Jake is a professional photographer, retoucher, director of photography, and video editor with 15 years experience creating marketing, social media, editorial, and e-commerce still photography and video content for the jewelry, beauty, fashion, and luxury goods industries in New York City. As of 2025, he is based in Portland, Oregon. His passion for all things technical, and background in a broad range of visual arts combine in an approach to commercial art that balances the systematic with the aesthetic – reinforcing a uniform brand identity while also bringing out the best in each individual product. He enjoys working on collaborative projects, and can provide full studio services including creative direction/ art direction, production, styling, photography, videography, retouching, and video editing.
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