It was kind of unusual that my very first photo shoot since moving to California was an engagement shoot in Big Sur, something I do not specialize in and have not done in a long time. However, Prasanna contacted me and said he liked my work and even though I told him I am not an engagement or wedding photography specialist, he still wanted me as his photographer. I was flattered by that! The weather just worked out, as well as the timing, for getting these candid engagement shots. I now have a go to location for this type of shoot if clients do not have their own preference! Thank you Prasanna for choosing me as your engagement photographer and congratulations!
Change jobs get a new headshot in Albuquerque New Mexico
I first made a headshot for Brett back in 2019 when he was working for a different engineering company. He has since changed jobs and needed a new headshot, and I really appreciate him choosing me once again as his headshot photographer. Furthermore, he brought his wife, Rebecca, this time to get headshots too! We had more formal jacket on headshots and then more business casual style headshots on the shot list for each person. Then as a thank you to Brett and Rebecca, I suggested they get in front of the camera together for a bonus portrait. I really appreciate returning clients who continue to choose me as their photographer. Thank you Brett and Rebecca!
Skip contacted me about making a very special photo for him and his wife. They have the tradition of having a photo made on their anniversary in the same pose, with the same outfits too. This all started with a photo made on a cruise ship! So now about every 5 years they have a new portrait made like that. This is the exact kind of surprise photography shoot I love to have here at Jason Collin Photography. Thank you so much Skip for choosing me as your photographer for thiis special anniversary portrait photo!
Bobby called me up asking if I could do a live photoshoot of him proposing to his girlfriend. I said yes, I could, and I have actually done this very thing before back on a beach in Florida. Now there are a lot of variables that go into any outside, on location photoshoot, and even more for a live shoot. Luckily, with as much preparation and planning as we could do beforehand, everything worked well for the live shoot! I casually pretended to be photographing the mountains while Bobby put bowties on the dogs and got the ring out.
I met Heather at a marketing seminar put on by good friend Roger of Beacon Marketing. She contacted me about having headshots made, but for couples, and that she really liked the black background of some of my other headshots. The black background is getting very popular with clients! She owns W2 Welding with Cameron. When photographing a couple who work together and have a personal relationship, I try to portray both in a single photo. That means having some physical contact, but keeping the pose looking a bit formal and with a touch of, "we get things done, together!" I think we were successful in conveying that with the photos we made in the JCP Home Studio here in Albuquerque, New Mexico!
My very last photo shoot in Tampa Bay was a James Bond themed portrait session with former photography student Nicole and her husband, and thanks to Dimmitt Automotive, an Aston Martin too! It was a great way to conclude my first 6 years of formally being a professional photographer in that area.
