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Jacob E.

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Average rating of 5.0 out of 5 based on 36 reviews

Jacob is a professional photographer with seven years of experience in the Greater Salt Lake area. His specialties include wedding, family, portrait, dance, fashion, and concert photography. Over the past four years, he has collaborated on various projects with local institutions such as SLUG Magazine, Utah Fashion Week, Salt Contemporary Dance, Oquirrh West Project, and the Sundance Film Festival. His passion involves capturing candid, natural moments in every type of photography. Jacob's specialty is to convey the feeling and mood of every situation. He has an extensive background in studio, street, landscape, and cityscape photography as well, and loves to incorporate and mix different styles to create original work that stands out from the crowd.

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camera

Nikon D810 | Nikon D750 | Nikon Z6

lens

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S | Nikon 85mm f/1.8 | Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 | Sigma 14mm F2.8 EX Aspherical HSM Nikon | Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 | Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G | Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 | Tokina 100mm f/2.8


Portrait

Event

Family

Graduation

Media

Wedding

Food

Fashion

Engagement

Sport

Travel

Automotive

Dating portrait

Kinder

More about Jacob E....

What do you love about your job?

The absolute best part of being a photographer is combining my client's artistic vision with my own. I love it when the result of collaboration turns out to be a meaningful new creation that surprises the client and myself. I never tire of the feeling I get when sitting down at the computer and looking at the shots I took of an event for the first time. It's like a childhood Christmas. I'm elated when I see the pictures and excited to see what I can do with them. It's a daunting challenge, but the most rewarding one, to take those initial images and create the client's vision from them.

What types of shoots have you done and how did you make them special?

Whether I'm doing studio portraits or outdoor family portraits, I like to use my environment to make each shoot unique. In the studio, I use props occasionally. For instance, I had a model hold an oversized lollipop like a baseball bat to lighten the mood. Also, I had a model eat a donut between poses once, and the shot turned out to be one of the best. Family shoots are fun to do outdoors. I took my favorite family picture at a lake. The child loved the water and kept trying to run to the lake. The mother was holding him back with a look of concern on her face, and the child had a happy, mischievous demeanor. The sun and lake were in a perfect position, and the image worked out incredibly well. I love candid shots because of authenticity. The famous rock 'n' roll photographer Bob Gruen said, "The best pictures are taken the moment before the pose or the moment after the pose."

Awards, honors, and recognitions received

RAW Artist's Salt Lake City Photographer of the Year 2017

A fun fact about this photographer

I love tennis and have been playing since I was about six years old. I played on my college tennis team for two years.

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