Early in my photography career when I was living in St. Petersburg, Florida, back around 2010, I used to teach a lot of photography lessons because DSLR cameras were just starting to be bought and used by non-pro-photographers, i.e. enthusiasts and hobbyists, and who the heck could figure out how to use something with a dozen buttons on it? So a couple times a week I’d spent 2 hours with someone walking the streets of St. Pete teaching them my 5-stop process for shooting in manual mode while finding interesting things to make photos of.
Visiting the New Mexico Legal Group with mobile photo studio setup
On a rainy morning I visited the New Mexico Legal Group office in Albuquerque, New Mexico to make headshots for some of lawyers and team members after having first photographed McKenzie here at the JCP Home Studio. Her coworkers saw her headshot and having liked it, hired me to come make headshots for six more people. The rain thwarted making a group photo outside, so I look forward to seeing everyone at the NMLG team again soon for another fun photo shoot. Thank you Fairuza, McKenzie, and everyone else at NMLG for choosing me as your team headshot photographer!
Dogs for social media marketing photos in Albuquerque New Mexico
Returning client Miguel of El Paisano Supermarket whom I have done several food photography shoots for in the past, had a very different photo shoot idea in mind this time. He wanted social media marketing photos of his French Bulldogs made on a colorful orange background. You do not need to do much besides feature a tiny French Bulldog puppy to make an attention grabbing social media photo, but putting her in a dog “Dogs Rulle” dog food bowl and then having the other two dogs pose with books and glasses for props while wearing sweaters, and now Miguel has a lot of high impact photo content to use on social media. Thank you Miguel for continuing to choose me as your photographer!
Jessica really likes monster trucks, in particular Grave Digger, and that means whenever Monster Jam comes to town, we go. This time I brought my telephoto lens with me to capture some of the big tire, big air action! They mixed up the event format for the better in my view, getting rid of the ATV race with a motorcycle stunt jumping demonstration. It was my first time seeing that kind of thing in person and those pro riders make soaring through the air for 5 seconds look so easy! Due to the very small size of the venue here in Albuquerque, it is far from the most impressive Monster Jam freestyle competition, but Grave Digger did pull off an impressive nollie (see above) and that really got the crowd electrified.
It was great working with new client Crown Jewels and Coin here at the JCP Home Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, making a series of photos of Rolex watches that will be featured in their new television commercial! Using a reflective acrylic product background for these shots, and my Sony 90mm f/2.8 macro lens, we put the watches in various positions and I even suggested having a hand model type shot. This was easily my most valuable product photography shoot to date!
High impact lawyer headshots in Albuquerque going on a billboard
More and more lawyers and attorneys in Albuquerque are choosing Jason Collin Photography for headshots because I welcome creative input from the clients, and create headshots that match their vision, and when needed or wanted, I offer my own creative ideas to help make high impact headshots. Such was the case with lawyer Blake Dugger who visited the JCP Home Studio wanting a black background and lighting that was dramatic. So in addition to my usual beauty dish style lighting, I also used butterfly lighting and for the last shot, a single light to have more shadow in the headshot for maximum dramatic visual appeal. Thank you Blake for your ideas and being so great in front of the camera and look for these images on a billboard in New Mexico soon!
Luxury Real Estate Photography on a tight deadline in Albuquerque
This was my first time to work with Nick Caffey of Cottonwood Realty who called me with a short notice request to photograph a luxury real estate listing on La Luz Trail NE right in the very foot of the Sandia Mountains (check out the actual property listing if you are interested). He told me it was going to be a $1.5 million dollar listing, and that he needed it photographed within 3 days! I had a very tight schedule, and was not even in Albuquerque at the time of his text, and was leaving Albuquerque yet again for more out of town photo work 3 days after I got back. However, I was able to make time and get all the photography and drone content done for Nick in time for his listing date (save for twilight shots due to weather). The owners of the house helped make this possible too by having the house ready and looked like it was staged professionally. Thank you Nick for choosing me as your luxury home real estate photographer! I hope this listing sells quickly and I look forward to the next luxury property shoot with you.
