5 Reasons Why You Need Professional Photography for Your Airbnb, VRBO, and Vacation Rental Property
If you own an Airbnb, VRBO, or vacation rental property in the Monterey Peninsula—whether in Pebble Beach, Carmel, Big Sur, Pacific Grove, or Seaside—you already know how competitive the market is. Guests are scrolling through dozens of listings at once, and first impressions are everything. That’s where professional photography makes all the difference.
5 Reasons Why You Need a Modern Professional Headshot
If you’re in Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, Pebble Beach or Seaside, and you haven’t updated your headshot in a few years—or ever—it might be time to invest in a modern professional headshot. Whether you're advancing your career, building your personal brand, or launching a new business, a high-quality headshot is more important now than ever. Here are five reasons why getting a professional headshot is one of the smartest and most impactful things you can do.
Always interesting to think and talk about photography
I was contacted by Bold Journey to share some of my thoughts about different aspects of becoming and being a professional photographer. Like, how does one get the confidence to be a professional photographer? What qualities are the most important to develop? It was a fun challenge to think on these questions and answer them in some detail. Thank you to the team at Bold Journey for this opportunity!
Photography is a gift that lasts all year & beyond!
Give a unique gift this holiday season! Jason Collin Photography is offering gift certificates for any of its New Mexico photography services and fine art prints. You will be emailed a PDF gift certificate that can be printed out and wrapped up!
Thank you for making 2021 the best year ever for Jason Collin Photography
I am very fortunate to be able to say 2021 was the best year ever, by far, for Jason Collin Photography. Thank you so much to all the new clients in 2021, and a really big thank you to all the returning clients in 2021. I truly appreciate you choosing me as your photographer and drone pilot! For 2022 I have an all new, more capable drone (DJI Mavic 3 Cine) to produce even better aerial drone photos and video, and for photography clients, new lenses and improved editing techniques will make photos in 2022 better than ever.
Well, somehow I have made it 12 years as a full-time professional photographer. Like most businesses, it has not been a smooth, linear progression going ever upward, but rather a roller coaster. Jason Collin Photography as an official licensed business started in June 2009. However, I was first paid for photography in 2008 when I still lived in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, having returned to Florida, circumstances convinced me I needed to create my own job, and I made the bold leap into being a full-time photographer immediately, no keeping a part-time job or anything.
Thank you for all your support of my local small business in ABQ
Well, I bet for pretty much everyone 2020 did not go even as remotely as planned. I feel incredibly lucky to be the type of photographer that was only minimally impacted. Photographing events & conferences was only about 15% of my business in 2019. Much of my work is rural land real estate which is out in the middle of nowhere and drone work of course does not require getting close to people or being in an enclosed space. In fact, thanks to all my great repeat clients, and fantastic new clients in 2020, I feel very fortunate indeed. Thank you everyone for supporting a local small business owner, and know my philosophy remains as always to try and top the last shoot I did, the last drone flight I did, to continue to bring better and better photos and drone video to my clients in a Covid-19 safe way. I look forward to seeing my business networking friends sometime soon in 2021!
