Jason Christopher, LA Commercial & Fashion Photographer Bio

I am showing you guys this shot because I can’t stress enough how important it is to NOT get hung up on “the rules.”   It’s good that you all want to know what lens I used, how many lights, f stop etc., however the TRUTH is that I could light a shot with a friggin flashlight and if the expression, or action is CAPTIVATING, then who gives a rats ass about the technical stuff ?

So here is Britania.  She’s smacking her lips with this bubble gum.  NORMALLY I tell the model to spit that crap out.  But I just had a hunch that SHE would make magic with that gum lol.  So this brings me to another point.  DON’T EVER PUT DOWN THE CAMERA UNTIL YOU YELL WRAP !  Just like an actor never stops acting until the director yells cut !

So Britania is doing her thing and I am snapping away on that shutter.  Then there is this short pause, the one where most guys would rest their arm for a couple seconds.  I kept my camera against my eye and Britania blows this bubble and hits a pose that ended up being f**kin cool !!!!!!!!

No she’s not wearing a $10,000 couture gown or anything amazing for that matter. But look at this !

Don’t put your camera down.  if it gets heavy then hit the gym and build some muscle !

The magic of chance happenigs

This is Taylor with Brand Models.  I just love her eyes and her innocence.  I used one light and that is it. I used my small umbrella that is white inside.  I used my 100 mm lens, my favorite of course. 

Beautiful fashion model

so this shot is blurry but so what?  It kicks ass !

For this shot I used the sun to back light the models and my assistants used the large oval reflector to front light them.  Shoot low up close and wide.  I used a 28mm lens on this and was about 5 feet from the models.  It creates a sense of surrounding.  This is an editorial look.

Yes facing the model into the sun with shadows on the face is fine.  It’s a look, a style.  The only people that don’t like shadows are modeling agencies.  For this shot the models were facing the sun.  I put sunglasses on them for styling.  There are shadows on their legs and arms but so what.  It looks cool !  The sky was colored that light green in post, and my retoucher desaturated the whole shot and boosted the contrast.

Hi everyone !  I apologize for not posting in such a long time. Been busy shooting.  I think you are going to love these photos from a recent fashion editorial.  So as you can see I had my team, wardrobe, hair, make up, assistants.  It was 105 degrees and dry !  Under those conditions everyone really has to be extra aware to be on top of their game, even me lol.

On this shoot I had my two assistants holding a 6 foot tall oval shaped reflector bouncing the sun back into the model.  I used an 85mm lens.  The hazy look is the result of me letting some of  the sun bleed into the shot.  The model is Elicia Perkins from Next Models.  Any questions please ask !!!