JENNY JACOBSSON photography blog

  • Feature and interview in Golden Age Magazine

    Feature and interview in Golden Age Magazine

    I had two cheerful announcements about getting published last week! First up, in the lovely Golden Age Magazine I was featured with an interview and images from my portfolio and  my series Parallels. The full magazine, packed with beautiful photography, can be read at Golden Age Magazine – Issue 19, 2014, where my feature is on page…

  • Behind the Scenes – ‘THE STORM STARTER’

    Behind the Scenes – ‘THE STORM STARTER’

    A late summers day I gathered a fantastic team to make an image for my conceptual portrait series ‘Parallels’. I had been inspired by Rania’s (previous studio portrait) dreadlocks and her dark features for some time… “…I wanted to create a portrait alluding to greek mythology characters and their features, like Medusa and her hair and the…

  • Conceptual portrait in freezing winter – ‘THE SENTENCE’

    Conceptual portrait in freezing winter – ‘THE SENTENCE’

    Above is a little Behind the Scenes video from the shooting of  ‘The sentence’. _________________ Location | SÄLEN, SWEDENAssistant | ANDREAS JACOBSSONModel | SELF PORTRAIT Full screen size in my Portfolio_________________ ‘The sentence’ is part of my series ‘Parallels’ and was shot in Sälen, Sweden. We were there on a skiing holiday with my family, but being…

  • Picture Of The Day at One Eyeland

    Picture Of The Day at One Eyeland

    I was happily surprised, and proud, to have my piece “The fall” chosen as Picture Of The Day (October 19th) over at the fantastic One Eyeland! Not everyday that you see yourself next to a portrait of John Malkovich… MY TIP FOR FURTHER READINGA great way to learn more and see selections of images, and if you’re interested…

  • Feature and interview in .Get Inspired! Magazine

    Feature and interview in .Get Inspired! Magazine

    I’m happy to announce that I’m  featured in .Get Inspired! Magazine. There is a mini-interview in there, answering questions about where I get inspiration from, what my most important tool is, what advice I can give to people, etc. Read the full mini-interview and watch the portfolio represented, here. _________CHAT ME UP ON FACEBOOK!

  • Inspiration from the fashion show of Borås Textilhögskola – EXIT13

    Inspiration from the fashion show of Borås Textilhögskola – EXIT13

    Yesterday the journey went to Borås for the fantastic fashion show and exhibition of the textile and fashion graduate design students of Borås Textilhögskola. Not only did I want to support and get a close look at the newest work of Emelie Arvidsson (the extraordinary designer that I shot for last year), but going to…

  • Grand Prize Winner of the Phlearn contest!

    Grand Prize Winner of the Phlearn contest!

    When Phlearn (my favorite site for photography and photoshop based knowledge) had its biggest contest ever I just had to enter. And guess what…. I won! To see the winning image larger and in its fashion context, go to Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson! One of the reasons I chose to enter was in fact due to…

  • Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson

    Conceptual fashion shoot for designer Emelie Arvidsson

    One of the highlights for me last year was shooting the fashion collection “The space that is and isn’t” for the amazing designer Emelie Arvidsson. Emelie contacted me for my conceptual and storytelling work and asked for an image concept that really was going to bring out the strong story and idea of her designs. The editorial got published…

  • INSPIRATION FOR IMAGE CREATORS – Internship at Cooper & Gorfer

    INSPIRATION FOR IMAGE CREATORS – Internship at Cooper & Gorfer

    As a photographer, or any image maker, you can choose to sit around waiting for inspiration to pop up by itself. Personally, I’m a firm believer that feeling inspired is a state of mind you can teach yourself to find when you need it. So, what can we do to get started? I’m gathering and…

  • The Light That Shines – by Sue Bryce

    The Light That Shines – by Sue Bryce

    This is a beautiful and important documentary, made by film maker Hailey Bartholomew and photographer Sue Bryce. A film about Jill, a young woman struggling and fighting cancer, but still finds beauty in herself and in the world. Jill says on her Facebook:   “I hope you all enjoyed this beautiful doco that we all worked so hard to make.…

  • A year to remember – 2012, part 4/4

    A year to remember – 2012, part 4/4

    And just like 2012, this summary has to come to an end. Over the last year I have not only shot images. I also have… 1 – …created three new sites: 2 – During the autumn I got a great new business card design (also from Mollbyrån), bought a new camera, and put together a great…

  • A year to remember – 2012, part 3/4

    A year to remember – 2012, part 3/4

    The summary for the awesome year of 2012 continues! 1 – This was the year of interior shoots… 2 – …and architectural shoots… 3 – …and photographing animals in the hostel Strandflickorna together with wonderful photographer Rania Rönntoft, a collaboration with Copywriter Axel Johansson and Art Director Andréas Silverblad. 4 – It was the year of…

  • A year to remember – 2012, part 2/4

    A year to remember – 2012, part 2/4

    Here’s the continuation of the summary for the awesome year of 2012! 1 – Oh the tasks you get from a photography school…. Here’s a self portrait magazine / fashion / beauty assignment with the location requirement “boat”. 2 – In April our class went on a photography inspirational week trip to Berlin and we had…

  • A year to remember – 2012, part 1/4

    A year to remember – 2012, part 1/4

    What a marvelous year it was, 2012. So filled with new experiences, new friends, challenges, and most of all, love. Here’s a little summary! 1 – It happened January 1st. 30 seconds into the new year, while watching the fireworks fade over Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Andreas got down on one knee and asked me…