MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Hey, I’m Jordan.
We’ll be spending some time together, so let’s get to know each other!

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Welcome! I’m so excited you’re here. I’m Jordan, a Toronto based beauty and portrait photographer. I discovered photography at the age of 15 and it has been my passion ever since. I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Photography from Sheridan College and it was there that I discovered my love for portraiture. I am passionate about telling stories through my photographs and unleashing my clients’ confidence and true personality with every shot. When I am not taking pictures you can find me drawing, experimenting with makeup, playing soccer, cooking or blasting my favourite music.

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THE APPROACH

 

I got my start by drawing faces with a pencil and paper. Sometimes people I knew, sometimes a stranger, and sometimes it would start off being one person, and end up looking like another. Needless to say, I found a great interest in faces — the differences or similarities between them, the unique markings and lines that form on our faces making it unlike anyone else. I loved the familiarity of the faces of strangers I drew and would wonder what they would look like in real life. 

I didn't realize the connection between my love for portrait photography and my adolescent hobby of sketching faces were linked until I started to think about why I would get so caught up in taking close-up portraits of my subjects. I realize that the way I use my light is just another interpretation of sketching with my pencil. 

Every photographer has their own way of using lighting. I use a mix of continuous lighting and natural light to give a glamorous, rich and cinematic feeling to your portraits. My goal is to put you into the best light — literally. As a kid I was in awe of beautiful things: people, places, movies, songs etc. I would imagine myself in dream-like scenarios where I felt like a character in a film. The way I imagined these scenarios in my head as a kid influences the way in which I want my clients to see themselves on the day of the shoot, and have the photos reignite the feeling that they had, giving it a lasting memory. I want every person who steps in front of my camera to feel like they're a star, and for you to walk away with a lasting feeling of confidence. 

 
 
 
 

 

 
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A FEW OF MY FAVS 

 
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My artistic interest also overlaps into my love for beauty and makeup. I’ve been filling in my eyebrows since I was 12 — block brows were a thing for me before it was a trend lol.

I love music — I once won a talent show for singing in grade six and I’ve been waiting to top that achievement ever since. My favourite musicians are Gregory Alan Isakov, The Arctic Monkeys, Lana del Rey and The Neighbourhood.

I helped build a school in Kenya when I was 15, which coincidentally was the same trip I learned to use a camera on. It changed the course of my life in many ways — from perspective, to my career and my love for people and faces.

I’m actually a great cook! I make a mean burger and might be willing to share my recipe.

I’m a soccer player and it’s my favourite sport to play but least favourite to watch. My fave sport to watch is basketball and my fave players are OG Anunoby & Fred van Vleet

 
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