Personal blog of photographer, father, and technology geek Steve Jackle.
I have always been fascinated by images of the human face. Captured expressions can invoke varying emotions for different viewers. The other night, Sophie and I played a game of funny faces. I asked her to give me a bunch of expressions. The above expression is priceless, scary, and full of humor. The following are…
Over the past several years, I have been continually working on all aspects of my photography business. In my view, these are main aspect of my focus: “customer focused” business technical : lighting and gear vision: Using technical aspects to create my vision that is in my head into an image. It is absolutely amazing…
My youngest daughter Savannah graduated today from Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church preschool today. I can safely say that she is probably the shyest Jackle you will ever meet. I know it is hard to believe that a “shy” Jackle exists but Savannah is living proof. It is even harder to believe that she probably…
A few years ago, we had a dilemma in the Jackle household. We were living in a new house we loved with great neighbors. Man, I miss them all. Sophie was attending a Casa Esperanza Montessori public Charter school. At the time, she was placed in Title 1 reading assistance group because she was reading…
Well, we are back in the circle again. It was a beautiful day in Raleigh on Sunday following some pretty bad thunderstorms on Saturday night. We just had finished dinner and the sun was beginning to set. I asked Sophie if she wanted to take a few portraits in the circle. She could not get…
Yesterday, Savannah and I joined her Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Preschool class on a very tasting outing. The class went to Raleigh’s Andy’s Pizza to learn how pizza was made. Even though the field trip was scheduled for 9:30 AM, it is never too early for a slice of pizza. Pizza is in fact a…
This week’s weather has been amazing here in Raleigh- sunny days and 80s. Sophie put on the new outfit that her mother bought her that morning from a consignment sale that she just attended. We decided to do an impromptu mini-fashion show(one outfit) in the circle in front of our house. Here are a couple…
When I think about one person in my life that has touched more people than anyone I know, I think about the matriarch of the Jackle family – Cleda Sophia Jackle. My daughter Sophia is proudly named after her. My grandmother who has lived for 97 years(this month) has seen more things, touched more lives,…
I got this card from my daughter just as the Super Bowl was starting. She was going to be in bed before the game would end as there was school today. I followed her directions and turned over the card after the victory.
On this blog, you probably noticed that I am proud father for two wonderful girls. One daughter is currently enrolled at Hilburn Drive Elementary. This is a school that has made such a positive impact on her. Recently, there has been some planned shifting of students away from our beloved school which is already…
If you follow my facebook page, you may have seen the image above. This is my brother-in-law Marty. He was my sit-in model while I was setting up the lights for family headshots. This one turned out to be quite good. Here is another one of my favorites. My previous post “Glamour Grands” spotlighted a…
Every year, we make a trip to Jasper, Indiana to visit the family farm for the Thanksgiving holiday. It is great to get away from our city life and see the family. I have been blessed with a great family headed now by my amazing grandmother Cleda Sophia Jackle who is 96 years young. This…
Our girls have a few friends in the Raleigh neighborhood. One friend that they can always count on is Daniel. He is a cool kid with cool parents. The girls were doing some pumpkin carving yesterday and Daniel came by to help. Here are few shots I took of Daniel in the front yard of…
I finally got my hands on the new PocketWizard AC3 Zone Controller for the PocketWizard Control TTL system that have owned since they came out. I use PocketWizard Control TTL system as radio controllers to remotely fire my Canon Speedlites. The Control TTL system allows photographers to use both TTL (Through the lens) automatic flash…
Recently, I was invited by Jim Colman of Jim Colman Photography to a studio where he was teaching NC State students lighting 101 techniques for video. As a Raleigh, NC portrait and event photographer, I primarily use strobe lighting to augment the existing ambient light in my photography. In the case of video, continuous light…
Both my older brother and I were children of the 70s. For most part , it seems that I followed his foot steps on most things especially sports. For music especially KISS music, things were a little different. I forged the path to his enlightenment. I am glad that this is one of the many…
This past month was our second annual camping trip to Grayson Highlands State Park. My sister-in-law Lori Lipkin reserves the group camp site and invites several families and friends to join the fun. What can be better than putting away your cell phones and internet devices and spending some quality time with you family and…
It is a Diggity-dog world! The girls were away this weekend. I was itching to shoot. When a portrait photographer has the itch with no kids and or scheduled shoots, dog you are up ! Dogs have expressions like people but do not listen quite as well. Well… I guess that depends on the person….
Yes, I was a teenager in the 70s – the time when either you were a Disco King or had other ideas about music. In my case, if you ever saw me dance, you would know that I had other ideas about music. My bedroom was covered with magazine cutout pictures and posters of KISS …
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