SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT: JPM Photography

aka My Brother.


My brother is an amazingly talented young man. Here to tell you about himself is Jarrett Morgan!!!




Bio:

I am a freshman at the Georgia Institute of Technology (though I am transferring to Georgia State to pursue my dream, film work). I have been doing multimedia work ever since I was little, starting with running powerpoints in church when I was in elementary school and being in the video club at my elementary school. When we moved in early middle school, I got involved at my new church and started doing more and more video work. My passion really took off when I discovered my dad's old Minolta X-370 film camera in the winter of some year that I can't remember. Anyway, with my dad's help I learned the basics of exposure and composition while on that trip (while shooting a very expensive amount of film). Well, I decided that I wanted to really get into photography and, around my 16th birthday I bought my first DSLR kit: a used 20D with an 18-55 and a 55-200. I really loved that camera and had it nearly 3 years.

Now, my video passion really took off my junior year in high school when I interned at my church with the incredible Ron Johnson, who is my mentor and an incredibly gifted person. I figured out that semester that I could do this for the rest of my life. As I have gone on since then, my passion has slowly adjusted and molded to come where it is today. I still don't know exactly what I want to do in the industry, but I do know that this is what I want to do.

What exactly is it that you do? What sets you apart from others who do it? 

Well, I started my own photography and videography company type thing and I pour myself into every job I get, doing the best I can for very reasonable prices. I started the company after seeing how ridiculous some of the prices for photos are. I guess that the price and quality point is what sets me apart.

Give some examples (visual) of your work.

well, the best examples are on my website, jpmphotovideo.com. I have more that I am not yet allowed to share as well.

Give your website address and your company's slogan.

as stated above, jpmphotovideo.com. and the company slogan is "for the richness of life" (a play on John Pierpoint Morgan)

How does the internet play into your career? How has it enabled you to enhance what you offer/how you offer it?

Well, I learned a ton of information from the internet. I love searching through the forums and blogs (like Phillip Bloom, Matthew Duclos, and Vincent Laforet) and learning something new every day. The internet enabled me to be the photographer that I am today, it (and the people on it) helped me learn everything that I know now. The internet also gives photographers and videographers a way to share proofs and picture locks with the clients. I can't imagine having to use DVDs again.

Give an interesting/silly fact about yourself. 

I have an awful memory for actual memories, but I can remember facts and figures like no ones business. Just ask any of my friends, haha