Jon Hain Photography

A few weeks ago I got to ride along with Phox and photograph two private shows they had in Chicago. For those unfamiliar with them, they are a local band here in Madison that is doing really well. And they are really great people to spend a day with!

Here's a video that will give you a good idea of their sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnQ9… [ more ]

Another great family shoot! This included a new challenge for me. Dogs. I've taken lots of pictures of dogs over time. Mainly family dogs - Snitzel and Isis. But I never attempted to include a dog in a family portrait! Until now.

So the family is two adult sisters, their mom and dad and the two dogs. The girlfriend of one of the sisters came along to help with the dogs. (It's good she did because we ended… [ more ]

This was my first real family shoot. This was neat because it was three generations: Mother, daughter and grand-daughter. We met up at Tenney Park and spent about an hour and a half walking through the park and out onto the breakwater. It is so cool to meet people in this context and to be able to see the familial bonds. The light was beautiful and I'm really happy with how the photos turned out. I'm looking… [ more ]

I went on a family vacation at the beginning of the summer. We enjoyed a week in and around Holland, Michigan. Hiking, biking, beaching, badminton, food, books, ping pong, hot tub and lots of time to visit with each other. My nephew and niece both like being photographed so I practiced portraits of them and just shot whatever interested me. Here's a few that I like best.

Always up for something new, I was really excited when my friend, Julie, asked me to come over and take some photos of her two year old, Alzette.

I studied up beforehand on the ins and outs of shooting kids this age. I'm glad I did because I probably would have run into trouble otherwise.

Julie and her husband Scott were great hosts. Alzette did her thing in the backyard and took us on a walk down… [ more ]

A few months back, Slam Up Tour played at Mother Fools. While setting up for their show they were bemoaning their lack of good publicity shots. So of course I offered to do a photo shoot with them the following day.

We met up at my house and walked to Tenney Park. They (Cali Bulmash and Emily Lowinger) both have separate, solo careers, in addition to the duo so the idea was… [ more ]

I'm pretty excited about my upcoming show at Mother Fool's.

It's basically portraits. Some cats, some candids, some landscapes... But mainly portraits of people. Most of the show will be printed on white aluminum with a glossy finish. It has been difficult to decide what to include and in what sizes. But, I finally did make decisions and placed the order yesterday.

Stop by and take a look. It'll… [ more ]

My massage therapist, Susan Frikken of Yahara Therapy, asked me to help her with photos for her new website.

The shoot took place at two locations on two different days.

The first session was at Ford's Gym with Jill as our model. Susan directed her through a series of physical therapy exercises as I photographed the action. The sunlight was really lovely coming though windows set high in the walls.… [ more ]

I had high hopes...

I was going to launch my website in January and this blog post (the first one) was going to be monumental.

Somehow it has become April all the sudden...

Yesterday morning I read about the the racial bias in photography - first as a market consideration and then as, umm, racism.. I've been thinking about it all day. Here's the link:… [ more ]