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Jay + Jamie Watson | Gleeson Galley San Francisco, CA
Art Show: Jay and Jamie Watson at the Gleeson Gallery in San Francisco. Photography and monotypes inspired by surfing, skateboarding, and good ol’ California. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Jay Watson
Big Air Portraits: Burnquist + Brusco
Studio portraits of X Games skateboarding big air winners Mitchie Brusco and Bob Burnquist. They are separated by 20 years in age but they remind us that skateboarding doesn’t discriminate against age. Or maybe it doesn’t matter in sports when you are 45 feet off the ground? Continue Reading
Event Assignment: de Young Museum San Francisco, CA
Photography from a private party at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Hosted by Ammunition, a design group in San Francisco, CA. Continue Reading
California Monotypes + Photography | Menlo Park, CA Art Show
The Little House Gallery in Menlo Park, CA is currently showing California themed work by the husband and wife team of lifestyle photographer Jay Watson and monotype print maker Jamie Watson. The work will be on display until July 9th. Continue Reading
Editorial Portrait: Dr. Jay Lalezari
In print this month for the French magazine Science et vie is my editorial portrait of Dr. Jay Lalezari of Quest Clinical Research in San Francisco, CA. There is a lesson I learned from this shoot that is applicable to any magazine photographer in a crunch. Continue Reading
Indycar Driver Dario Franchitti At The Office
“Introducing…..Dar—io…..Fran—chitt—i.” Pre race photos of Indycar race driver Dario Franchitti with wife Ashley Judd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Continue Reading
Tearsheet | Portraits In The Skateboard Mag
A gallery of 16 portraits of pro skateboarders from an ongoing series that ran in the April issue of The Skateboard Mag. Continue Reading
BTS: Royal Jokers CC For Auto Cult Magazine
Behind the scenes look of a 1973 Riviera lowrider for an editorial feature on the Royal Jokers Car Club for Auto Cult Magazine. Continue Reading
Lifestyle, Sports, & Fitness Shoot | Magellan GPS
Photos from of fitness, running, and cycling of Bay Area triathletes for a lifestyle shoot near Santa Cruz,CA for the Magellan GPS “Switch” campaign. Continue Reading
Petit Le Mans Race at Road Atlanta
Motorsports racing images and how to survive shooting an all day sports event like the ALMS Petit Le Mans Auto Race at Road Atlanta. Continue Reading
Portraits of Legends, Skaters, Artists, and Groms | Board Rescue
Portrait gallery of skateboarders including Northern California pros, legends, artists, and groms. Photographed in Santa Cruz, CA for Board Rescue Continue Reading
Portraits of Indycar Driver Dan Wheldon. Sonoma Raceway
Portraits of two time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011) shot at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Mr. Continue Reading
Shooting Tethered With Adobe Lightroom or Bridge
Photography tutorial: How to shoot with a DSLR camera tethered to an Apple Macbook Pro (MBP) laptop or other OSX Mac using Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Bridge. Continue Reading
Interview: Alma Surf
Interview in Brazilian surf magazine Alma Surf of San Francisco Bay Area photographer Jay Watson. Continue Reading
Steamer Lane | Santa Cruz, CA
Surfing photography of waves, and seascapes from West Cliff at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California. Continue Reading
Skater Roger Mihalko
Portrait of skateboarder Roger Mihalko. One of Northern California’s most stylish riders. photo by Jay Watson Continue Reading
Art Show Benefit for Japan | Surfindian. San Diego, CA
Art Show & Surfboard Benefit for Japan Earthquake relief on Saturday, April 2, from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. at Surfindian in Pacific Beach, CA Continue Reading
Editorial Portrait Gary Elliott. Cupertino, CA | ANA Magazine
A commercial executive portrait assignment on HP’s Gary Elliott by Bay Area editorial photographer Jay Watson for ANA Magazine. Continue Reading
Cold Water Souls (4 of 4): Zach Wormhoudt
(4 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading
Cold Water Souls (3 of 4): Richard Schmidt, Santa Cruz, CA
(3 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading
Cold Water Souls (2 of 4): Hunter & Flea
(2 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading
Cold Water Souls (1 of 4)
(1 of 4) Commissioned work on Northern California surfing for “Cold Water Souls,” a UK published book on surfing the world’s frigid waters. Continue Reading
A Few Ways To Learn PhotoShop
Learning PhotoShop can be painful. Here is a run down on a few ways to get started. Continue Reading
BumbleJax: A Solid Option For Mounting Photos
A review of BumbleJax, a digital printing service that mounts photographs on either gatorboard, acrylic, aluminum, or bamboo for frame less hanging. Continue Reading
Group Art Show | 941 Geary San Francisco, CA
Group Art Show & Silent Art Auction Benefit. Sat September 25th at 941 Geary in San Francisco. Continue Reading
Lightroom Tip | Avoid Overuse of Presets
If I had only one tip to share with another photographer about image processing in PhotoShop and Lightroom this would be it. Continue Reading
Podcast | Interview on LensFlare35 Episode #54
A podcast interview with Jay Watson on Lensflare35 (episode #54) hosted by Dave Warner. We discuss topics on editorial assignments, art, California, surf photography, and more. Continue Reading
Interview: Refueled Magazine issue 05
Interview in Refueled Magazine of San Francisco, CA Bay Area photographer Jay Watson. 12 page spread including images and questions by Jamie Watson. Continue Reading