jessica poole robins My approach to portrait photography is an attempt to combine my background in fine art with the demands of commercial photography. In school, I absolutely loved studying photography from an artworld perspective where I was encouraged to focus on concepts and processes. Today I continue to be passionate about photography! I like to prepare for a portrait session much as I would prepare for any other art project. This allows me to explore the concepts that will best capture where you’re at in your life and in your relationships.
I want my photographs to remind people of how things really were at the time of the shoot. Not because the images I make are “real”—obviously they are contrived to a certain extent—but because of the real emotions that the photographs capture. Together we create situations that provoke natural feelings, dynamics, interactions, and expressions.
urban portraits courtesy of Sloan Photographers www.sloanphotgraphers.com AA • Photography
Ricks College 2001
BFA • Art-Photography
Arizona State University 2007
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