Life

Day 5 - Mechanic

We must have talked to this guy about mud drag racing for over 30 minutes. It was so interesting to talk to someone who was so passionate about something that I knew absolutely nothing about. Blessings. Jason

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Day 1 - Camping

A couple images from a recent camping trip... Camped just west of Alexandria... Awesome trip and beautiful weather, even though it actually got down to 26 degrees that night :) Blessings. Jason

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Happy 2010 & Personal Work January :)

I have been thinking about doing this for a while now, and I figured that since the new year is starting it would be a great opportunity to actually go through with it.... So here it is..... Every day in January I will post at least one personal image and share a little bit of the story behind the image.  Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in just going through the day-to-day that it is easy to forget why I got into photography in the first place, which is to be behind the camera. Personal work has a huge effect on all of the other types of work that I do and I notice that as I get away from shooting personal work, I start to get low on creative juices to go into other shoots.

My primary job as a photographer is simply to capture story. I hope that through these images in the next month I can bring you into the story that I hope to constantly seek to find everyday.

This month is just an experiment of sorts for myself, that I would be able to #1 keep up with blogging every day (7 days a week :) & #2 to get out and shoot for myself. I hope that you would check back every couple of days and feel free to leave comments as I would love to hear your thoughts.

Blessings. Jason

LA Photo Road Trip... A couple images of people...

I just wanted to post a couple quick images that I have shot in the last 3 days before leaving this morning (at 6am :). Here are just a couple images of people that we have run across in the last 3 days and hopefully will be many more to come.... Blessings. Jason

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This guy showed me how to play dominoes.... l1002024.jpg Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux

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Baby Aiden

One of my favorite parts about being the photographer is not so much about being behind the camera, but rather being able to be a part of someones life and story. I have been extremely blessed to be good friends with Corine & Beebe Tran in New Orleans, and they have allowed me not only into their home, but also into their story. They have come to be like my extended family in New Orleans... The first shot below was actually a shot that I had in mind to do for the birth of their first child, but just never worked out. Just about a month ago Beebe actually got another tattoo that represents himself, Corine, their two kids, and his brother Mike who passed away this June. For me the shot represents their beautiful story that they have allowed me to be a part of...

Blessings. Jason

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Aiden William Michael Tran

I had the opportunity to be with Corine & Beebe Tran this past week for the birth of their second son. I was honored that they would ask me to photograph the birth and just wanted to share a few. Have a great weekend!

Blessings. Jason

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Out for the weekend...

I just wanted to throw something up quickly as I will be out of town for the rest of the week and will be back in next week. Here are just a couple images from a trip that I just took to NYC.

Blessings. Jason

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M8 Random Shots...

I hadn't posted much personal/random work, so I thought I would just post an interesting collection of images this week. Here are just a couple and a couple of them are even worth writing a little about :) Blessings. Jason

A random guy who had semi-wild horses on the beach when I was in the bahamas....l1020723.jpg Leica M8 | 21mm Summilux

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Some really drunk people in Laguna Beach and Jory Cordy. Jory and I just got finished beating them in doubles ping pong after they had been heckling us & talking smack :) They were more than happy to pose for a picture :)l1020183.jpg Leica M8 - 24mm Summilux

Tim Landry - a local Lafayette Photographer

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My dad and his 13 year old Great Dane (Spyder). Just a little while before he had to put him down...l1017633.jpg Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux

Moving Offices!!!

I just wanted to put up a quick post as we are right in the middle of moving into our new office. I am super excited about the new place and can't wait to share some pictures (the before and after will blow you away)! For the next couple (and last couple) of days we are pretty much living out of boxes, so I may be slightly behind on email from the last week. Thanks again for all of your patience and support in allowing me to take this step forward!

Blessings. Jason

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South/Central California

Just a a couple images from the rest of our trip... Looking forward to getting back in town and sharing some recent weddings! Blessings. Jason

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Portland, OR

Jen and I had the chance to get out of town for a little vacation and will be driving down the west coast for the next couple of days... I hope to post every day or so and will be back in next Friday. I hope that everyone has a great weekend! Happy 4th of July!

Blessings. Jason

A view from the rose gardens...l1019566.jpg Leica M8 | 15mm CV

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Kansas City - Part 2

I just wanted to put up a couple more images from my trip. It was really great to get a break and I feel so refreshed coming into this weekends weddings (even with the lack of sleep from last night's late night critique). Who needs more than 45 minutes of sleep after all? Blessings. Jason

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Jamie actually shot this one with my camera... This is right after the death match between Jason Domingues and myself in racquetball. You can just guess who won :)l1018004.jpg Leica M8 | 15mm CV

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We were waiting in the airport on the way home and they had a fallen soldier who had come in on the flight. It was an extremely somber moment in what is usually the hustle and bustle of the airport. l1018170.jpg Leica M8 | 15mm CV

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Kansas City - Day 1

I am spending a couple days this week visiting my good friend Jason Domingues with Jamie for a much needed break and some R&R. The plan is to shoot a bunch and drink a lot of great coffee :) I am hoping to post a couple images once a day or every other day so make sure to come back for updates. Have a great week! Blessings. Jason

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