About

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.  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.

All images © Jake Melrose Photography