Artist Bio:
I started into photography during my junior year of high school after a deer hunting experience with my dad and my dad's friend Marcia. She had an old 35mm camera and when she pulled it out of her bag I was looking at it and wondering how do you take a picture with that, with all of those buttons and configurations? Marcia suggested to take a photography class, so I signed up for one.
At first I couldn't stand it, Mr. Don Harvey spent the first two weeks of class talking and going over things before we even got to touch a camera. I wasn't good at it at all, couldn't roll the film in the dark, had a hard time developing in the darkroom, and my pictures just weren't very appealing, but through it all Mr. Harvey was very supportive and motivational to keep trying and keep practicing. Through it all Mr. Harvey's advice really paid off.
During late April, I had asked my friend Bryanna if she had gotten anything for her mom yet for Mother's Day and if she hadn't if I could take pictures of her and her younger brother Dylan for their mom, Debbie, for a Mother's Day gift. After we had went out and took a roll or 2 of film, we went and got them developed, picked a few of the better ones out, and finally decided on a print to make a 5x7 print and get it framed for her mom. As we went back to her house to give Debbie the gift, she unwrapped the picture and took a glance at it, and I saw her reaction, my heart dropped, and almost right there and then I knew I wanted to do that again. The thought of someone appreciating my artwork, and being emotionally touched made that experience an experience I will never forget.
My photography took off from there. I photographed one of my friend Kim Noel's, senior portraits our senior year, and word of mouth took in, and I was getting calls and emails for many different photography requests.
Currently living in the La Crosse area photographing weddings primarily after receiving my Associates degree for Marketing in May 2008. I had photographed as a freelance photographer for the La Crosse Tribune, Holmen Courier, Onalaska Community Life, Coulee News, Vernon County Broadcaster, and several other newspapers around the state of Wisconsin for 3 years ending in 2008.
I also spent a lot of my free time going in and out of the La Crosse Tribune to get different tips and advice from a couple of my other mentors, Erik Daily and Pete Thomson. I owe a lot to those guys to for taking me under their wing and helping me through my experience as a young photojournalist. I owe a thankyou to Eric Wuennenberg for allowing me to be a second shooter and get my feet wet at my first wedding coverage in 2005. Also a thank you to the staff of Calumet Photographic in Santa Barbara California, especially Mr. Craig Dahmen for giving knowledge and support on camera equipment, fair prices and fast shipping! Last but not least, Bob Mulock. I spent a lot of time at what I call my second home, "Bob's Moen Photo" on Main street in La Crosse. Bob is one of the greatest mentors anyone could ever have. He has been so good to me as far as giving knowledge, advice, good deals on camera equipment, buying me lunch between classes from the Great Wall Chinese restaurant across the street, enjoying a can of Mountain Dew when I'd come down just for camera talk, and even some of his dry sense of humor when I bring in a nice photograph that I took for him to look at, and he says, "Ohh that's nice, who took that?" Thanks Bob you're the greatest!!
Vision Statement:
Images preserve a moment in time that can never be duplicated. Whether
created on film or a chip, professionally taken photographs inspire
joy and stimulate the emotions, even at a glance. It is my goal not
only to serve the needs of my clients today, but also to
aggressively research and develop products and services that will
meet their needs in the future. My vision for the future is to reach
and maintain the highest level of excellence in professional
imaging.
My photograph is always tailored to meet your needs and desires.
Photojournalistic style weddings, senior portraits, family
portraits, and sports photography. I never do a formal group
portrait once your party has started. My philosophy is to be low key
and unobtrusive, yet there for every important photograph. If you
desire, I will be happy to advice and work with you on every aspect
of your wedding day to make it an enjoyable and memorable event.
My cameras are state of the art Canon, the finest in the industry,
assuring you of the sharpest and best color photography available. I
work with many lenses from extreme wide angle to long telephotos. I
am equipped to handle any situation. My back up equipment is the
same as my primary equipment, so in the unlikely event of equipment
failure, there will be no loss of picture quality.
As I see it, there are three equally important aspects to
photography: equipment, technique, and creative vision. Neither one
is useful without the other. Having creative vision without the
tools necessary to adequately bring it to life is one of the
greatest possible frustrations. Having tools and technique without
the creative vision is one of the greatest possible waste of time
and money.
I am a full service photographer offering: Portraits (Family,
children, etc) Weddings, Anniversaries, high school seniors,
commercial, fine art, digital photo restoration, and a few other
specialized photographic services.
Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the member Photographer, Jared Anderson of Jared Lee Photography LLC to encourage, support and strengthen the art of professional photography among his surrounding mentors and clients while meeting the photographic needs of the Great La Crosse Area. To promote professional ethics while building public awareness of photographic excellence, to cooperate with the national, state and local associations devoted to the betterment of the photographic profession. My goal is to provide information with respect to creativity and lasting value of professional photography. I am committed to excellence through continuing my education in the professional photography field.
