by Jake Garn | Feb 26, 2011 | Collections and Series, Featured, My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
Tonight I realized something about myself… I use words too much. I started working on this image of Samantha and I saw something that wasn’t there. I found a blank sheet of paper and a pen I accidentally stole from the bank and started sketching. All...
by Jake Garn | Feb 25, 2011 | My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
A couple weeks ago Courtney Starr asked if she could use some of my images for a little documentary she was putting together for her college English class titled “Nudity in Photography.” She admits to wishing she knew how to use the technical equipment...
by Jake Garn | Jan 23, 2011 | My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again, photography ‘know it alls’ telling you your photo would be great, if it wasn’t overexposed. Well… congratulations Ansel Adams the Third, it is overexposed. Have you ever sat in the...
by Jake Garn | Jan 20, 2011 | My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
Sometimes I cringe when I refer to my photos as art. I realize the simplicity of photographing the most photographed subject on the planet, beautiful girls, is a bit of a slap in the face to the artists I think really changed the world. Picasso’s Guernica,...
by Jake Garn | Oct 24, 2010 | My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
I was invited to shoot some original creations by Michelle Boucher, a fabulously talented fashion designer and wardrobe stylist, as part of the Art Meets Fashion Event. This presents a great chance to talk a little bit about the role of a photographer in a shoot like...
by Jake Garn | Oct 1, 2010 | Featured, My Photo Philosophy, Whimsical Fashion Photography
Long time readers of my blog will know that earlier this year (an internet year is the equivalent of 20 years in regular life) I made a few posts about trying to break out of a comfort-zone. I was working with some of the most amazing talent in the nation and...