Featured – Brandon Jackson Photography

The Eye (glasses) Have It!

Reaching back into 2020 for this shot of the always lovely Calli Carroll from our shoot at her family’s property in Ashland City. The location is nearly as beautiful as she is and we had some great light as the sun was setting during this particular time. There is a reflector adding some fill here to keep the eyes nice and bright.

Assist: Carmen Bellos

Olympus OMD-EM1 mkII

Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens

1/1000th | F1.4 | iso 200

Near Distance

Rocki gracing the space in front of my lens with this selection from our recent shoot. Her lovely and pensive posing is accented with some color grading and bumped contrast. Great work here, Rocki! Looking forward to shooting with you again soon.

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

Godox AD600 Strobes

24×32″ softbox (camera right)

7″ gridded light above and at camera let)

Savage light gray washed muslin backdrop

1/250 | F 8.0 | iso 100

Grounded

A rare shot of Kevin with his feet on the ground 🙂 . He’s got a great intensity here that belies his very friendly and outgoing nature but, he is an actor ya’ know so I shouldn’t be surprised. Very simple setup here using window light to camera left as the source. The whole room was recently painted white for a movie that had been filmed there so fill light was provided from, well, everywhere. I really like how Kevin’s black wardrobe punches a distinct hole in the midst of this white setting. Can’t oversell how awesome Kevin was to work with. If you get a chance to shoot with him, do it!

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

1/160th | F 2.2 | iso 400

Available (window) light

Denim Demeanor

Rocki bringing her awesome, edgy attitude to the space in front of my camera from our shoot this past weekend. This “decked out in denim” shot really shows off the texture of the denim while Rocki’s eyes just look right through you. While she might appear intense here, Rocki is very easy-going and our session felt light and fun, especially when I fell off the applebox on which I was sitting a couple of times when it didn’t slide underneath me as I moved around. Great working with you, Rocki!

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8

Godox AD600 Strobes

48″ round softbox (camera right)

24×32″ softbox (camera left)

Savage light gray washed muslin backdrop

1/250 | F 5.6 | iso 100

Cuteness Overload!

Watch out for cuteness overload with today’s post. This image from this past weekend’s shoot with Sophia is seriously cute. We caught a lot of great moments during this session but this one really sticks out! I don’t do family sessions very often but getting results like this and having such a great time doing might get me doing more of these 🙂

Assist: Carmen Bellos

Sony A7rIII

Sony 85mm 1.8 lens

Godox AD600 Strobes

30X40 softbox at camera right

48″ parabolic round box behind camera position and to camera left

Savage light gray washed muslin backdrop

More Sense & Movement Promos

A favorite here from my shoot for Sense Movement & Exercise in Cool Springs. Nicole and the models who volunteered for this shoot did an amazing job on that morning and we came away with a lot of compelling images for them to use promote their new business. Such a great client to work with 🙂

Assist: Carmen Bellos
Sony A7rIII
Sony 24-105 lens (@24mm)
1/50th | F4.0 | iso 1600

Lit, But Not “Lit”

Returning to Santa Fe for today’s post with this image of Mecca from our “street shoot” back in 2020. Since Santa Fe’s downtown center area has only short buildings, there is a lot of opportunity to get some great light in early morning and evening. This shot looks “lit” but the light here is just reflecting the the side of a nearby building so no bounce or fill flash here (but it does look like it). Mecca of course makes it easy to get lovely images as she really knows how to work the camera. That’s true for both side of the camera as she is a great photographer herself. You can see her work over at @meccamovinglight

Sony A7rII
Sony 24-105 lens (at 24mm)

Super Intensity

Rene was the “king of intensity” during his time in front of my camera while attending the Santa Fe Workshops back in August. This capture from Eaves Movie Ranch exemplifies Rene’s ability to look right through the viewer creating a very compelling portrait and matching the tone of the surroundings.

Sony A7rIII
Sony 85mm 1.8
1/400 | f3.2 | ISO 200

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