Jason Cohen Photography
I had the chance to shoot a little video on a band shoot with my good friend Beebe Tran a while back and wanted to share. Jamie Orillion and I helped a bit on the shoot (more Jamie since I was shooting video) as well as Beebe's assistant Eric Bordelon. The shoot was at The Grand Opera House of the South in Crowley, LA which is an amazing location if you are looking for a place to have a wedding :) Blessings. Jason
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17766366[/vimeo]
What can I say... What an event... I have had the privilege of being there when Val & Tyler were engaged and it seems like it was only yesterday that I was sitting in the same place waiting for Val to walk down the aisle for Tyler to propose. It is truly special when I am able to join such close friends for their wedding and it was an honor for them to have me there and photograph it.
Also I had the amazing time of shooting with my good friend Mark Eric who has some of the images up as well here. Mark brought an incredible dynamic to the day and has some fabulous images. It was so much fun to see the images that he came away with from the day.
Make sure to check out the incredible video from Bride Film that they edited the same day here! It brought tears to my eyes watching it again.
Just a few of my favorites.
Blessings. Jason
Tyler writing a card to Val in bank section of Albertsons
The incredible Grand Opera House of the South in Crowley
Some uncle bob with a fancy camera....a.k.a. Mark Eric ;)
I had a chance to shoot these guys a while back and just wanted to post a few. I was shooting with CF Weddings for a personal shoot and asked these guys to do some modeling for the shoot. They were fantastic to work with and here are just a few of my favorites... Blessings. Jason
Just a few of my favorites from their wedding at Rip Van Winkle Gardens in New Iberia. Never before have I had a wedding move places during the ceremony because of the weather, but this one was a crazy one (as you will see below). They were such an amazing couple and I was so glad to be able to join them for their wedding. Blessings. Jason
Just wanted to share a few of these from her session a while back. We shot these in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Blessings. Jason
I got the chance to hang out with these guys a little and wanted to share a few. It is so crazy to think that I have been photographing their family since Sam was this young.... Blessings. Jason
A little late, but I just wanted to post a few of my favorites from their wedding. I must be in a bit of a black & white mood today...
Blessings. Jason
I am still making my way back home but I just wanted to post a quick shot of one of my favorite images from Ireland. This was shot in a valley called Glendalough a couple hours south of Dublin. Truly an incredible sight to see.
Blessings.
Jason
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
I had the chance to do some creative shooting with some good friends last week. Basically I set up 4 assignments for us all to have for 2 full days of shooting and to end each day with several hour intensive late night critiques from what we shot during the day (our early night was 1am :). We went into the first day not knowing which assignments we would have and the one that I happened to pick out of the jar was Valerie of Southern Fete. I had an absolute blast following her around and she was so great to let me tag along with her. We went from florists, to cake vendors, to shoe stores (everyone in Lafayette I believe), and everywhere in between. It was extremely eye opening seeing the day through a wedding vendor whose day looks so different than mine. Valerie is also planning her wedding so it was interesting to see how she blends what she does as a wedding planner with the process of planning her own wedding. The approach for shooting it was 80% documentary and 20% portrait.
The whole purpose was to have a time for creative growth (as well as get some constructive criticism) without going somewhere else to attend a workshop. I don't have anything against workshops, I just think that sometimes that we put too much emphasis on "going to" a workshop when really everything you need is right in front of you. Not to say that what you would learn at a workshop were the same things that we learned, or even of the same quality, but what I was looking for did happen.
I really tried to think to myself what everyone is looking for who attends a workshop. Really what is it that I am looking for when I have a desire to go to a workshop? It is very simple. GROWTH. Growth from where we were yesterday. Growth to photograph someone who we wouldn't normally photograph, or in a way that we wouldn't normally photograph. Growth that pushes me outside of my comfort zone and makes me really think before each time I fire a frame off.
Thanks so much to Val for letting me intrude on her life for two days as well as everyone else who participated in our creative shoot ( Jamie Orillion, Ooti Billeaud, & Dan Sutton).
I hope that it is something that I can do again sometime.
Just a few of my favorites from the two days...
Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 35mm Summicron
I had a blast with these guys last week in the Dallas area. They we great to hang out with and I can't wait for their wedding. It was actually my first engagement session where I only shot my Leica M9 and it really freeing to have so little focus on the camera. Just a few of my favorites.
Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
My good friend and assistant for the day, Keith Peeler. Not a bad job. Drink some wine. Eat some cheese. Hold a reflector :)
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 35mm Summicron
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
I had a blast with these guys earlier this week in New Iberia & downtown Lafayette. Special thanks to Mark Eric for coming down and shooting with me and I can't wait for us to shoot together on their wedding. Be sure to check out Mark's website for some images as well. Here are just a few of my favorites.
Blessings. Jason
Stealing a kiss...
It isn't very often these days that I get to attend friends weddings, much less be one of the best men/photographer all at the same time :) I had the pleasure to be all 3 at my friends Rhia & Zak's wedding in Houston last year . I didn't realize that I had never put any images here until not long ago.... I hope that you enjoy Blessings. Jason
I loved this moment between Rhia & Zak during the ceremony....
Some how or another this guy got a how of my camera at the reception....
I had the opportunity to shoot some Portraits for the amazing talented Hope Hebert. She is a painter in Lafayette and really has some incredible work. Make sure to check out her website below and here are a few of my favorites... Blessings. Jason
http://hopehebert.com/
Ginny & Scott had a beautiful wedding at Acadian Village in Lafayette and I just wanted to share a few of my favorites. I absolutely loved their style and attention to detail. Blessings. Jason
I had the chance for a quick shoot with baby Benjamin and wanted to just share a few. It seems like only yesterday that his brothers were this size and it is crazy how fast time flies. Blessings. Jason
My favorite one from the day....
Sam... Nerf sword ninja...
Max.... Its such a hard time being a kid :) (this was right after he let out a loud sigh)
I was so honored to be able to photograph Kristen, Bryan, & Evie a couple weeks ago. They have been great friends and recently moved from Lafayette to San Antonio and it was great to catch up with them while they were in town. It is so crazy to see how big Evie has gotten in what seems to be no time at all (see link below). Here are just a few of my favorites...
Blessings. Jason
http://jasoncohenphoto.com/2009/05/04/m8-shots-of-the-week-evie-boudreaux/
The 4th member of the family Beau
I had the privileged of being able to share Katie & Taylor's wedding day with them in Shreveport, LA. I have known Katie for almost 10 years now and I was so excited for she and Taylor. They had a beautiful wedding and a rockin reception. A few of my favorites... I have been in a b&w mood a bit lately :)
Blessings. Jason
A break in color for one of the coolest grooms cakes ever...
Katie & me :)
Katie such an amazing bride and had such a classic look to her. We got some amazing shots at Rip Van Winkle Gardens and here are just a few of my favorites. Blessings. Jason
I had the privelidge of shooting Desiree's bridals right before she left for her destination wedding Maui. I just wanted to share a few of my favorites that we shot at Rip Van Winkle Gardens. She looked absolutely fantastic and we got some great images... Blessings. Jason
They had a beautiful wedding at the St. Louis Cathedral & reception at Pat Obrien's on the water in New Orleans. One thing I can say is that these people knew how to party (see dancing pictures below)! We had an absolute blast with everyone and here are a few of my favorites... Blessings Jason
This shot reminded me of high school dances...
Let the dancing begin.....
