Meet the Photographer

Hi! I am the person behind the lens

I have been into photography since I was little kid and after suggestion from friends branched out into the professional photography world.

Currently located in San Diego, CA. My husband is in the military and we move around. We are both from Indiana and call it home.

I love the beach. I was happy to call Virginia Beach home at one point and Everett, Washington home at another. This photo was taken in California at La Jolla.

I love being a lifestyle photographer. Capturing images in your home or at a location of your choice. I do travel!

I am a digital and film photographer. I use 35mm and medium format film. I have several film cameras from a Nikon F100 to a Hawkeye. But my favorite is my Rolleicord. But shh don’t tell my Nikon lol.

 

 I have a love for sun flares. I also love double exposing film. Yes you can double expose on a digital camera but the excitement in film is in the not having the instant gratification of knowing what you did. You wait for the film to come back and see how the sun flare worked out or how that double exposure went.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I participate in Hearts Apart a wonderful organizations that give back to the military. I am a military wife and love giving back to our community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love photographing our pets. This is one of our dogs Koda. But it is hard to get dogs to pose, don’t ask how long it took me to get this photo of him. Husky’s aren’t known to hold still lol they love to run.

I am creative. I love to knit. I joke with my husband I knit my clothes because he never buys me any. And I usually am impatiently waiting for yarn to arrive.

I collect Starbucks mugs. I love the one my friend sent me from Copenhagen. But majority of the ones I have are from the places I’ve been.

I love natural light, but I do have studio lighting. Portable lighting since I prefer to do newborns in their home where they are more comfortable.

I do births to. I love photographing a mama from pregnancy to newborn but especially capturing the birth. Those precious moments are easily forgotten especially when you are like me and have a teen turning adult. You wish they were a baby again.

I use a professional lab to print. I find using a professional lab gives better colors. I have used Target, Walgreens, and other places. And the coloring at the lab that I use is the best in my opinion. It’s the lab I use when I get my photos taken professionally or even when I hand my camera to my husband and ask him to snap a pic.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at elleljackson@yahoo.com

Hope to see you soon in front of my lens.