Graduation Day – Congratulations Jenica

On Monday June 14th our daughter Jenica graduated from The University of Oregon, “Congratulations,” with a BS in Journalism. We were there to watch and take a few photographs of her during and after her graduation ceremony. Post processing was done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Here is a shot from grad day.

Jenica's Graduation from University of Oregon

J Jacobson Photography, Portland, Oregon

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19 June

Lifestyle Photo Shoot

On Wednesday June 9th we photographed Jenifer who graduated from PCC on Friday the 11th “Congratulations!” in our Tigard studio. Jenifer brought her sisters with her and did great in her photo session. Her sisters even join her is a few of the photographs there was lots of laughing making for a very fun shoot. Post processing was done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Here are a few shots from her photo session.

J Jacobson Photography, Portland, Oregon

Poster: James. Category: In Studio,Lifestyle Photographer.
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19 June

Lifestyle Photo Shoot

On Tuesday May 11th we photographed Eva a local singer in our Tigard studio. Eva did great in her photo session making it easy to capture and make wonder images for her. Post processing was done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Here are a few shots from her photo session.

Evashia Irene

50mm, 1/200/sec, f/8, iso200

Evashia Irene

85mm, 1/250/sec, f/8, iso200

Evashia Irene

32mm, 1/200/sec, f/8, iso200

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21 May

Lifestyle Photo Session

On Saturday March 20th we photographed Katherine and Jeremy at Waterfront Park downtown Portland. We took advantage of the cherry blossoms, the Steel Bridge and the park to make some beautiful images that afternoon. Post processing done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and I added the frames with OnOne Software’s Photoframe 4.5. Here are a couple shots from the session.

Katherine and Jeremy

55mm, 1/160sec, f/5.6, iso200

Katherine and Jeremy

45mm, 1/1250sec, f/2.8, iso200

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2 April

Engagement Photo Session

On Saturday March 6th we did an engagement photo session for Ashley and Michael at Summer Lake Park in Tigard. We had fun even had a few laughs and made some beautiful images as we walked around the park late that afternoon. Post processing done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and I added the frames with OnOne Software’s Photoframe 4.5. Here are a couple shots from the session.

Ashlee Taylor and Michael Blessing

35mm, 1/400sec, f/3.5, iso400

Ashlee Taylor and Michael Blessing

24mm, 1/800sec, f/3.5, iso400

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2 April

2jazzguitars Client Shoot

On Friday February 19th the jazz duo 2jazzguitars, Barry Glick and Jim Putman, came in for a photo session. We had some fun, a few laughs and made a nice selection of images as they played a few licks and posed for the camera. Post processing done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop I added the frame with OnOne Software’s Photoframe 4.5. Here is one of the outtakes from the shoot.

2jazzguitars Photo Session

48mm, 1/200sec, f/10, iso 200

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20 February

Family Portrait Session

The Prettyman Family came in for a family portrait session we had a blast and the family warmed up to the camera quickly. Shooting tethered helped as they got to see the results right away. I used Alien Bees for main and fill the background lights were Nikon SB800s. Post processing done with Photoshop CS4 and Nik Software’s Color Efex Pro.

The Prettyman Family

55mm, 1/250sec, f/5.6, iso 200

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24 December

Fun Family Photographs

We did some fun family photographs a couple weeks ago with our daughter Jenica and our son’s girlfriend Melanie. I used two Alien Bees flashes in front (main and fill) and a Nikon SB800 for hair light and a second Nikon SB800 to light the background. Post processing was done with Photoshop CS4 and Topaz Lab’s Adjust.

Jenica and Melanie

85mm, 1/250sec, f/7.1, iso 200

Melanie

35mm, 1/250sec, f/7.1, iso 200

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24 December

Bat Mitzvah Photo Shoot

We photographed Dina in advance of her Bat Mitzvah. Dina and her mom came to our studio on Saturday the 10th to make photos for use at her Bat Mitzvah which we will be covering for them. Dina was great in front of the camera and we were easily able to capture the looks she wanted. Here is one of many fun photos we make that day.

Dina

Dina

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19 October

New Model Portfolio Shoot

We photographed Carissa, a new model, yesterday (October 7, 2009) she is just starting out and wow what a wonderful job she did. Here is one of the images we made of her.

Carissa

Model Carissa

J Jacobson Photography,  Portland, Oregon

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8 October