Jon Phillips Photography

Holly

Jon Phillips — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:11:57 +0000

What’s Your Favorite Photo?

Jon Phillips — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:56:01 +0000

Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite photo in my portfolio is, I don’t hesitate to show this one. My family took at trip down to Callaway Gardens last year on Memorial Day and as we were walking over a bridge, my daughter stopped to look out across the small creek. As she looked back at her Mommy in amazement, I captured this image.

This is what Cartier-Bresson referred to as a “decisive moment.” Cartier-Bresson describes this in his book the Decisive Moment:

“To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression.”

This image is my favorite for many reasons. The biggest reason being that this is my daughter. The other reason is that it captured a small moment in time that I will always remember. It captured an emotion, an excitement that I could not describe with words. Every time I take out my camera, I am striving to make images like this. And to be honest, they are very few and far between. This image is what photography is all about for me.

Enchanted Fairy

Jon Phillips — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:10:45 +0000

I did this shoot last year with my daughter and as I was combing through archives of the website, I realized I didn’t post it here. This is probably the most complicated set designs I’ve ever done. And that’s saying a lot since I shoot so much on location. I had this image printed out on 20″ x 30″ canvas and it hangs in my office.

Postal

Jon Phillips — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:06:40 +0000

Reilly – Almost Two

Jon Phillips — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:02:36 +0000

Pincushion

Jon Phillips — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:27:42 +0000

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Bremen Water Towers

Jon Phillips — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:58:12 +0000

This is one of my favorite images. I think if anyone sees it that’s from the Bremen area, they instantly recognize those towers. I saw this image in my mind way before I captured it. It was all about timing. The sun had to be in the right place. The clouds had to be there to reflect that golden light. It all came together at the right time.

Arrrgh!

Jon Phillips — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:16:38 +0000

Gulf Coast Bird I

Jon Phillips — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:09:55 +0000

Beach Snapshot

Jon Phillips — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:54:49 +0000

Teri Grace on the beach. Vacation snapshot series.