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Location - Kansas City
Business Name - Jason Domingues Photography
Years in Business - 4
Number of Posts - 360
Website - www.dominguesphotography.com
Blog - www.jkdphoto.blogspot.com
PM - Contact Jason

DWF - Let's start off with a little bio, tell us a little bit about yourself.

JASON - I was born in Bristol, Rhode Island back in 1974 (wow every time I say that it blows my mind). I started shooting stuff for my high school with a Yashica 35mm that my dad gave me. Let me tell you how old the camera is—his dad shot with the same camera. After high school I really didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, so what does a troubled teen do with no drive or goal—Join the ARMY! Best thing that ever happened to me. I learned respect for other people and I learned that you can do anything you want to if you just apply yourself (insert after school special here). When I got to Fort Riley, Kansas I met my other half, Allison. My wife is a very big part of why I am where I am today. She never said "No, you can't do that". She has always been behind me in what ever I want to take on. We have 2 amazing children. Avery is 4 and Calen is 2. Let me tell you something, if I was a comedian I would have enough material to last me a lifetime!

DWF - How did you become a wedding photographer?

JASON- A really good friend of mine asked me to shoot his wedding. I have been shooting for years but only Black and White portraits. I told him he was F$*@ing crazy (sorry, I had to MTV the last saying)! There is no way I was ever going to shoot a wedding. Crazy brides and the Crazy MOMS. I didn't want any part of it. I must have got a phone call everyday for 2 weeks from him asking I would reconsider. I finally said I would do it on one condistion? That you would have no input on what I shoot. I didn't want to deal with the bride and her mom pointing at me telling me what to shoot. Little did I know that, that would be the way I operate my business. I still get a little input from my clients but 90% of them come to me and say "Do your thing". I shot the wedding and I couldn't drive home fast enough to get home and tell my amazing wife that after all this time I have found my calling in life. It still runs through me today just as strong as it did that night.

DWF- Who or what inspires you as an artist?

JASON - John Michael Cooper with AltF Photography - his passion for photography and teaching is what keeps me going Sergio - Never met him, but you can see what kind of person he is through his work. Bryan Niven His work is like being in a comic book.

DWF- If we were getting married why would we book you? What makes you unique?

JASON - It is not because of my images. I am not any diffrant in that area then a lot of my peers. What makes me uniqueis the way I present myself and work with my clients. I am not a suit a tie kinda guys. Those that know me know me as a T-shirt kinda guy. I meet with my clients they way I am t-shirts, Jeans and my lucky boston hat. I want my clients to see me as who I am. I also get really close to my clients. I have become good friends with a few of them too.

DWF- If you had to pick a favorite "Tool of the Trade" what would it be? and why?

JASON - My tripod. That is the only way I can shoot the painting with light shots.

DWF - Care to share your favorite photograph? and tell us a bit about it?

JASON - The reason I choose this image is it shows you how I like to shoot the dress (on the body). It looks a lot better on the body then on a hanger. We were walking around downtown Omaha, Nebraska (old town) between the wedding and the reception. This was a little walkway that looked like it was the back door to the kitchen of a restaurant. just thought it would showcase the dress and those shoes perfect.

The second image was on a walkway between our Union Station and the crossroads district. The sunlight was coming through perfect, I know there is a lot going on in this image but I think the light and the strong lines bring you right to the focus of the image. I really love how her body curves against the strong lines.

The third image was shot with techniques that I learned from JMC. If I have time at weddings (which is rare) I try to shoot Painting With Light images. The image was shot in an old bank vault in the downtown public library. They turned the bank vault into a small movie room which was perfect for what I wanted to shoot. This image is a 30 second exposure and I lit it with handheld video lights (you can see where an assistant ran back and forth in the seats)

This was a very shy bride of mine a few weeks back. I am really not into the spinning shots but I new it would make her smile. She did just that as soon as her dress started to get caught.

I just love the leading lines in this shot...they bring you right into the flowers from so many directions.

This bridesmaid had the loudest mouth I have ever heard. I know I wanted to try and catch it in action but I didn't know when. As soon as she stood up to give her speech I knew this was the time. The image was shot right out of camera like this, no crop. just dropped a little sepia on the image itself.

DWF - How about some final words to live by?

JASON - We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. -- Winston Churchill