We must have talked to this guy about mud drag racing for over 30 minutes. It was so interesting to talk to someone who was so passionate about something that I knew absolutely nothing about. Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 |50mm Summilux
Personal
Day 4 - Vines & Fire
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Day 3 - Veteran
This gentleman was serving as well at St. Joe's, which is a soup kitchen in Lafayette. He was such a hard worker. Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 |50mm Summilux
Day 2 - Smoker
Shot this in Ferriday, LA while on a road trip... Just loved the moment/expression of this shot... These guys were super nice and let us hang out and shoot with them for a bit. Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 |24mm Summilux
Day 1 - Camping
A couple images from a recent camping trip... Camped just west of Alexandria... Awesome trip and beautiful weather, even though it actually got down to 26 degrees that night :) Blessings. Jason
Snow still on the ground from the night before and steam coming up from the ground....
Leica M9 |15mm CV
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Charlie
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Kyle
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Andy
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Happy 2010 & Personal Work January :)
I have been thinking about doing this for a while now, and I figured that since the new year is starting it would be a great opportunity to actually go through with it.... So here it is..... Every day in January I will post at least one personal image and share a little bit of the story behind the image. Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in just going through the day-to-day that it is easy to forget why I got into photography in the first place, which is to be behind the camera. Personal work has a huge effect on all of the other types of work that I do and I notice that as I get away from shooting personal work, I start to get low on creative juices to go into other shoots.
My primary job as a photographer is simply to capture story. I hope that through these images in the next month I can bring you into the story that I hope to constantly seek to find everyday.
This month is just an experiment of sorts for myself, that I would be able to #1 keep up with blogging every day (7 days a week :) & #2 to get out and shoot for myself. I hope that you would check back every couple of days and feel free to leave comments as I would love to hear your thoughts.
Blessings. Jason
LA Photo Road Trip... A couple images of people...
I just wanted to post a couple quick images that I have shot in the last 3 days before leaving this morning (at 6am :). Here are just a couple images of people that we have run across in the last 3 days and hopefully will be many more to come.... Blessings. Jason
One of my favorites from the trip so far....
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
This guy showed me how to play dominoes....
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Mr. Paul a junk collector
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M9 | 24mm Summilux
Out of town on the road this week...
This is a week that I have been looking forward to for a while... Just myself, a passenger (my good friend Jamie), my Leica (camera), and the open road... We are taking the week to just do some creative shooting before the year is up and to come away refreshed for the new year. We we will be traveling throughout Louisiana for the week and I will do my best to do a couple updates throughout the week here on my blog. The best way to get in touch with me is by email if you need anything. I hope that everyone has a fantastic week... Here is an image that I shot with my Leica last week....
Blessings. Jason
Leica M9 | 50mm Summilux
Out for most of the week...
in Personal
I just wanted to put a quick post up as I will be out of the office for most of this week due to a death in the family. All email/phone messages will be returned early next week. Blessings. Jason
M8 Random Shots...
I hadn't posted much personal/random work, so I thought I would just post an interesting collection of images this week. Here are just a couple and a couple of them are even worth writing a little about :) Blessings. Jason
A random guy who had semi-wild horses on the beach when I was in the bahamas....
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Some really drunk people in Laguna Beach and Jory Cordy. Jory and I just got finished beating them in doubles ping pong after they had been heckling us & talking smack :) They were more than happy to pose for a picture :)
Leica M8 - 24mm Summilux
Tim Landry - a local Lafayette Photographer
Leica M8 | 24mm Summliux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summliux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
I think she said something like, "just don't put this on the internet"
Leica M8 |24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
My dad and his 13 year old Great Dane (Spyder). Just a little while before he had to put him down...
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South/Central California
Just a a couple images from the rest of our trip... Looking forward to getting back in town and sharing some recent weddings! Blessings. Jason
Leica m8 | 21mm Summilux
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Leica m8 | 15mm CV
Portland, OR
Jen and I had the chance to get out of town for a little vacation and will be driving down the west coast for the next couple of days... I hope to post every day or so and will be back in next Friday. I hope that everyone has a great weekend! Happy 4th of July!
Blessings. Jason
A view from the rose gardens...
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
You can use your imagination on this one :)
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Exactly what is says... a window where you can order waffles
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Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
A coffee tasting at Stumptown Coffee Roasters 
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This shot pretty much sums up Portland :)
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Kansas City - Part 2
I just wanted to put up a couple more images from my trip. It was really great to get a break and I feel so refreshed coming into this weekends weddings (even with the lack of sleep from last night's late night critique). Who needs more than 45 minutes of sleep after all? Blessings. Jason
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Jamie actually shot this one with my camera... This is right after the death match between Jason Domingues and myself in racquetball. You can just guess who won :)
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
We were waiting in the airport on the way home and they had a fallen soldier who had come in on the flight. It was an extremely somber moment in what is usually the hustle and bustle of the airport. 
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Almost home...
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Kansas City - Day 1
I am spending a couple days this week visiting my good friend Jason Domingues with Jamie for a much needed break and some R&R. The plan is to shoot a bunch and drink a lot of great coffee :) I am hoping to post a couple images once a day or every other day so make sure to come back for updates. Have a great week! Blessings. Jason
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Vote for me....Times of Acadiana - Photographer of the Year!!!
 I got a text last week from a friend letting me know that I had been nominated for The Times of Acadiana "Best of Acadiana" in the Photographer Category! I was so excited that I had to go and see for it myself :) Anyways, I just wanted to post a quick link to it on my blog and I just wanted to ask everyone to go online to vote for me :) I will leave this on the header of my blog until the voting is over (which is June 1st).
Please make sure to scroll down for my latest updates and work!
Here is the link to vote! http://extras.timesofacadiana.com/bestof09/
Blessings. Jason
Random m8 shots of the week - Camera Club
in Camera Club, M8, Personal
I haven't had a chance to share anything from our last couple Camera Club meetings and just wanted to post a quick few. We have really had an amazing time and I can't wait until our next one! I know that our next meeting will be on May 7th and feel free to email me if you would like more information or would like to be on our mailing list.
Also thanks to my amazing lab Fotoworks Pro for sponsoring our meetings and donating the prints. If you are a looking for a lab to do prints they are the best!
Blessings. Jason
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 |75mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 24mm Summilux
Random m8 shots of the week - April 6
I am going to really make an effort to starting getting my butt out shooting more and also posting more weekly personal work :) Here are just a few from the last 2 weeks... Blessings. Jason
M8 shots of the week - Ernest Babineaux
This week I had the opportunity to spend some time with my good friend Ben Spell, who was in from photography school in Massachusetts, shooting some for Parish to Parish and other personal work. On our way out to Parks, LA we passed by a house that caught my eye and I knew that we had to stop in. Mr. Babineaux gladly allowed us to photograph him and his house and shared a bit of his life with us in the process. Right now I am entering the craziest time for me in the year and it was so refreshing to slow down, take out my camera, and spend some time with a stranger. I need to do that more often. Below are just a couple images that were my favorites.
Blessings. Jason
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 15mm CV
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux
NYC - 2nd Set
Some more from New York City...
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Leica M8 | CV 15mm
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Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
NYC - 1st Set
I had the chance to spend some time in New York City this past week shooting, both personally and for clients, and it was so refreshing to spend so much time in front of the camera. I had such a blast just looking out for the small things and shooting strangers on the subway. One of the most amazing things that I realized was that every time I would see something it was for the first time, and I would try and shoot it as if it was completely new to me. Previously unknown. Some how I need to figure out how to approach everything that I shoot like this. I will be posting a bunch of the images every couple of days so make sure to check back.
Blessings. Jason
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | CV 15mm
Leica M8 | 35mm Summilux