Two Photographers in the new YDS Studio in Albuquerque

September 21, 2022 in Photo Story, Commercial

A new studio in ABQ with a friendly owner and cool equipment!

Through the photographer’s grapevine, I heard of a new studio opening up in the Nob Hill area of Albuquerque. The owner, Campbell, invited me to come check out YDS Studio for a personal tour. Campbell was so friendly and the studio space was so great, I used my own money to book it for two hours for me and another photographer friend, Tiffani, to go try out and basically just have fun in with all the different photography options only a bigger studio like YDS can provide. We started out with some headshot style photos of Tiffani showing her my usual setup. From there we got out the gels and chairs, as seen here, both orange for some personal branding photography. We finished with actually jumping around the studio! It was a great time getting to use the YDS Studio space and to be able to get creative with a friend in the studio, without the pressure of working with a client. I have already since used YDS Studio for a client and am now offering it as an option in addition to the JCP Home Studio. Thank you Campbell for having such a great space for photographers to use, and to Tiffani for being so great in front of the camera, and showing her photographer skills by actually getting a halfway decent photo or two of me!

Cannabis as Art Commercial Marijuana Product Photography in Albuquerque New Mexico

September 15, 2022 in Commercial

Adapting on location to get professional product shots of cannabis in ABQ

You might be surprised how often I have no idea what type of photography situation I will be getting into upon arriving at a client’s location. That’s one of the things that makes a pro photographer a pro, is being able to get good results in any conditions, changing conditions, and challenging conditions. Such was the case with Ironfist Cannabis, where we started out shooting right where the cannabis plants themselves were growing, but had to pivot to trimming the tops off and using a studio background and off camera lighting setup to get the results you see here. This also taught me that I cannot again shoot indoors on location at such a place as the odor from the plants lingers to this day still in some of my photo gear! Thank you to Javier for helping with the shoot on site. This was also the first chance to use my new snoot to really focus the light only on part of the plants. You can see the simple but effective setup below in a BTS shot.

Professional Auction Car Photography for RM Sothebys with a 1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith in Albuquerque New Mexico

September 08, 2022 in Cars

A morning photographing a special Rolls-Royce in New Mexico

A representative from RM Sotheby’s called me up about photographing this majestic 1953 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith in nearby Sandia Park, New Mexico. I am always excited to have the opportunity to photograph special cars like this Rolls-Royce. It even had quite a history, as it was originally in Canada and in 1957 when Prince Phillip visited the Canada for the celebration of its independence, he rode in this very car! There is a plaque on the dash to commemorate this even. I found this car very striking from the outside with its sweeping wheel well design and of course the always impressive front grill that is the hallmark of all Rolls-Royce vehicles to this day. Using the Sony 50mm f/1.2 GM lens, the magic properties of that lens along with the striking pose of theSpirit of Ecstasy combined for incredible detail shots of this storied vehicle. Thank you to the owners for the interesting conversation while shooting, and to RM Sotheby’s for the opportunity to spend time with the history of this Rolls-Royce!

Teen Actor Model Portfolio Photo Shoot in Albuquerque with Tatiana

August 23, 2022 in Commercial

Both actor and model portfolio shots in one shoot in Albuquerque

Actors and models looking for modern, creative headshots are choosing Jason Collin Photography more and more because of the wide variety of photos made in a relatively short shoot. Such was the case when Tatiana visited the JCP Home Studio and in just about a 30 minute photo shoot, I was able to make numerous actor headshots and head-to-toe model portfolio photos for her. Since I offer tethered shooting for in studio, being able to see her photos live on a big screen helped us get the exact right expressions and looks she wanted without the need for an inconvenient proofing gallery. I like to offer everything live to clients, so they can see the results instantly as we are shooting. Great job in front of the camera Tatiana and thank you for choosing me as both your actor headshot photographer and model portfolio shoot photographer!

Personal Branding Photography for Yoga Instructors with Ashlyn

August 16, 2022 in Commercial

High impact personal branding photography for a yoga instructor in ABQ

Ashlyn of Inner Woven Wellness met me at The Remedy Day Spa (another recent client) for a personal branding photography session that ranged from in the yoga studio to in the spa itself producing some of the best photos I have ever made for any client. It was a true team effort with Ashlyn certainly holding some yoga poses a bit longer than she would normally so I could get the lighting and composition of the personal branding photos just right. I think the results speak for themselves! Ashlyn was a star in front of the camera, and spa was an excellent background. Thank you to Ashlyn for choosing me as your personal branding photographer and to Mandy for letting us use The Remedy Day Spa!

Book Cover Photography in Albuquerque New Mexico with Sonja Dewing

August 15, 2022 in Commercial

Book Cover Photo Shoot in Albuquerque with an author friend

When local Albuquerque author and friend Sonja Dewing contacted me last week about needing some book cover photos for her, to be written the upcoming weekend, memoir, I was glad I had a last minute spot left in my schedule for the week. There were two concepts for the book cover, one using just some of her items from her time in service (like dog tags, etc) and then one with her holding some of these items. We made the lay flat image first using one of my new Duo Boards with a faux (but hyperrealistic) wood background. Then we made the photo with Sonja on a white seamless background with some of those items in her hand and on her person in various ways (check out the BTS shot below). Over the weekend she chose to go with the items on the wood background for the actual book cover photo. I think the final result turned out great!

Monastery Icons Product Photography in Albuquerque New Mexico

August 10, 2022 in Commercial

Accurate color with no glare for product photography in Albuquerque

The variety of products I have photographed this year at the JCP Home Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico continues to grow with the addition of these religious icons made at a nearby monastery in the east mountains. Father Seraphim along with the actual artist from the monastery who painted the icons, assisted in the shoot (see the BTS below). I was shooting tethered so they could see the photos live as they took them to make sure there was no glare and that the colors were being represented accurately. Other than needing a bit of contrast adjustment, the results made right in camera were very accurate to the icons themselves. As usual, it was a great team effort on this product photography photo shoot and once we got things dialed in, in less than an hour I photographed more than 18 icons. Thank you Father Seraphim for choosing me as your photographer!