I have one lens. It’s a Canon EF 5omm f/1.4 lens, and it is a beauty. It’s sturdy, sharp, and has been a friend to me for years now. Also, it’s now pretty broken. A few months ago, I was making a tutorial for a friend about understanding aperture. I had my camera mounted on … Continue reading Damaged, Like My Eyes
She could not speak or hear except to have conversations with clouds, and so one day she stole one from the sky to keep by her side. Continue reading Conversations with Clouds
It’s been almost two whole months since 2015 – boy, I’m off to a slow start. Time to pick up the pace! Time to start getting some new work out! I’ve got lots of big plans for this year and I’m really excited to share them with the world as they come. Speaking of big … Continue reading Wilted, the First Shoot of 2015 + Speed Edit
I really had an amazing weekend full of creativity, learning, and time well spent. It was exactly the kind of weekend I needed, after a long week and with the creative hibernation that I’ve been feeling (screw off, winter!) I’m really, really excited to tell you guys all about it and show you some of … Continue reading The Secret Life of Jen and What She Does With Her Weekend + Free Textures
Photography by Jenessa Schultz Modelling by Kristin Hawryluk Makeup by Nicole Ziegler (FB) Assisting by Brandi Guzman Merry Christmas, everyone! I’m out visiting family in Alberta and got to do three amazing shoots – a blog post to follow, but for now, time to stuff myself with turkey! Continue reading Neva’s Wish
A couple of weeks ago, I had a stroke of luck that had me smiling for days. I had had a day off from work, and there as a workshop playing on Creative Live from one of my favourite photographers, Brooke Shaden. For those of you reading who may not know, Creative Live is a … Continue reading Subtle Changes
Concepts come to me in all different sorts of ways, and this time, it was brainstorming different ideas for what I could use a particular prop for – a globe. I’ve needed a globe for a different concept for quite some time, and before I went ahead with that one in particular, I wanted to make … Continue reading The World on Her Shoulders – Behind the Concept
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