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Studio Services and Information
441 East Chester
Jackson Tennessee 38240
731.217.4058
Studio Services ~ Complete
Commercial Advertising Photo Services.
Photos of our two
different shooting spaces above. Our larger space has a 24 ft. cove
shooting wall for shooting product and people. The smaller shotting
space is for small product / table top type setups.
We are a "Full
Service Digital Photography Studio".
One space is a drive-in
space for large product and has a large corner cove. The other area
is a cozy comfortable shooting space
for table-top/product /people photography.
We mainly use a Hasselblad
ELD with a Kodak DCS Pro Digital Back. This camera produces 13mp images,
plenty large enough for any printing application. Life size posters
can be printed from a digital image of this size. Presently we also
have a Kodak 14N Pro in addition to the Hassleblad. One of the nice
features of using our facility is that we have a lot of gear, enough
to run a few different setups at one time if need be. Digital images
can be delivered to you in any format/size you might require. We also
keep backup DVDs of all customers images.
We can shoot all
formats, and offer scanning and digital retouching.
Commercial Advertising
includes: Catalogs, Annual Reports, Sales Sheets, Brochures, Newspaper/Magazine
Advertising, PR Photographs. Headshots,
Modeling Portfolios, and Custom Portraiture are also available.
For a complete view
of our samples please visit our Portfolio
Gallery.
For a brief history
of our company, please scroll down.
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The "Roush Studios"
Story ~ Information / History
Photography has been my life. From my humble beginnings in Toledo,
Ohio, to my new studio here in Jackson Tennessee, it has been
an incredible journey, and an experience similar to none. Starting
out as many photographers do, shooting retail portraits, weddings,
and models portfolios. That is where I began over twenty-five
years ago, never having a clue that one day I would be entertaining
the types of clients I now work for on a regular basis.
My photographic years in Toledo brought customers like Owens-Corning
Fiberglass, Champion Spark Plug, Monroe Shock Absorbers, Libby
Glass, and Libby Owens Ford. Along with this client list came
an invitation from the University of Toledo to participate in their
photography programs as an instructor. With all of this "hoop-la"
going on my photographs started to be seen everywhere, including
the Toledo Blade Newspaper, one of the largest publications in the Midwest
at that time and some of the local televison stations. Keep in mind
that this was long before the digital age we now know; long before
PhotoShop and digital cameras.
As my career blossomed, my work got better and better, being that
I was my "own worst critic". My classes at the University
became very popular among hobbyists and amateur photographers, along
with a few pros in the area. They became so popular in fact that a
local NBC Affiliate television station in Toledo did a "human
interest" story on me and on the photographic classes and
workshops I continued to provide as part of my curriculum at the University
of Toledo. The story which aired on the local affilitate television
station earned a Crystal Award in the Advertising Awards Show in the
Midwest that year.
As I sought out new customers with a stronger portfolio I began to
travel more to different parts of the country. I also realized
that I was totally sick of the Midwest weather and decided to move
my business to the Southwest. At first I was very skeptical to relocate
my business and basically start over, but soon realized that
my strong portfolio and client list would get me work just about
anywhere. After a ten year stitch in the desert southwest, working
throughout California and Arizona it seemed a better idea to
be more centrally located in the United States; thus my move to my
present location. To this day I continue to travel to all corners
of the U.S. doing work for clients who refuse to use anyone else for
their photographic assignments. I also get UPS shipments regularly
from just about everywhere in the country of products to photograph
for a catalog or magazine advertisements.
A couple of years ago we added a new addition to our ability to do
"location" photography in other parts of the country.
Doing location work, especially catalog/product work, "on location"
is every photographers nightmare. Most of us fly and carry "what
we can" to the assignment. And then … unfortunately, we
do the "best" job we can without having ALL of the necessary
"bells and whistles" we might have in the our studios.
So, historically, location work usually suffers, and doesn't
have the "zing" of a high level studio photograph. Well,
as you might guess, this wasn't good enough for us. A 28' motor-home
soon solved that dilemma. I now travel cheaply, and with ALL
of my "photo bells & whistles & tricks" to my customers
locations. My product photography at their facility is equal
to the photography I would do for them in my studio. Plus, it's
so easy on the client to have you there, at their place. This has
become a popular element of our business, and we have the luxury
of traveling a lot now to shoot. After all, this is the millennium,
it's the age of cell phones and email. I am never out of touch anywhere
in the world.
Years ago during a television interview on a locally produced TV show
called "Local Artists, What Makes Them Tick?" I was asked
by the commentator on the show this question:
"Jeff, what do you think is your
secret to success?"
I answered with out a pause:
"It's a simple recipe to success in
this business. Do great work, create outstanding images,
do it for the dollars you said you would, get it done when you said
you could, and make it easy and painless for your customer."
So, good old fashion business practices still work, after all these
years. My sincere thanks to all my loyal customers through the years.
Enjoy ~
Jeff Roush
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