Jason Keeven Photo

Name: Jason Keeven Photo
Address: 3695 Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, US
Telephone: +31460543224
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Jason Keeven Photo

A passionate, and experienced photographer with nearly twenty years of producing work for the advertising, editorial, and fashion industries.

A passionate, and experienced photographer with nearly twenty years of producing work for the editorial, fashion, glamour, and swimwear industries. My style elegantly mixes fashion with glamour together, to build a unique look with to my images, evoking an emotional and inspiring connection with the subjects. I have a fun and collaborative approach on set, which makes my shoots both exciting, ente

rtaining and productive. Based out of Saint Louis, and available for assignments around the world. If you are interested in testing or booking a shoot please contact me for rates and availability.

07/10/2023

A while back I started playing with Midjourney AI… at first it seemed like a handy tool to maybe create some interesting backgrounds or explore variety of Sid Mead inspired illustrations… not a tool I’d use much for everyday work, so I put it away. The last few weeks I’ve been swamped with my daily commercial work so I haven’t had much time for any creative projects… Also, my serial collaborator Andrea is off getting her PHD so impromptu creative shoots aren’t really and option right now. So after a thorough read of Marius Troy’s “Quickstart guide to fashion photography in Midjourney”. I felt maybe I’d give it another try. I figured why not try a concept that I would likely never be able to pull off in real life. So armed with a new understanding of text prompts, a variety of gowns, and 2 tons of flower petals that we wouldn’t have to clean up, Andrea and I headed to the bustling streets of Paris in silica. What follows is a product of both chance and persistence alongside some carefully crafted prompts.

Note: If you haven’t read Marius’s guide you should. The only thing I’d add is, to make these images even more specific I prompted Midjourney to use the reference model to generate the images, and then used the InsightFace plugin to further match Andrea’s face. It’s not perfect as it misses some specific nuances of her face but it gets it even closer than those to options separately.

Model:
Andrea Christine -

“Quickstart guide to fashion photography in Midjourney”
Author:
Marius Troy -

Tools:
Midjourney -
InsightFace Plugin -

07/14/2022

Loving the simple beauty of these. Had the pleasure of working with Venie her first time in front of the camera and she was a natural. Amazing makeup and dewey skin by Angela

Model: Venie Holdegraver:
Makeup: Angela Spencer

01/25/2022

I had the pleasure of shooting with Maddie while she was home for holiday break. We had such a fun shoot (more images to come) and I think she has a great future in front of the camera.

Model: Maddie Martin .reese
Hair and Makeup: Elin Asvaldsdottir

10/27/2021

Worked with the amazing Destiny Zammarra recently for some clean high key fashion looks featuring the Persephone bandage dress from Bella Barnett. These are the first of about 8 looks we did… so more to come.

Model: Destiny Zammarra
Makeup: Elin Asvaldsdottir
Wardrobe: Bella Barnett .official

10/03/2021

Not been on Instagram as much lately since I’ve had the pleasure of traveling and shooting a bit more for my favorite ag/tech company in preparation of their IPO. I’ll be sharing more of my work with them in the coming weeks.

09/10/2021

A little over 20 years ago, a close friend of mine encouraged me to pick up my first camera. I had been fly-on-the-wall to quite a few commercial shoots by another friend Bob Jacquin and had an extreme curiosity in photography. In retrospect, being a visual storyteller with a degree in visual communications, I guess it made sense. It was on one of those shoots that I met Suzy Friton. Bob often brought Suzy in for hair and makeup on the shoots and I would assist and play the Digitech role (before it was officially a thing). It was the early days of digital photography and I think all of us were eager to see the possibilities digital photography could take us.

Many times, after shoots we would all hang out a bit, chat, a have a beer, and I think that’s where Suzy and I first connected. We had mutual friends who all hung out and we’d see each other and catch up, but I think it was when we were creating together—her with hair and make-up and me shooting—that we found a close bond. Over the next 5 years, when either of us wasn’t working we were often shooting together… and if we weren’t shooting, we were often planning the next shoot. Suzy was an important part of my growth as a photographer. She often played the dual role of both H/MU stylist and subject. I think it was this constant playful exploring and learning that helped us both grow in our respective areas. By 2006 Suzy had become quite the accomplish make-up artist. She had embraced new techniques (airbrush) and had honestly outgrown the St. Louis market and had greater heights to soar too.

In 2006 Suzy decided to relocate to Los Angeles where, her skills would find a wide-open range of opportunities. She became an ambassador for DinAir (before being an ambassador was even a thing) and began a long career as stylist for ESPN and the UFC. We managed to work together on a few more projects whenever I was out in LA, and we would always shoot when she came back in town to visit family. But as she got busier with traveling and her work, and I with my Ad Agency, our chances to collaborate and work together became less and less frequent.

Over the next ten years we connected less. We both had lots of craziness in our lives (both good and bad) and new seasons of friends would enter both of our lives. Looking back, I think Suzy not being around was a big part of why I put the camera down and took a break from shooting.

On September 9th, Suzy died from stage four breast cancer. I know her family at UFC with grieve the loss of a truly fierce collaborator just as I do. We had grown apart through the years, but I still hold her up as the gold standard by which I will always judge other stylists. She loved her craft and mastered it in a way that many others can only hope to aspire too.

Today I look back fondly, on the years we collaborated, the laughs we shared (I’ll never forget watching Tom Green in Sarasota with her and Steve Owen). Today I am joyful that she is no longer suffering, and hopeful she is playing with the most amazing color palettes ever in heaven.

08/09/2021

So honored that my teams image was selected for the cover of Shutter Magazine’s Lighting Edition. A special thanks to Elin Asvaldsdottir for always being willing collaborate and experiment with new looks, and Julianna Paige for making one last stop in my studio before her world tour.

Model:
Hair & Makeup:

07/22/2021

I feel like I have many personalities when it comes to lighting… sometimes It’s bright an vibrant… sometimes it’s subdued and moody. I think that’s one of the things I love about photography is how many different levers we have to play with (lighting, color, sets, wardrobe, etc) to set the tone in our images and express ourselves . With that said here’s a bright and colorful image from a recent shoot with Lauren from

Model: Lauren Austin .austin
Hair & Makeup: Elin Asvaldsdottir

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07/15/2021

The British are coming! Model Brittany channeling her inner euro-chíc.

Model: Brittany
Hair & Makeup: Like London
Wardrobe: Shop Kultivate ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

07/14/2021

Had the studio all set up for some ultra-clean beauty looks with Marina. We kept it simple with some ribbon and earrings from Chanel.

Model: Marina
Makeup: Elin Asvaldsdottir ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

06/22/2021

Had a bit of fun recently playing with eye color shifting contacts with Andrea. It’s amazing how much it changes a look. I’m thinking about how to incorporate these more into my beauty looks as an additional tool to tell the story.

Model: Andrea
Contacts: Mystic Eyes

03/27/2021

Who’s ready for the smell of fresh spring rain!? Shot on the studio back dock after a nice sprinkle.

Model & H/MU Toni Lee Whitaker .realbarbiedoll
Wardrobe: Hat, bodysuit and necklace/bracelet by JLUXLABEL
Shoes and Skirt by Akira

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3695 Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO
63110

Telephone

+31460543224

Website

http://www.jasonkeeven.com/photo

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