Jake Garn Photography

Commercial, Beauty, Fashion & Portrait Photographer

Photography Portfolio

Professional Photography in Salt Lake City, UT

Photographer specializing in Beauty | Fashion | Modeling | Boudoir | Commercial

Jake Garn excels at working with people at all experience levels. If you’re looking for a personal shoot it doesn’t matter if you’ve never shot before, are a seasoned model we’ll work together to make this shoot creative, fun, and personal. If you have a commercial project in mind we’d be happy to offer a photography quote.

Digital Photography Retouching

From simple to complex edits, Jake Garn performs all the retouching to make your images sing!

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Online Photography Workshops

Learn the 48-creative techniques I use on photography shoots of all kinds from the camera, posing, composition, and light. Home of the Shoot for Love Photography Challenge!

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Digital Photography Guide

I crammed as much introductory knowledge into this book as possible along with hundreds of images by Jake Garn as examples and inspiration to give your next shoot a creative boost! Only $20!

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Shooting for Love in 2018

by Jake Garn | July 3, 2018 | Featured, Whimsical Fashion Photography | 0 Comments

I still shoot for love! Yes, I shoot for money too, but shooting for love is a way to connect artistically to another person in a way that I enjoy thoroughly. Here is some art I've had the pleasure to create with amazing models in the first part of 2018. Enjoy!...

When a shoot turns magic

by Jake Garn | August 19, 2014 | Featured, Stories from the Shoots, Whimsical Fashion Photography | 0 Comments

There is a small turn off of Highway 89 in Fruit Heights, it doesn't lead to anything but a non-descript meadow with patches of trees. I parked my car on the dirt road and wandered less than 100 yards. That is where all of these photos were taken, in one spot, in one...

Synchronicity

by Jake Garn | April 1, 2014 | Featured | 1 Comment

"Synchronicities are expressions of the dreamlike nature of reality." I'm learning that the world is not what I here-to-fore believed. There are clues that have led me to this new way of looking things. Coincidence has always existed in my life, but sometimes the...

Cherry blossoms and Daylight

by Jake Garn | May 1, 2013 | Featured | 4 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve had the opportunity to shoot Sarah, this time we drove up north to find what something worth shooting. I think it was a success.

Selling Stock

by Jake Garn | April 25, 2013 | Featured, Photography by Jake Garn | 1 Comment

I just prepared a short post on how I've found a market for some of my past images for members of the online photography workshop at www.shootforlove.com. In the meantime here are some of my favorite book covers featuring my photography. [gallery link="file"...

Reflections on Shoot For Love

by Jake Garn | April 18, 2013 | Featured | 0 Comments

I have been spending a lot of time on the Shoot for Love project lately and haven't been shooting much, ironically enough. If you'd like to participate in the latest assignment at Shoot for Love visit - http://shootforlove.com/creative-reflections/ My friend Ryan...

Time is up featuring Joshua Delagarza (video)

by Jake Garn | February 12, 2013 | Featured, Whimsical Fashion Photography | 4 Comments

Filmed this in a single afternoon in a moving location, the van. It's a blast filming this way, spontaneously, almost waiting for life to show you what it wants to show you. Directed, written and edited by Joshua Delagarza. Filmed by Jake Garn. Featuring Joshua...

A foggy day (featuring Natalie Wall)

by Jake Garn | January 31, 2013 | Featured, Test Shoots, Whimsical Fashion Photography | 5 Comments

My first shoot with Natalie Wall was perfect. She sent me a message early one foggy morning and asked if I wanted to shoot in the fog... it was an easy yes! This is what we came up with. 🙂

Photography Class by Jake Garn

by Jake Garn | January 31, 2013 | Featured | 1 Comment

Photography class this Saturday, recorded live in Centerville Utah (just north of Salt Lake City). If you would like to attend this fantastic class about where and how I find my ideas and the five steps you can use in your own work then you won't want to miss it!...

Winter Solstice

by Jake Garn | December 27, 2012 | Collections and Series, Featured, Photography by Jake Garn | 2 Comments

If you follow me on instagram (@jakegarn) then you may already be familiar with the how much time I've been spending on what I affectionately call Crystal Mountain. This time, on December 21, 2012, I went up the mountain alone with just a notebook and my Canon 5D...

Freelance Commercial Photographer

Digital imaging from conception, booking, lighting to retouching. Ability to call on a network of models, photography studios, hair stylists, body painters, fashion designers and makeup artists. Available for travel.

Genre Specialties: Whimsical Fashion, High Budoir, and High-End Beauty.

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Boudoir Photography

We can shoot inside the studio, shoot at your place, a hotel, or outside. We professionally, and meticulously retouch the best images to your discretion. $600 and up for a Regular session. (Mini-sessions are offered, feel free to ask!)

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Editorial Photographer for Hire

If you need magazine quality content featuring your product, your talents or if you have a publication and you’re looking for fresh American faces to feature then let’s talk! Jake Garn is published internationally and makes for eye-catching content.

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