Anthony Jinson Photography

Mini Vagabond Lithium Review | Experiments with video

2011-09-02T14:30:00.003-05:00

I recently put together a video review of Paul Buff's Mini Vagabond. Ive been shooting a lot of video over the last year, every since I got the mark 2, but this is the first time I have actually put something together with any purpose. I cant take all the credit as my good friend & colleague Scott Claybrook of Claybrook Concepts did the final cut. I hope to be putting out more stuff like this in the future.

Jinson Photography, Vagabond Mini™ Portable Power Review from Claybrook Concepts on Vimeo.

MO State Penitentiary

2011-06-16T15:41:00.004-05:00

So I was lucky enough to find out about the photo contest that was being put on by Capital Arts that allowed photographers in the area to gain access to the old Missouri State pen. We were allowed access for two days. The first morning I was joined by my two good friends & fellow photographers Tony Irons & Aaron Ottis. The second day I explored on my own. For me, the whole contest was more less just an opportunity to gain access to an area that I will probably never get to shoot in again. And unfortunately I did have two images to enter, but with being right in the thick of the wedding season I couldn't seem to make the deadline. Although, all in all, the whole experience was great fun!

Below are the two images I was going to enter.

Blake | Analog Series :: Fuji 100B-45

2011-03-29T12:25:00.010-06:00

Wow! Its been a long time since I have blogged! I think I'm going to have to call my self out & publicly commit to posting at least once a week. I always have ideas for posts & plenty of new work to show so maybe this will give me the motivation I need to keep this thing alive.

-Moving on. So I have posted here before that I'm always shooting film & playing with different camera formats, which of course brings me to the topic of this post: Experimenting with instant films. I wanted to share a new film I have been playing with: Fuji 100B-45, a ISO 100 black & white 4X5 pack film, one pack holding ten images. And I have to say this stuff is absolutely beautiful! Producing rich & contrasty prints straight out of the camera! With the big bonus being that its not finicky with temperature or time like other instant films. Unfortunately you cant pull a good negative from it like the Fuji 100C45, but it does scan well! Now for the bad news, Fuji has apparently discontinued it! I had heard that Fuji's instant film sales were up, but with everything that has happened in Japan the future is any ones guess!

The two images here are of a client of mine/fellow photographer & now good friend, Blake Sellers. Of course these were both shot on Fuji 100B-45.

Geek/Tech info: Cambo 4x5 w/ 210mm 5.6 lens @ f5.6
Lighting - Main light: 20 degree grid spot. Edge light: 2 strip box's. Fill: on-axis silver reflective umbrella.

2010 Seniors | Josh

2010-10-19T10:12:00.005-05:00

For the first session of Josh's senior portraits we went down to Jeff City High Schools Adkins Stadium. This is the first time I have done any portraits there so I want to do a quick post & share a couple of my favorite images from the session. It was quite hot & bright when we first arrived, but after the sun started to set behind the clouds things started to cool down & were able to get some great images with the sky in the background.

I hope you enjoy them! And as always any comments are appreciated!

more to come =)

Paul | The Analog Series :: Fuji Instant Films

2010-08-30T09:45:00.005-05:00

We have been crazy busy this summer! Between finishing the remodel at the studio & traveling throughout the Midwest for both weddings & commercial work I haven't had much time to squeeze a blog post in. However I still have been shooting plenty of personal work. I have been working with the 4x5 camera & the most amazing instant film made by Fuji. I'm using both the Fuji color FP-100c45 and the black and white FP-100b45. I absolutely love the results! Nothing compares to actually holding a print in your hands! And the added bonus is that not only do you get a positive print, but the backing yields a 4x5" negative!

Below is my good friend & fellow photographer Paul Jones. From the very first time I met Paul I knew that I wanted to create a portrait of him. I decided to use the 4x5 view camera & Fuji FP-100c45 as my capture medium. The original positive images were in colour. After scanning the positive I did a black & white conversion and a minor curves adjustment in PS.

I hope you enjoy! Any thoughts or comments are always appreciated!

Geek/Tech info: Cambo 4x5 w/ 210mm 5.6 lens @ f8

Renn the Dog | Jefferson City Photography

2010-07-12T12:34:00.004-05:00

So I'm not really known as a dog photographer, but when my buddy JJ approached me about doing a portrait of his dog for the Jefferson City Humane society I could hardly tell him no. The concept for the for the image was to be a bit more illustrative & fun than formal. I think the end result was within the scope of what we were going for.

Please leave comment & let me know your thoughts.

Geek/Tech info: 5D mark2 w/16-35 2.8 - 2 edge lights mounted w/ strip boxes - over head fill mounted w/ a 28" soft box.

Christina & Paul | Jefferson City Wedding

2010-07-02T15:52:00.014-05:00

Christina & Paul were such a laid back couple to work with! I must say that I have never covered an outdoor wedding where it rained so hard! However in my opinion, witnessing two people declare there love for one another in the pouring down rain was nothing short of beautiful. Of course it was also a great photographic opportunity! ;)

BTW you may recognize Christina & Paul from an earlier e-session post we did. Although just in case you missed here is the link: http://jinsonphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/columbia-engagement-session-christina.html

Ceremony location: Governors Garden, Jefferon City MO
Reception location: Memorial Park, Jefferson City MO
Indoor photography location: MO State Capitol, Jefferson City MO
DJ: Craig Branum of Central Missouri Sound - (573) 645-0902

more to come =)

2010 Seniors | Audra

2010-06-10T12:45:00.005-05:00

Audra is a 2011 Senior & she is on top of her stuff! Getting her pictures done ahead of time she wont have to deal the scheduling issues that come with doing senior pictures after school has already started. As you can see she is comfortable in front of the camera. We had a lot of fun doing this session.

more to come =)

Heather + Justin | Central MO engagement session

2010-05-13T10:05:00.006-05:00

Heather and Justin are an awesome couple! We shot their e-session out in the country somewhere in the New Bloomfield area. I totally dig working at new locations. And the places Heather picked were great.

More to come =)

Jackie & Jason | Album Design

2010-05-04T10:55:00.010-05:00

Okay back to reality here. I'm taking as break on posting personal work & coming at you with Jackie & Jason's just approved, ready for print & bind, wedding album design. This will be the first time I have posted a album design here on the blog, but its something I plan to start doing regularly.

I hope you enjoy it!

:: More to come ;)

Mr. Albright :: Analog series

2010-04-05T17:16:00.014-05:00

A simple image of a very good friend of mine, Mr. George Albright.

George accepted my request to stop by the studio for a quick portrait last week after the original session I was set to do unexpectedly canceled & had to be rescheduled. With George being a perfect candidate for the analog series I decided to make this image on outdated Polaroid Type 52 instant film. The subtle tones & gradations of the type 52 positive print presented well with George's sincere expression.

geek info: Calumet 4x5 w/ 215mm Caltar 5.6 @ f22 - Type 52 - In studio

Tear sheets | Missouri corporate photography

2010-03-21T15:00:00.007-06:00

I recently received the tear sheets back from a campaign we have been working on with the economic development firm The Missouri Partnership. This image was made at a Pharmaceutical Lab in Columbia MO. For this particular campaign all of the images are composites with the subjects dropped in front of a background that reflects their industry. This is a bit different from the location work we normally do, but it has been quite interesting experimenting with different techniques. And I have to say that I'm pleased with the end result.

We have already started on the second part of the campaign which will be all non-composite location work. I will try and post more plus the analog images as they come. =)

Jenn :: Analog Series

2010-03-11T17:14:00.004-06:00

geek info: 4x5 w/ 6cm x7cm roll film holder - Ilford XP2 super 400 - 215mm 5.6 Caltar @ 5.6 in studio

Kyle :: The Analog Series

2010-03-08T17:06:00.011-06:00

This image of Kyle is the first of my analog series. Kyle was here at the studio for head shots & was gracious enough to sit for a couple portraits with the 4x5.

geek/tech info: 4x5 Fuji Acros 100 w/ 215mm Clatar 5.6 @ f8 In studio

Ive been having blast experimenting with different photographic formats. I started out with 35mm before finally making the switch to digital about 4 years ago. And even with all of the possibilities of digital photography I still always find myself looking for a creative boost. This is how I got started playing with the Holgas. Although I was diggin the Holga organic look & feel along with the films 6cm x6cm square format, I just couldn't get around the lack of creative control over aperture/shutter & focus. All of this led me to the Lubitel & Yashica TLRs. For me the TLRs have everything I love about the the Holga, but with the control over exposure & focus I crave.

Then, by total chance, I came across the 4x5 Calumet I'm using now. And I have to say I'm having more fun than ever. Large format takes it to a whole other level. Its worlds apart from the small format DSLRs I'm used to. The whole process is so slowed down; every control is totally manual and the detail that can be pulled out of the file is incomparable. All of this coupled with control over plane of focus can lead to possibilities of compelling portraits like nothing else.

Of course I'm not using any of these formats or even film for that matter for any of my client work. -Just having a lot of fun. =)

More to come.

Ethen | Analog Series

2010-01-14T10:44:00.007-06:00

Geek/tech info: Holga @ f/8 Tri-X400 in studio.

I just love this image of my son Ethen. Even though its not a cheesin' smile, his expression is all real, all Ethen.
Of the small amount of free time I have, Ive been spending it shooting 35mm panoramic & medium format film for my personal work. I just totally dig the square format. & even though I could of course just crop my digital images square its just not the same. Along with the aspect ratio there is just something about the feel of black & white analog photography that just cant be replicated. Does this mean I'm giving up digital? - Not a chance. =) Although for my personal work I must admit that I haven't shot any digital for probably the last three months.

Expect more 6cm x 6cm black & white work like this to come as I have started a portrait series of the different people that visit the studio. The series will range from friends to clients to the UPS guy & so on. Basically anyone that comes by the studio that is willing to give me a few minutes of there time.

Jefferson City portrait photography | personal work :: Jenn & the flowerz

2009-11-10T09:44:00.006-06:00

The weekend before last I was able to go out & do some personal work at a sunflower field just outside of Jeff City. I have had this image in my head since last year, but with the trouble of trying to time everything with the flowers bloom we were never able to pull it together. So this year we planned it a little further in advance & even though we got a late start & were only able to do one set I'm still happy with the results. The whole shoot with setup & all only lasted maybe 30min. As most of you will notice, the beautiful young lady here is my cousin/assistant Jenn.

Geek/Tech info:
2 lights: main light modified w/ strip box-1/2 CTO high & close just out of the frame @camera right. Edge light with 20* grid-Full cut CTO @camera left behind subject. Flare flagged with left hand.

Columbia engagement session | Christina & Paul

2009-11-05T12:25:00.010-06:00

Okay so I have just begun to notice that I have been starting all of my recent posts with "Okay so". So okay... I need to stop that! =)

Anyhow the wedding season is coming to an end, but the portrait & engagement "season" is in full swing. With so many out of town clients I end up shooting a lot of e-sessions in downtown Columbia & Jeff. With that said its kind of cool to do something a bit different. The images below are from a recent e-session I shot in Columbia MO @ Capen Park. I love that place! Its a very cool park & quite beautiful during the Fall. Plus Christina & Paul were great to work with! They were both very laid back & relaxed in front of the camera. -This of course comes out in the images. =)

Thanks for looking!

back to blogging | waiting for light

2009-10-05T17:12:00.007-05:00

Okay so I'm officially blogging again. & what better way to get started again than with a bit of personal work.

So this is by far my favorite time of year for shooting landscapes. The light is beautiful & crisp, the temp is not too hot or cold, & with winter approaching I feel as if I must be out enjoying fall every chance I can get.

Most of the images below were shot in the past month or so with the exception of two that I made during the Scott Kelby Photowalk.

enjoy!

thanx for looking!

Blog fixed! | Dave Williford - album out!

2009-07-14T16:27:00.006-05:00

Okay so I got a copy of Dave Williford's new solo CD of which I shot the album art for. I know, I have already posted about this, but I just wanted to drop a quick post & show it off in the finished format. Its seems I rarely get the tear sheets or even hard copy's from my commercial clients so this is kind of treat for me to show here. Oh & of course the blog is fixed! So anyone who is patiently waiting for teasers know that they are on the way.

more tk =)

Broken blog! - what?

2009-06-12T15:34:00.003-05:00

Just a quick post to let everyone know that we are having tech difficulties with the blog. You may notice that it doesn't look the way it normally does. I just wanted to give everybody heads up & let you know that we are trying to get it back to normal. So thats it short & not so sweet =( Everybody have a great weekend!

Kiley + Mick | Fire Fighter Bride

2009-05-27T11:36:00.018-05:00

Okay, so we had the opportunity to photograph Kiley & Mick's Jefferson City wedding. What can I say other than we had a blast. Everyone was great & it was just one of those weddings were you could really feel the emotion throughout the whole day. These two are just so in love it really was touching to take part in their big day. The proof is in the pictures. Although for me, just as cool was that we got to go down to Kiley's fire station for some like no other wedding day imagery. Way cool! Its not every wedding that we get to do the portraits at a fire station; on the wedding day no less! -Kiley, Mick, you guys rock!

Vendors:
Venue: Private residence
Cake: Kiley
DJ: Maxxattack Productions ~phone- 573.291.7106

Music Photography ~ Singer songwriter :: Dave Williford

2009-05-08T15:06:00.008-05:00

I had the opportunity do the press kit & and album photography for the uber talented christian singer songwriter Dave Williford. If you haven't heard Dave's music you can check him out here: http://www.willifordmusic.com
This is for a solo project Dave is working on called Storyline.

Robin + Blake :: Jefferson City Engagement Session

2009-03-20T11:30:00.006-06:00

Spring has sprung & winter is over!

More to come. Ill be posting images from a couple of recent senior shoots along with more creative portraiture of interesting people. ~ head shots - press kits - promo ~

Jefferson City Photography -HDR- Black-n-Warm or Colour?

2009-02-22T14:05:00.009-06:00

Warning!! Photo-Geek-Alert!

Decided to go out Friday afternoon for a bit of personal work. I find it so hard to get outside for personal work in the winter. I'm not much for the cold weather. It never used to stop me before, but I find it harder & harder to be inspired by our landscape here in Central MO. Well its not that I'm uninspired... Just not inspired enough to go out & freeze my fingers off. Although you must keep in mind that I'm talking about landscape photography & not the majority of my work which is people photography. When working with a person the environment is only a portion of the equation, which is a whole other post in of itself. So anyhow getting back to landscape photography. Even though it doesn't get as much of my attention as in the past I'm still very passionate about this type of photography. For me there is something so compelling about slowing down, camera mounted on tripod, composing, & creating a single image. Its so much different from portraiture yet very much the same, in the way we compose our images.

The two images below are the same, the only difference being one has been converted to a warm black & white. Made from three images that I merged in PS & tone mapped in Photomatix. I rarely get into going for the surreal look you can achieve from tone mapping, although I must admit it is fun to play with & use with discretion. However I find this new technology to be more useful for picking up were my ND grad filter leaves off. With an image like the one below you could simply not achieve this kind of dynamic range with a ND grad filter & not black out the top portion of the picture. This is were HDR can really shine. Of course as with any tool they all have there limitations.

So which one is better? I cant make up my mind.

As with this image & all of the other images in my landscape/panoramic/something-else portfolio, they are available for purchase in the form of limited fine art prints.

Brooke + Chris!

2009-02-01T00:01:00.025-06:00

We had the opportunity to cover Chris & Brooke's wedding in Belle MO. For a January wedding you couldn't have asked for a better day. Between the unseasonably warm weather, the golden light pouring into the church during the ceremony & the whole vibe of the day, it couldn't have been any better. :)

Reception: Double Tree Hotel ~ Jefferson City, MO

DJ: Travel Tunes ~ Craig Timson

Meg + Beau!

2009-01-14T14:49:00.056-06:00

We had the opportunity to cover Meg & Beau's winter wedding in Jefferson City. The whole event was beautiful! Have a look & see for yourself :)

The teasers...

Congatulations Meg & Beau!

Church: Central United Church of Christ

Reception: Captial Plaza Hotel

DJ: Central Missouri Sound (The best DJ in Central MO!)

The Bridal Spectacular 2009 ~ Jeff City

2009-01-07T11:14:00.004-06:00

Just a quick post, but I wanted to thank everyone who came out to the show. I met so many awesome brides that I hope to work with!

Also if you dig my style & are thinking about possibly booking me or even just setting up a consult, don't forget about the $100 discount for booking within two weeks of the show. -Note this only for brides that were at the show. -O.K. So that's it, short & sweet.

P.s. My apologies for the lack of posts! More to come though.... We have Meg & Beau's teasers this week & Chris & Brooke's next week :)

Its not to late! Hit us up for one of our "Last Minute" senior sessions!

2008-11-14T14:07:00.027-06:00

I just got finished with Kelsi's first session of senior pictures. This just proves that it is still not to late to get some fresh & original senior pictures. Keep in mind that even though Winter is upon us, we don't have to be restricted to staying in the studio. -We like to take the show on the road!
So have a look around. If you like our style give us a call & ask about our "Last Minute" promo. We will get the formal shot out of the way first & get it sent to the school so you don't miss your deadline. Then we can get started on the stuff you like.

Adam + Maggie!

2008-11-06T16:56:00.051-06:00

We had the opportunity to cover Adam & Maggie's wedding at the beautiful Casa De Loco Winery. Despite the unpredictable weather it turned out to be a great day. The whole event was planned to perfection. Between the beautiful ceremony, formals at Ha Ha Tonka & the reception, I think everyone (including us) had a great time.

The teasers!

Venue: Casa de Loco Winery
Catering: Argyle Catering
DJ: A Touch of Class
Extra locations: http://www.mostateparks.com/hahatonka.htm

Photograph those you love.

2008-10-28T14:25:00.011-06:00

As much as I would like to say that I came up with the idea for this post on my own, I didn't. The idea grew from a post that one of our industry leaders Zack Arias blogged about a short while back. If you have time to check out the post; its a good read.

So I have been trying to get my Grandfather (A.K.A Papa Don) in the studio for quite a while now, but between my crazy schedule & his we were not able to hook up until just recently.

I think we both really enjoyed the session that day. The studio was still broken down from the last location job I did. So we were able to visit for a while as I put everything back together. Considering this, the session was still brief. I cant remember the last time I spent "one on one" time with my grandfather. With out out a doubt there is a certain quality of time spent that you get to have one on one.

So not that my Grandfather is going anywhere; he is 75 years young, healthy as an ox & probably the strongest man I know. You just don't know, young or old, when the time is going to come.

My reason for this post is not only to show some (hopefully) compelling portraits. My hope is to bring the thought to mind "Are you taking the time to stop & spend time with those you love?" I know that I do not do so enough.

Lets take the time.

Levi + Kelsey

2008-10-23T15:42:00.048-05:00

Here ya go! More teasers!

We had the opportunity to cover Levi & Kelsey's wedding this past August. August! Yeah. I know. I'm way behind! Anyways, for not booking them until just a few weeks prior to the wedding day & not getting to build on the photographer/client relationship; we sure hit it off & I think we were able to come away with some great images! Plus as usual we had a great time!

young love :)

Koupe!

2008-10-20T00:53:00.009-05:00

Just got finished with the edits from a session I did recently with the crazy talented artist Kool Koupe!.

All of the location images were shot behind a vacant gas station about two buildings down from my studio. I love the convenience of having a studio, but I'm just as comfortable working on location. Even in this small town there are so many cool locations & textures that we can exploit for our creative needs.

As always, leave some blog love & let me know what you think.

Chuck & Emilie!

2008-10-09T06:52:00.038-05:00

So I had the opportunity to cover Chuck & Emilie's wedding this past August. We had a blast! They were such a fun couple to work with!

This is just a small number of my favorites from the day. So go ahead & have a look. Don't be shy, leave a comment & tell us what you think!

Larry & Patrice's Teasers

2008-09-30T15:39:00.004-05:00

We had the pleasure of covering Larry & Patrice's wedding in St. Louis this past August. These are some of my favorites from the day.

Love :)

The blog is fixed! + Kimberly's Teasers

2008-09-21T10:10:00.013-05:00

So the blog is now fixed. As you may notice its been totally redesigned. I hope you all like it. There are a few bugs that still need to be fixed w/ the design, but everything is working & more importantly we are finally able to post again:)

So were gonna kick it off with some huge poppin' teasers from Kimberly's senior session. I hope you like em. Don't be shy, tell us what you think.

The large images are so much better, right?

So I know what you all are thinking. Were are my teasers! No worries, there are many more to come! I have posts from all the way back in August!

Technical difficulties :(

2008-08-29T14:25:00.002-05:00

I just wanted to put up a quick post & let everybody know that we are experiencing technical difficulties again with the client proofing site. As you can see the blog is still under reconstruction & is planned to relaunch September 2nd. So hopefully the proofing site will not be down long. I have already put in a service ticket with the good people @ photoreflect. Thank you for your understanding.

I like mine Supa' Sized!

2008-08-24T17:59:00.004-05:00

Just a quick post!

2008-08-20T06:25:00.004-05:00

We are currently working on over hauling the blog so it might look a bit funky for the moment. Although, feel free to look around, all of the post are still here.

Justin & Ashley's Teasers Part 1 & 2

2008-07-23T01:41:00.035-05:00

I had the pleasure of covering Justin & Ashley's wedding in Columbia MO. These are the first half of a two part post of teasers from their wedding. I ran out of time for the full post, but I knew that Ashley wouldn't want to wait any longer.

And now Part 2. For the sake of keeping the images in chronological order, the second series of images has been added into the original post.

Have a go at these. ;)

Love :)

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-04T15:12:00.003-05:00

Everybody have a happy & safe holiday weekend!

Shannon & Leighann's Teasers!

2008-06-30T21:31:00.035-05:00

I had the opportunity to take part in Shannon & Leighann's wedding here in Jeff City. You may remember Shannon & Leighann from their e-session pics from last fall. They had the pics w/ all the awesome fall colours.

Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Congratulations Shannon & Leighann! Thank you for letting us take part in such an awesome day!

Larry & Patrice

2008-06-30T01:18:00.017-05:00

Larry & Patrice came all the way down from Warrensburg MO for their e-session. I will be shooting their wedding this August in St. Louis.

We decided to do the session downtown. Have a look!

Feel free to post any comments below :)

All about Ethen! A.K.A. Mr. man man

2008-06-17T15:02:00.014-05:00

I just wanted to post some of my freshest pics of Ethen. Since the weather has been nice we have been spending any free time we have(Sundays)outside.

Most of these are from our favorite hang out in Jeff City - Memorial Park. I definitely think its one of the nicest parks in town. The equipment is all in decent shape, it seems to be safe, & my favorite thing about this park is that there is plenty of shade.

Nothing like a little swingin'!

Can you tell he is enjoying this or what?!

Look at that face!

This is "break time" out at the Jefferson trail head of the Katy Trail. We had a lot of fun, but I think Ethen had more fun finding caterpillars on the trail than he did riding his bike.

Back at Memorial Park again. I think one of the other cool bonuses of this park is that there are always these random festivities going on there.
On this day there was a folk festival. Ethen didn't hesitate to join right in!

But you cant forget the whole reason for showing up!

I took this shot with my old Polaroid Land Camera.... not really :) I love digital!!

All tuckered out!

Mark & Leigh Ann!

2008-06-10T01:16:00.029-05:00

Finally, here they are! The teasers!
The weekend before last I had the pleasure of covering Mark & Leigh Ann's wedding. The ceremony was in Laurie MO & the reception was @ the beutiful Osage National Country Club.

Here are some of my favorites from the day.

As we were leaving I took one look at the sky & I couldnt pass up getting this image of the sun setting over the country club:)

Leigh Ann & Mark, Thank you for letting us take part in sharing such a special day with you, your family & freinds! We had a great time!

Ckeck this out!

2008-06-03T12:26:00.003-05:00

I just got this link from my friend Aaron. I thought it was just to cool not to share. Enjoy!

Crazy Train & Liberated

2008-05-31T12:04:00.006-05:00

Wednesday I took the whole afternoon to go out & shoot for my self. No assignment, no client, no editor, just for me. Its hard to believe how long its been since Ive done this. I mean I go out often & catch the sweet light at the end of the day, but its been quite a while since I have had the time to just go out & dedicate a whole afternoon/evening to shoot just for my self. I use to do this every day. Just me, my camera, a super wide angle lens, my tripod, & my feet.
Needles to say I had a great time! Its amazing how easily you can get lost in your own creativity when there is no concept, theme or pressure. This all leads to a idea Im going to persue. I want to start a project or really a series a of self assignments. Ideas for images that Ive had in my head for a while that Im ready to bring to light. I feel that when your doing projects like this it is so much easier to step outside the box, your comfort zone, what is safe. When there is no pressure at all your free to try things that you might not be as inclined to try when on an assignment. From failure comes success! Anyways enough of my ramblings.

Here is one of the images from my Wednesday afternoon walk about. Ill have more to share later as I have yet to finish the post on the others. What do think?

This is made from three RAW images> HDR in Ps> tone mapped in Photomatix> desaturated & curve pOpped in Ps.

The wedding season!

2008-05-29T23:44:00.004-05:00

WOW! Its finally here! It started off late for us, but the wedding season is in full swing now. We covered the first one of the year last weekend. And what a weekend it was. Saturday was Mark & Leigh Ann's wedding at the Lake of the Ozarks & Sunday I met with a awesome family from St.Louis to photograph a editorial assignment for Jack n Jill magazine. I had a blast both days! There isn't much else I would rather be doing than creative location photography! Ill share more on this assignment soon along with some teasers from the wedding as soon I hear Mark & Leigh Ann are back from the honeymoon.

Next weekend is Justin & Ashley in Columbia MO. I cant wait! ;)

Technical difficulties?

2008-05-21T18:23:00.004-05:00

Just wanted let everyone know that we have been experiencing some trouble with the server that the main site is hosted on. So not only has the site been down, but it has caused our web mail info@jinsonphotography.com to have problems too. So if anyone has tried to get through to me by email & has not heard back this is most likely the problem. In the mean time while were getting the bugs out you can contact me @ ajinsonphoto@yahoo.com or by the good Ol' fashioned telephone.
And of course,last but not least... when it rains it pours! The proofing site has not been working up to the standards that I expect. A few of the problems that I thought we had solved, have been starting to happen again. So if anyone is experiencing problems with the site running slow or even just getting the images to show don't hesitate to let me know & Ill get you a proof disk to get you by.
Well that about covers it. I apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused anyone. So just so you know, were on top of it!

Maggie & Adam

2008-05-18T19:37:00.014-05:00

Time flies! Its already been 2 weeks since we did Adam & Maggie's E-session. With that said, I just have to get some teasers up!
I had a great time working with Maggie & Adam, they are a really cool couple. Combine that with the awesome location that Maggie suggested & you have got a sure fire shot @ getting some great images!

Have a look!

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Just a taste for now, but the rest of the images will be up tomorrow afternoon on the proofing site.

All the best~

Flower Power!

2008-05-15T12:10:00.004-05:00

Back again. I just wanted to share this image of calla lilies I shot recently in the studio. I'm working on some new lighting techniques. This is a three light technique I use to create kind of a 3D look. It can be used on people, products, whatever.

Ill have more images using this technique to show soon:)

Baxter & Linus!

2008-05-10T12:43:00.009-05:00

Hello all. I know its been awhile since my last post, but changes are a coming. I have been so busy with all the e-sessions & outdoor shoots that time for the blog just hasn't been high enough on the list. Things are changing. I have many posts in my head I wanna share with you. Along with many images from all the awesome sessions we have been doing and weddings to come.
First off I have a few images from a shoot I did about a month ago of two really cool dogs that I just have to share! Linus & Baxter are two mini schnauzers that belong to Bride & Groom of mine Maggie & Adam.
Considering that this is my first pet session it went very well. Although, you must keep in mind that these are very well trained dogs. The whole session took place at the Governors Garden in Jeff City. Doing this session was a great experience. I look forward to doing more pet sessions on location or even in the studio.

Have a look & enjoy!

Beautifully dogs! I cant wait to get one for Ethen. Tomorrow I have some
images from a recent promotional shoot to share.

All the best~
Tony

Its all happening!

2008-03-25T16:42:00.007-06:00

Its been awhile since my last post. The wedding season is about to kick off in full swing & there are many fresh & exciting things happening on the horizon. First off I want to share with you that the website is being re designed & is actually going to be split in to two separate sites. If all goes as planned both sites will keep the same domain www.jinsonphotography.com & will start with a splash page. From there you can click on either the wedding/portrait site, commercial site, or the blog link.

Also while I'm on the subject of change I would like to introduce two new associate photographers I will be working with this season. Both Scott Jinson & Taylor Allen will be assisting & shooting along side me this year. Both are emerging photographers looking to gain experience in the industry along with building there portfolios. Just to note Suzette will still be assisting select weddings & Jen will still be shooting with me on The-I-Want-It-All packages.

Last but not least... Since you have been so patient! I might as well post some images right? Well this is a photo blog!

Ill start it off with one of my favorite things to shoot... 180 degree Pans. I shot this one last weekend at dusk. I have planned on this location for a while, but timing is everything especially considering this location is technically off limits due to safety reasons. So of course in my mind "OFF LIMITS" can usually lead to a great image:)
I was there long enough to fire off two pans before Capital Police ran me off. This is what I left with.

This next one is just a fun shot of Ethen playing in the leaves.

& last but not least, this is my baby cousin Noah. I shot this at the hospital not long after he was born.

Earth Shots

2008-02-09T15:13:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to post this for your viewing pleasure. I have started to submit photos to Earth Shots.org. None of these are mine, but thay all are spectacular! Im sure you will enjoy. So just sit back turn up your speakers & take in all of the beauty that is our planet! :)

A different kind of look @ Jefferson City

2008-01-22T23:24:00.000-06:00

This is my second try for this shot. The first night I went out it had been raining & the concrete was wet w/ the light from the city reflecting off of it. It had all the makings for a great shot, but as it turned out I walked all the way out on to the bridge, set up my equipment, exposure dialed in & the sky opened up on me. This was no lite rain so I had no choice but to leave. So for the second try this is what I came up with. No rain this time but the cold alone was enough to only let me shoot two pans.

Tech info: 180degree pan, 9 shotz stitched together, converted rectangle to polar in PS, cropped to about 3/8 of original polar pan, & tweaks.

Bridal Show

2008-01-20T23:59:00.000-06:00

photo by Suzette Calton

Wow, time flies! Its all ready been two weeks since the show. I just wanted to thank everybody for coming out. We met a lot of cool people & I look very much forward to working w/ you. The show was a great success! Ive booked many of the popular dates all ready, but there are still dates available. If your interested in booking us for your wedding give me a call or shoot me a email & we can set up a time for you to come down to the studio & discuss your special day.

The Bridal Spectacular 2008

2008-01-06T00:06:00.000-06:00

Its been a while since my last post. Between all the seniors & getting ready for the bridal show things have been pretty crazy. So here's the deal brides to be, if you come down to the bridal show (Jan, 8) & book your wedding with me the day of the show Ill give you $150 off of any sample package that I'm offering. Book your wedding within 2 weeks of the show & Ill give you $100 off any sample package.

Hope to see you there!

The many characters of Ethen

2007-12-07T17:57:00.000-06:00

Last night one of my clients canceled because of the weather & since the roads were bad we also decided to stay in. With dinner out of the way & nothing pressing to do I thought this was as good of a time as any to play around in the studio w/ Ethen.

As you might expect he is not shy at all around the camera.

Can you tell that we had fun?

Luke & Virginia - A Winter Wedding

2007-12-06T23:37:00.000-06:00

I was given the opportunity to cover Luke & Virginia's wedding this past weekend. It came at short notice, but I was totally stoked to get to shoot a wedding in December as this is my slowest month of the year for weddings.

Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Congratulation's Luke & Virginia!

Shannon and Leighann's E- Session

2007-11-25T13:12:00.000-06:00

Many of next years brides wanted to get there e- sessions shot w/ the fall colors, but this year it was very hard to pull off the planning of this because the leaves didn't change when they normally do. It seemed as if none of the trees changed together.

So when I shot Shannon & Leighann's Engagement session last weekend we just got lucky. The session had been canceled twice because of rain so we thought the best of the color was gone, but it worked out in our favor! When the day came that we were finally able to shoot, we found some trees that were bursting w/ color. Couple that w/ there great attitude & there comfort in front of the camera we got some great images.Check them out & see for yourself!

They were a great couple to work with. I cant wait to shoot there wedding!

Planet Downtown Jefferson City

2007-11-25T12:31:00.000-06:00

Planet Downtown Jefferson City

This is the most recent image from my series of little planet images. This was shot in downtown Jeff City behind the post office. A full 360 shot just after the sun set. Mounted on hand crafted VR pano head.

If you wanna see the rest of the planets from the series go to my website http://www.jinsonphotography.com/ click on "portfolio" > "something else".

2007-09-01T17:39:00.000-05:00

THE NEW SITE IS UP! SO GO CHECK IT OUT & BOOKMARK IT!
This blog is getting overhauled & will no longer be a gallery here soon, but just the official blog for Anthony Jinson Photography. So if you want to veiw the portfolio you will need to go to the new site.

here is the link - http://jinsonphotography.com/