An editorial portrait of Andre Charoo at the Yerba Buena Gardens shot in downtown San Francisco for Past & Present Magazine, the alumni magazine of Crescent School (Toronto) Continue Reading
Sometimes we meet people for a reason. The morning I was scheduled to photograph pro racer Peter Stetina in Santa Rosa, CA for a Bicycling Magazine feature called “These Legs Were Made For Cycling,” I was rear ended in an accident and totaled my truck. Peter’s story for the piece is about his recovery during… Continue Reading
Editorial photo shoot of Vaughn Brown of Parker Dusseau Menswear photographed in San Francisco, CA for Bicycling Magazine. Continue Reading
“You’ll only have 15 minutes,” said the PR person on the phone who was in charge of keeping Google CEO Sundar Pichai on schedule during my upcoming photo shot for The Telegraph (UK). Okay. Got it. So what do you do? Continue Reading
Outtakes from an editorial portrait shoot with tiki artist Brad Parker of Kona, HI for Hana Hou! Magazine Continue Reading
Getting to work with people who keep a positive vibe is really appreciated. It makes the photography better and the day more fun. For these reasons and more, I’m glad to share a few portraits of the crew from the Socksmith shoot in Monterey, CA Continue Reading
Tear sheet and outtakes from advertising studio shoots for the San Francisco Aids Foundation Continue Reading
Studio shoot in San Francisco with food vendors of Whole Foods Market for an advertising campaign in Northern California and Reno. Continue Reading
Editorial portraits of Andy Miller, former Apple executive and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings NBA team. Photographed at his home in Palo Alto, CA for the cover of Boston College Law School Magazine. Continue Reading
Tearsheet and outtakes from an editorial photo shoot with Reverend Horton Heat for Inked Magazine at The Chapel in San Francisco, CA Continue Reading
This studio portrait of skateboarder Mark Partain photographed in San Jose, CA reminds of what is still important about photography and why I’m lucky to be a photographer. Continue Reading
Editorial portraits of Nir Eyal at Sanford University in Palo Alto, CA for technology magazine EPiServer Engage Magazine (Sweden). Continue Reading
Suites and ties. I often photograph people who wear them for assignments. Sometimes it’s for corporate portraits and head shots of executives in the Bay Area. Other times it could be a sharp fellow like Andrew Spokes (above) for the cover of a NY investment magazine. Continue Reading
35 images make up this panorama portrait of Bay Area artist Kevin Kearney photographed at his home in Sebastopol, CA. The assignment was from an editorial feature for Maryland Institute College of Art. Continue Reading
Tearsheet: Editorial portraits of hip hop artist A.B.S in San Francisco for XXL Magazine. Continue Reading
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
A gallery of 16 portraits of pro skateboarders from an ongoing series that ran in the April issue of The Skateboard Mag. Continue Reading
Portrait gallery of skateboarders including Northern California pros, legends, artists, and groms. Photographed in Santa Cruz, CA for Board Rescue Continue Reading
Portraits of two time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011) shot at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Mr. Continue Reading
Portrait of skateboarder Roger Mihalko. One of Northern California’s most stylish riders. photo by Jay Watson Continue Reading
A commercial executive portrait assignment on HP’s Gary Elliott by Bay Area editorial photographer Jay Watson for ANA Magazine. Continue Reading
(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
(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
An editorial portrait of biologist Janine Benyus for Future Magazine, a Swedish publication about engineering. Continue Reading
A collaboration with Brian Bounds on an outtake portrait of tattoo artist Freddy Corbin. Included is an experimentation of ideas over a series of 4 images. original photo by Jay Watson for Inked Magazine. Continue Reading
Revisit: A photo shoot of photographer Grant Brittain outside the office of The Skateboard Mag in Encinitas, CA. Link to an interview and portraits by Jay Watson. Continue Reading
Portraits and outtakes of Manuel Caro shot for Drift Surfing. The last image is a before and after set showing my post production work. You can see the difference between a processed RAW file using Adobe Lightroom and compare it to the final retouched version using Adobe PhotoShop. Continue Reading
Portraits of Hawaiian pro surfer, icon, and North Shore legend Buttons Kaluhiokalani at his home break in Oahu, Hawaii. © Jay Watson Photography Continue Reading
