, with everything ending at the Cottonwood Arena in Highland Village. Obviously, she said yes.

Adenworks Imagery

This is some recent work I did for Adenworks, Ltd., which is a wholesale importer of rustic teak furniture from Thailand. This stuff is pretty cool, as teak is weather and timeproof, termites don't like to eat it, etc. Most of the parts for the furniture come from wagon wheels, fence posts and things from up to a century ago. My wonderful girlfriend just happens to be the designer for a majority of these pieces, just so you know. Way cool. So anyways, here is the work, let me know what you think.

A Suit for Mr. Valentine

Suiting Up


The Digs


Definitely Cool



A while back, our company had a day where we volunteered at a Cancer Center in Fort Worth. It was beautiful, as we had the chance to buy Christmas gifts for people who had little or nothing. I felt so privileged and blessed to be a part of such an event, I definitely think we are placed here to serve those less fortunate. So, I heard the story of a man, Mike Valentine, who had gotten a new suit. He has had a tumor for quite some time, and it had been inflamed by doctors who put iodine in it. Since he had had this tumor, money had become much tighter, and he hadn't been able to buy a suit in several years. That's why when our editors saw his story and his request for a suit, they knew what they had to do. Mike teared up when he saw the Men's Wearhouse bag.

I took the opportunity to hang out with him wearing his new suit. Since he is a minister, I wanted to ride along for his first Sunday in the new digs. What a blessing. He was so thankful and a great man to talk to. I'm glad that I finally took a chance to put these up, I have taken too long as always. Anyways, enjoy!
-jk-

Church

This is from the church I was at with Mr. Valentine. They are a bit charismatic. I had a blast

50 Influential Fort Worthians

John Avila


Marty Leonard


Steve Murrin, "The mayor" of The Stockyards


Eric Fox with Lockheed Martin. If you look closely at his boots, you can see the Lockheed logo on them.


Rosie Moncrief feeds her cat Meddler, before a photo session with husband and Fort Worth mayor Mike.


Fort Worth councilmember Wendy Davis.

Hey guys,
I spent quite a bit of time last fall shooting for our 50 Most Powerful story for the December issue. It basically detailed 50 of the most influential folks in the Fort Worth area. I shot about 23 of them, and these are some of my favorites. Disfrutan!

Armed Forces Bowl

Hello all,
I went and shot the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl yesterday. California beat Air Force 42-36. It was way cool, as it has been entirely too long since I've been out to shoot a football game. Its very therapeutic, as I had no deadlines to meet and just could shoot for myself. With any luck the magazine can use the stock, or maybe even in the next issue. I have to at least try. Thanks so much for checking in, I will try to post more soon. It has just been so darn crazy around here, I know everybody can feel me on that. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
-jk-