tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23486429935024000212024-03-13T23:06:25.758-07:00JM StudiosMadisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02526118435300618125noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-7088124111856571932012-03-27T21:45:00.001-07:002012-03-27T23:03:34.387-07:00Class of 2013 Senior Models Wanted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are looking for students that are graduating from high school in 2013. We want to hear from the <b>energetic</b>...who want to have <b>fun</b> and are <b>excited</b> about getting their senior photos taken. JM Studios always takes the time to find out what your in to, so we can create a portrait that is unique to only you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorry, no boring senior sessions, please. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's get creative. </span><br />
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Thanks Johnny!</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-88919735930357076192011-10-12T20:03:00.000-07:002011-10-12T20:05:10.661-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaSjvJBfCMG6LT3Tm5iyBLo0DvwzJNs-78G4ya-4bkNRF0QqVY-DSA0zSzXNS-75AXVSbSyPhwlon-zTc_WBrP-W68d_di5vgn0br3sLQ0RK4l65W2e7icigCMJc66jygVvUUzmVVqMs/s1600/Aquapose+Too.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaSjvJBfCMG6LT3Tm5iyBLo0DvwzJNs-78G4ya-4bkNRF0QqVY-DSA0zSzXNS-75AXVSbSyPhwlon-zTc_WBrP-W68d_di5vgn0br3sLQ0RK4l65W2e7icigCMJc66jygVvUUzmVVqMs/s400/Aquapose+Too.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662807402082926338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4yvRPCWhy8DJEkqF5e54aRJyeYK401SUb4THWx1CtZWbQKtNBQWQj7IuULxr46XEO6k7lnBhJQzohzomt6v0XX5icbJRowK5JRaOiqxR3RBWY0OXC7foosR6I6NBf2zue0Wx5zHL0as/s1600/Aquapose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4yvRPCWhy8DJEkqF5e54aRJyeYK401SUb4THWx1CtZWbQKtNBQWQj7IuULxr46XEO6k7lnBhJQzohzomt6v0XX5icbJRowK5JRaOiqxR3RBWY0OXC7foosR6I6NBf2zue0Wx5zHL0as/s400/Aquapose.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662807395352221026" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">As a professional photographer and self-diagnosed 'gadget fiend' I should be slightly embarrassed by the makeshift process I used to achieve these images. But in this digital age we sometimes forget that creativity doesn't always have to be achieved with expensive tools, just a vision and lots of free time... or in this case, a sponge, a cake pan, and a few "doh!" moments.<br /><br />A sponge was mounted 2 feet above a clear glass cake pan filled with water. All sat on top of a table made out of two saw horses and a scrap piece of plywood...in my driveway. The camera was set up on a tripod. I poured water into the sponge then waited until the stream, flowing through the sponge, ended and the drips began. Trial and error was used to time the correct moment to take each shot.<br /><br />The colors were achieved with pieces of construction paper in the background. All 'poses', individual prints, were taken using a shutter speed of 1/2000 of a second. All poses are as they were captured by the camera, none were manipulated using imaging software. The water took on a personality of its own, I just sifted through the RAW files to find it."</span>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-79630110560434755902011-03-30T22:39:00.000-07:002011-03-30T22:45:34.726-07:00Check out the new video for JM Studios.A studio site coming soon! <object id="vp1tUxGf" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1301549529&f=tUxGftARjCHUPxT5V14WPA&d=139&m=p&r=360p+720p&start_res=360p&i=m&ct=Visit%20our%20site!&cu=http://www.jmstudios.biz&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1tUxGf" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1301549529&f=tUxGftARjCHUPxT5V14WPA&d=139&m=p&r=360p+720p&start_res=360p&i=m&ct=Visit%20our%20site!&cu=http://www.jmstudios.biz&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object><div><br /></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-42829404900733595322011-03-06T21:29:00.000-08:002011-03-06T21:36:31.058-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtWNzuA2w9rNAFZdXe8y-Qse7NKaAPU17mt0boaPf2TqjleBKJ5HmgZ3uWnYokA50trKUewysOc7xHqq7dmrIg3I4V6BN0h6gBKej4QI-my4QplbW-Dlo8KkIlZ5z-mTrfACy42SpNHc/s1600/Slaughter_Ratt093.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtWNzuA2w9rNAFZdXe8y-Qse7NKaAPU17mt0boaPf2TqjleBKJ5HmgZ3uWnYokA50trKUewysOc7xHqq7dmrIg3I4V6BN0h6gBKej4QI-my4QplbW-Dlo8KkIlZ5z-mTrfACy42SpNHc/s320/Slaughter_Ratt093.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581207268604315634" /></a><br />I had the pleasure of photographing the Slaughter and "Ratt" concert at The Mississippi Moon Bar in Dubuque, Iowa on Saturday night. I met Mark Slaughter, Dana Strum and the rest of the band. They are all great guys and I look forward to the next time I have the opportunity to work with them again.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-82792539339465725702011-03-05T01:52:00.001-08:002011-03-05T01:58:39.655-08:0030 Rock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVgKTBefUIeGe4RGSZ9MH7XIGsfpNypw7H21mcE7lhyphenhypheniIZhvUOS8uzLaVMDDwfspQoQVUUq5TufCm2lE4OHALcNQpYHYcrkHvpScja8wBtVBgigy9K6_LqKlCZQJ_zc8Cvz3GuRgZrXg/s1600/_MG_8198.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580532683191185362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVgKTBefUIeGe4RGSZ9MH7XIGsfpNypw7H21mcE7lhyphenhypheniIZhvUOS8uzLaVMDDwfspQoQVUUq5TufCm2lE4OHALcNQpYHYcrkHvpScja8wBtVBgigy9K6_LqKlCZQJ_zc8Cvz3GuRgZrXg/s320/_MG_8198.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Shot taken on the ride to the top of Rockefeller Center in New York City. Can't explain the face in the photo. Why am I not reflected in the plexiglass ceiling of the elevator?</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-33891089434405408692011-03-03T13:48:00.001-08:002011-03-03T13:53:29.852-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNyvZnPRoCPF8hu4uE4SSAeuMz0Wqoi3_ypQy-NwXMp6bVmxTy8dnmilOZXWs7NEZdJoukhzFKt8fVO0add4Ui7hO-BlSyiJBNZMyOaTHWmYkPgGMFfdtBJ2LHInP8fC6a2wuho3Rdpo/s1600/JMStudiosDubuque+%252810+of+1%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNyvZnPRoCPF8hu4uE4SSAeuMz0Wqoi3_ypQy-NwXMp6bVmxTy8dnmilOZXWs7NEZdJoukhzFKt8fVO0add4Ui7hO-BlSyiJBNZMyOaTHWmYkPgGMFfdtBJ2LHInP8fC6a2wuho3Rdpo/s320/JMStudiosDubuque+%252810+of+1%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579974211628861426" /></a><br />When life hands you lemons.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-19374758926590886242010-11-23T09:48:00.000-08:002010-11-23T09:48:58.724-08:00BobbyBobby rocked his senior photo session. 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October is a great month for outdoor shots. Last week, we went to North Shore suburb of Highwood for Erin and Dino's engagement shoot. There were pumpkins everywhere in the attempt of breaking the worlds record of lit pumpkins. They were close...you can check out photos, video, and comments at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cityofhighwood">www.facebook.com/CityOfHighwood</a>.<br />
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<div><a href="http://www.chicago-botanic.org/">Chicago Botanic Gardens</a> is a photographer's dream with over 365 acres and 24 gardens situated on nine islands surrounded by lakes. This is where we started Erin and Dino's engagement session. We then took a unique personalized tour of the beautiful homes where some of the 80's movies were filmed and <a href="http://www.fortsheridan.com/">Fort Sheridan</a> - a once US Army Post now renovated into residential neighborhood. The architecture is exquisite!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thank you Erin and Dino for your hospitality (and for the freshly picked pears from your front yard)...Looking forward to your wedding at the Grand River on 9/10/11!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Closer to Dubuque, Todd and Kendra's engagement session was just as colorful and the light was just perfect. We had a lot of fun - and, by the way, like the new phone! Looking forward to your wedding in July.<br />
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Thanks to Jill, Alex, and family for showing us a great time. You guys are the best!<br />
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Beautiful weather, fantastic wedding, fun crowd. What more could two photographers ask for?<br />
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The happy couple even worked the camera in the super cool JM Studios red chair.<br />
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Congratulations and thanks for a great time, you guys rocked out...<br />
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So hard to choose from our favorites! Congrats to the Colts, Colt Cadets, and the rest of the performing corps on a job well done. You guys rock!<br />
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This is one that I recently designed. The families were photographed separately and merged into one photo. I then added a background. This technique made it much easier than trying to get all of the group to smile at once. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you book a wedding package with JM Studios before July 31st, I will add a custom designed 10 x 30 panoramic print for free (over $150.00 value). The photo can either be of your wedding party or your family - you decide. Just mentioned that you heard this on our Blog. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></span>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-35958144289023795142010-06-17T20:27:00.000-07:002010-06-17T20:39:00.951-07:00Moth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr1-70cYAYwwfrM6Glny3lkyin2F3mCYbS-g7PJCczdVzi-a75UEXdbS9we-IupWGs9Yd4iG84MdEERVbi1G5d7qzc-wmEm517vscX9m4DvlVAthpc1SJI70B0FTJa3nMfJLiNYECspA/s1600/Moth-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOr1-70cYAYwwfrM6Glny3lkyin2F3mCYbS-g7PJCczdVzi-a75UEXdbS9we-IupWGs9Yd4iG84MdEERVbi1G5d7qzc-wmEm517vscX9m4DvlVAthpc1SJI70B0FTJa3nMfJLiNYECspA/s320/Moth-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483951061066951250" /></a><br />It's summer and the bugs are out. This one was on my kitchen screen window. Shot with a 70 - 200mm lens with a 12 mm extension tube attached. Looks like I need to clean the screens.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348642993502400021.post-29678122591336454952010-05-12T15:27:00.000-07:002010-05-12T15:57:17.573-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xvP4nlpoME9_1In85JprZoes9GxVxx8p7_UJFgab_unoMO3PDYjeziuqyGi2bJCgrIIZ1t4Txa0hcyjwKa_8ddJ1LpbBZwme519uLOX3RZiVXrE-Sa_x4CrQEhNU5pKKB3TkzHloke0/s1600/Molly&JasonWedding-67-Edit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xvP4nlpoME9_1In85JprZoes9GxVxx8p7_UJFgab_unoMO3PDYjeziuqyGi2bJCgrIIZ1t4Txa0hcyjwKa_8ddJ1LpbBZwme519uLOX3RZiVXrE-Sa_x4CrQEhNU5pKKB3TkzHloke0/s320/Molly&JasonWedding-67-Edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470518766071853666" /></a><br />O.k....so it's been awhile since I have blogged. Truth is I am getting into our busy season and I have many projects up and coming. So this is the kick off for the season. We just got back from a<div>destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Molly, Jason and their fun friends and family gave my wife Beth and I a week to remember. It was sublime. Thank you, Molly and Jason.</div><div>The arch photo is interesting because it was extremely crowded down on the boardwalk. People were gathered in celebration of Labour Day or El Dia del Trabajo, to watch the sunset. We watched the crowd and at last we had an opening. Click. Off camera flash with a 1/4 CTO filter combined with a pocketwizard gave the fill light needed to illuminate and Molly and Jason's faces.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care. </div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555744731686395050noreply@blogger.com2