JANE THOMSON

A little about me….I spent many years as a commercial TV producer in my previous career, having had the opportunity to work with some of the finest directors, cinematographers and lighting directors in the world. I was always mesmerized by how the director worked so comfortably with the actors, and how the cinematographers could light a room like a painting…and the way the light they created fell on the actors was like magic to me.

I hoped someday I might be doing the same thing, so I began studying photography and how to shape light and direct real people. I quickly discovered that I absolutely love faces, and photographing some kind of ‘connection’ was exactly I wanted to do. I began with dogs because of my dog Phoebe…so that’s where my dog portraiture began.

My photographic style leans toward the classic and dramatic. Capturing a dog or a human face in front of a simple canvas backdrop, without the distraction of props speaks volumes of who the subject really is. This simplicity creates powerful, timeless portraits of individuals, families and of course…dogs.

Head over to my blog if you’d like to know more about how I began my photography career as one of Vancouver’s premier portrait photographers.

Jane Thomson
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA