Ken Jones Photography | Fultonstudio

05/07/2026

Hiring a Commercial Photographer: The 2026 Brand Manager’s Guide

With U.S. creator ad spend projected to hit $37 billion in 2026, the margin for visual mediocrity has officially vanished. You know that a single national advertising campaign can cost upwards of $50,...

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04/29/2026

This image came from a model test I photographed for a hairstylist and nail technician, working with a model from Elite Model NYC.

We created a few different image series during the shoot, using clothing from Zara and building each look around a strong beauty and fashion direction. For this frame, the idea was to push the energy a little further. The hair needed movement and attitude. The nails needed to become part of the expression. The styling needed to feel simple enough to let the beauty elements take control, but still strong enough to support the fashion story.

I wanted the image to feel immediate and slightly raw, with hard light, deep contrast, and a close crop that brings the viewer directly into the model’s face, hands, hair, and nails. The red details create the tension, while the black styling keeps it graphic and controlled.

That is what I enjoy about model testing when the right creative team is involved. It becomes more than a portfolio image. It becomes a space to experiment, to build a visual point of view, and to give everyone involved something that feels intentional and elevated.

The full series is featured here:

https://kenjonesnyc.com/wild-hair

04/29/2026

I have always photographed more than what I need in the moment.

When I travel, I shoot landscapes, textures, skies, water, architecture, stone, interiors, and environments because I never know when those images may become part of a future idea. My image archive spans several terabytes, and a lot of it becomes source material for creative work later on.

Before AI, I would use those photographs as compositing plates in Photoshop to build a final story. Now, AI has become another tool in that same process.

For this jewelry image, the model, product, styling, lighting direction, and original studio photography were created by me. The background environment was inspired by my own photographs from Diamond Beach, Iceland. AI helped me reinterpret those elements and turn a plain studio image into something more cinematic and story-driven.

I do not see AI as replacing photography. I see it as a new form of compositing, guided by the photographer’s eye, lighting experience, archive, and creative direction.

Ownership matters in this conversation too. When I use AI this way, I am building from my own photographs, concepts, references, and visual direction. The technology helps expand the scene, but the idea and foundation still begin with the artist.

The tool may be new.

The vision still begins with photography.

See more of my work here:
https://www.kenjonesnyc.com

04/25/2026

During my trip to Moscow, I photographed a larger visual story of the city in winter — from Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral in the snow to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Kiyevskaya Metro Station, public monuments, historic mosaics, and the cold atmosphere of the city.

The images I’m posting here the **Tomb of the Unknown Soldier** and the **Monument to Marshal Zhukov** are just a preview of the full session.

Moscow has a very cinematic feeling in winter. The architecture, the public squares, the monuments, the metro stations, and the way people move through these spaces all create a strong sense of place and history.

See the full Moscow travel photography series here:
https://kenjonesnyc.com/moscow

09/29/2021

09/24/2021

12/12/2020

Sometimes I’m just get drunk with making a mess with colors and lines!

12/11/2020

Ken Jones Photography | Fultonstudio

12/10/2020

I finally can repost this image as I found the mosaic option on my phone, Lol.

12/05/2020

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11/03/2020