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, I am attending Western Technical College in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and will graduate in May, 2008, with an Associate Degree in Marketing. I am 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. After graduation in May I plan on moving to Santa Barbara, California
to obtain a Master's Degree in Professional Photography from Brooks
Institute of Photography. It's a three all-around year Bachelor Degree,
and an addition one year for a Master's.
I spend 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 also spend 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 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.