Author Archives: Seth Jacobson Photography

Kristin and James get married at the Galilee beach club

Feb 4

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Kristin and James get married at The Galilee beach club

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Scott and Kristen Engagement Photos Rhode Island

Nov 4

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Zappa Plays Zappa (full show) at Lupo’s in Providence RI by Seth Jacobson

Sep 23

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Zappa Plays Zappa by Seth Jacobson

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Scheila Gonzalez and Ryan Brown from Zappa Plays Zappa Portraits by Seth Jacobson

Sep 22

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Ryan Brown by Seth Jacobson

Scheila Gonzalez by Seth Jacobson

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Zappa Plays Zappa (Sound Check) at Lupo’s Heart Break Hotel in Providence RI, by Seth Jacobson

Sep 22

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Zappa plays Zappa by Seth Jacobson

Zappa plays Zappa by Seth Jacobson

Zappa plays Zappa by Seth Jacobson

Zappa plays Zappa by Seth Jacobson

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Zappa Plays Zappa Photos by Seth Jacobson

Jul 27

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Frank Zappa occupies a place that is singular and unique both in music and American culture in general. Whenever someone speaks so unabashedly from a place of freedom (as Frank did) it gives others the power to stand up and speak their truth as well. I am but one, in the crowded landscape of disenfranchised youth that discovered this incredible man, and found a bit of hope from the way he went about being unapologetically himself. Thank you for that gift Frank

I had the pleasure and honor of photographing the incredible Zappa Plays Zappa band at the historic Hampton Beach Casino Dweezil has done us all a huge favor by continuing to perform his father’s music live. A project he started about 10 years ago. I’ve seen every tour he has done so far and he continues to delight, inspire and surprise me. Special thanks to the incredible Kurt Morgan for bringing these photos to fruition. Kurt plays bass and sings with the ZPZ band. He was very generous with his time helping me to get connected with the group for this gig. The current tour is focused (for the 1st third of the show) on playing the entire One Size Fits All album. While wandering around the vast emptiness of the venue before the show with Kurt, we stumbled upon this Fat Maroonish Sofa, supported by boards of oak. We thought to ourselves, “Quite an attractive sofa, this sofa could be commercial” with a few margaritas and the right company…

Here are a quick set of portraits I created of Kurt before the show using the Fat Maroonish Sofa

Kurt Morgan by Seth Jacobson

Here are the photos of Sound Check before the show

ZPZ by Seth Jacobson

The show that Zappa Plays Zappa puts on is second to none. I am continually blown away by the dedication to precision and accuracy all done with power and soul and tons of humor. Thanks Dweezil, Kurt, Ben, Chris, Sheila, and Ryan for a great show! Here are the photos

ZPZ by Seth Jacobson

ZPZ by Seth Jacobson

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Tags: Concert photography, Dweezil Zappa, entertainment, event photography, lighting, night photography, photography, portrait photography, Zappa Plays Zappa

Alfred Hitchcock themed portrait session, Rhode Island engagement photos

Jun 16

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TJ and Sarah approached me about making an “outside of the box” type portrait session and I was all for it! While I love creating more “standard” romantic images for my clients, THIS idea of using Alfred Hitchock movies as our inspiration was SUPER exciting to me! What a blast it was to make these images! Hopefully you like the as much as we do!!! I was impressed by the level of commitment they both showed toward making the photos happen! Feel free to share this post around if you like the photos as much as we do! I’m including a few original images from the movies as a reference for our inspiration for the shoot. Thanks to everyone that helped us make these photos happen.

Homage to “Rear Window” by Seth Jacobson Photography

Homage to “The Birds” by Seth Jacobson Photography

Homage to “Psycho” by Seth Jacobson Photography

Our inspiration from “The Birds”

Our inspiration from “Psycho”

Our inspiration from “The Birds”

Our inspiration from “Rear Window”

Our inspiration from “The Birds”

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Tags: arts, Creative portraiture, engagement portrait, Hitchcock Portrait, model photography, photography, portrait photography

Leftover Cuties Portrait Session, Rhode Island

Jun 13

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The Leftover Cuties are a breath of fresh air in the music scene. If you don’t know their music, it’s both old style and modern, very danceable but they aren’t a dance band, the music has depth and gravitas but is sometimes quirky and playful. I had the honor and pleasure of creating these portraits during their stay over in Rhode Island. The timing was good as it was Austin’s (the bass player) birthday! Yay!

You may be familiar with The Showtime television show called “The Big C” that the Cuties wrote and performed the theme song for.

Here are two other songs that moved me (both in different ways)

Dig the photos! I am very proud of them!

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

: Leftover Cuties by Seth Jacobson Photography

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Tags: Concert photography, event photography, lighting, model photography, Music, photography, portrait photography

Beautiful Yoga Photos taken in a studio: Behind the curtain

Mar 16

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I created these portraits of Alyssa Sullivan owner of Synergy Power Yoga in Barrington RI for her social media and for new marketing material to help promote her business. With all business portraiture that I do, I had a couple of objectives. These are different for every business that I work with, but for this one I wanted the photos to not only get across the love and joy that Alyssa brings to the Yoga she teaches, but her showcase her incredible talent and beauty as well.

Below I will be sharing exactly how I created these portraits that I am super proud of! Tell me what you think in the comments!

Beautiful Yoga portrait
by Seth Jacobson Photography

I wanted these photos to have a very clean and pristine look about them, so I put her on a solid white background and lit the whole scene with 4 separate speed lights. My ISO was set at 320 with a shutter speed varied from 1/125 to 1/200 with an aperture of either 6.3 or 7.1

The speed lights were shot though 3 octaboxes from behind up and behind right and left. With one big one from the front right. You can see below my light placement. The three smaller lights from behind her were set to 1/16th power and the big light off to the right was set to 1/4 power.

Behind the curtain with Seth Jacobson Photography

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Tags: Beautiful Yoga, behind the curtain, Commercial photography, How to, How to photography, lighting tips, model, model photography, photography, portrait photography, yoga, yoga photos

Driscoll and Associates: Law Firm Business Portraits

Dec 20

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I had the Pleasure of photographing Driscol and Associates recently. We created some business portraiture for them to use in promotional material. Enjoy!

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Rhode Island Portrait Project: Rabbi Wayne Franklin from Temple Emanuel

Oct 8

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I have another installment of my very exciting portrait project. I love my community and there are some amazing people making Rhode Island a wonderful place to live. I have decided to photograph the people who are really making “IT” happen here in my community in a (hopefully) creative and fun way that tells a story about who those people are and what they are doing for their little section of the world.

Rabbi Wayne Franklin is a wonderful man. He is the kind of man that you immediately feel comfortable talking with. I have spent many hours conversing with him, and soaking up his warm intelligence. What strikes me about Rabbi Franklin is his openness to explore. He is always ready to dig deeper and look closely at humanity. As a non Jewish person, I have burdened him with many questions that he has tirelessly answered, and I am grateful for his generosity of spirit. I am also impressed with not only the strength of his conviction, but the wealth of knowledge that he offers his congregation at Temple Emanuel in Providence. He is a scholar in the truest sense of the word, so when I photographed him I wanted his library to be included in our portrait. I think we created a beautiful portrait, and I am proud to share it with you now.

Here is a link to some of the other portraits I have created for this project

Rabbi Wayne Franklin of Temple Emanuel in Providence RI
by Seth Jacobson

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Tags: bar mitzvah, Bar Mitzvah photo, bat mitzvah, photography, portrait photographers, portrait photography, portrait project, providence ri, Rabbi Franklin, rhode island, Temple Emanuel, Wayne Franklin

Portrait Photography Childhood: Seth Jacobson

Sep 16

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Sometimes I create a portrait that transcends the moment that we are in, and touches onto something bigger than myself or the person I am photographing. I feel like these photos do that. Boyhood in a bottle is what we have here. I feel something very special when I look at these photos, I feel my own childhood, and countless others both before and after me. What are your thoughts?

kid portrait by Seth Jacobson

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Macedonio Family Portrait Rhode Island

Jul 26

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Rhode Island Wedding Photographer Seth Jacobson at The Hyatt Newport RI

Jul 11

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Stephanie and Nick got married at the Hyatt in Newport RI earlier this year this is a small showcase from their beautiful wedding!

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Gay Marriage Rhode Island, Seth Jacobson

Jul 5

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I had the great pleasure of photographing the wedding of a beautiful couple this week. Keri and Jess got married, and what a day it was! I have long been a proponent of equality (see this post) when it comes to gay marriage, and gay rights. These two beautiful woman brought me as a part of their day and I am so grateful. Thank you for trusting me with your memories!