Today we’d like to introduce you to Jordan Ramay.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I have always been drawn to arts in one way or another. I started at an early age writing music and preforming all the way up through college where I majored in vocals and guitar. My passion for music faded and I started applying my writing to my love for film and eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. I wrote, produced, directed and starred in a web series called Wasted Talent but throughout the shooting process I found myself behind the camera more and more and started shooting stills in my free time. I shot my first event for a friend’s book release party and she actually paid me for it which can be a rare thing in an artist’s life, lol. I assisted a friend on a wedding shoot and I was hooked. The rest is history. I knew instantly that this was what I was supposed to do with my life and I have been doing it ever since.
Please tell us about your art.
I think the coolest thing about a photo is the capturing of a moment in time and being able to relive that moment over and over again. A wedding is usually one of the most important and happy moments in a person’s life and the fact that two people trust me to document that moment is an honor all in itself. I recently did a Mother’s Day shoot for a friend with her and her son. When I was at their family BBQ a few weeks later a woman came up to me right when I got there and asked me if I was the photographer that took the pictures of her daughter and her grandson. When I answered yes, she hugged me and thanked me. Then she said that the pictures I took of them are going to hang on their family’s wall for generations to come… I had never felt so honored in my entire life. That is why I do this.
Do you have any advice for other artists? Any lessons you wished you learned earlier?
Find a good mentor. You can take all the classes a university has to offer, but nothing will prepare you for and propel you towards a successful career better than learning from someone who has already done what you are trying to do. I would not be where I am today without the help and guidance of my mentor, Richard Policastro. He’s an incredible photographer and I’m sure you will see him on Creative Live or running a panel at WPPI in the next year or two.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
People can see my portfolio and my client galleries at my website: jramayphotography.com
I also have two Instagram’s. My main photography page is @jramayphotography and I just started a new travel and destination wedding page which you can find at @jramaytravels
Contact Info:
- Website: jramayphotography.com
- Phone: 619-518-7080
- Email: jordan@jramayphotography.com
- Instagram: @jramayphotography, @jramaytravels
- Facebook: Jordan Christopher Ramay
Image Credit:
Assisted by Adam Bialik, David Martin Jr., and Jesse Berber
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