Celebrating 10+ years as a FULL TIME photographer
Finally getting around to an Introduction post on Steemit
One of my most well known pictures
Sometimes the hair is short
Sometimes the hair is long
This is me, always busy, always working on something new and now STEEMIT is one of them. It's been years since I've kept up a blog, I kind of miss it.
For verification I've linked My Instagram account to Steemit
You can also check out my website: http://www.jarviedigital.com for more of my work
RANDOM FACTS AND THINGS I'M PROUD OF
- I speak 5 languages
- I've published/authored 3 books (all of which have ended up in Costco)
- I've lived in a Vintage Airstream 4 years
- I've traveled to 40 countries and all 50 states (twice)
- I run the Photography Decathlon
- I had a photography technique named after me.
- I don't own Photoshop (lightroom only)
- I love blockchain stuff and I do crypto trading as my newest hobby/project.
- I teach photography. (Not as much as I used to, like the year i had 10 interns)
- I have taken well over 1.5 million pictures and presented clients with over 400k images.
Just so you know I picked out 185 pics for this intro but cut it back to 30...You're welcome... haha.
STEEMIT PLANS
Expect to see a lot of:
- Thematic Posts
- Recent Photoshoots
- PhotoTips and training
- Reviews of locations
- Maybe some crypto/blockchain stuff
- Random musings
- Collaborations with friends
- Maybe even some mini-contests
TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER
This is what got me started in Photography. I studied languages and ended up combining my love of travel with my creative side. Weddings still pay the bills but I get to travel a lot.
I LOVE THE MOUNTAINS
My passion for photography started because of travel
I do a lot of destination weddings and explore before and after. Wales, UK
I lived in Bolivia for 2 years and also went back again to do pictures a few years ago
I am most at home in the Mountains and I LOVE fall
Love the challenge of putting my own unique look on well known places
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
This is how I have paid the majority of my bills for 10+ years. I still love it though I don't do as many as I used to. I end up doing lots of weddings for photographers and other friends these days. (I do love them still)
Love doing weddings for other photographers
I'm known for vibrant colors and personality
Destination Weddings have been wonderful
I combine my love of nature with my career as a Wedding Photographer
ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER
I went non-stop for over a year photographing 4000 religious buildings... more about that later.
I photographed over 4000 religious buildings in all 50 states for a book I'm working on
Sometimes you get lucky
My newest book
PORTRAIT/YOUTUBE PHOTOGRAPHER
I do a lot of portraits for friends and happens that a lot of friends are well known Youtubers as well.
Some friends have gone on to have amazing careers
Video shoot with Devin Graham and Shay Carl
long time friend Devin Graham aka "Devin Supertramp"
I have some beautiful friends. Tiffany Alvord
Lots of talent. Piano Guys
OFFROADING PHOTOGRAPHER
My car died 2 years ago and I got a truck and then I turned that opportunity into my first new hobby in 10 years... off-roading. But then I have integrated photography into that doing stuff for some off-road companies.
After towing an airstream to 48 states with a Venza I got a truck.
Taken it some pretty rough places... makes me happy
I go on lots of overlanding trips to get cool pictures and I work with several offroading companies to supply them with pictures
Family and Faith
FAITH IS VERY MUCH A PART OF WHO I AM
FRIENDS
Go check out some of my close photographer fiends who are now on Steemit as well.
Several more signing up soon