Jonathan Swank Photography

Jonathan Swank Photography I specialize in all genres of photography, and my goal is to capture the gift of memories.

2024 Drive-Thru Live Nativity Event at Chippewa Farms in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
12/15/2024

2024 Drive-Thru Live Nativity Event at Chippewa Farms in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Grace Huston - today's Gender Reveal.
07/13/2024

Grace Huston - today's Gender Reveal.

Are you a sports Mom or Dad looking for an affordable way to preserve the memories of your favorite all-star player? I ...
03/04/2024

Are you a sports Mom or Dad looking for an affordable way to preserve the memories of your favorite all-star player? I can help with that by offering sports portrait photography of your all-star player. I will capture high quality portraits that convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting.

I offer several different price packages to suit every situation - with prices starting as low as $99 for a 25 minute session. I also offer high quality printed products such as keychains, wall clocks, small frame to large wall photo prints, canvas prints, printed photobooks/albums, personalized sports frame prints as well as any printable media that you may want, or need, to showcase your all-star player.

Just drop a comment or message me directly to learn more and book a session. Thank you and I look forward to working with you to preserve and showcase your memories.

North Carolina Vacation - 2024
02/19/2024

North Carolina Vacation - 2024

Laurel Highlands Sunrise
02/19/2024

Laurel Highlands Sunrise

Greenlick Lake
02/19/2024

Greenlick Lake

Some Images from around the Ohiopyle area.
02/19/2024

Some Images from around the Ohiopyle area.

Sunrise over Donegal Lake
02/19/2024

Sunrise over Donegal Lake

Ansel Adams, a nineteenth century American photographer and environmentalist, once said “You do not take a photograph. Y...
01/19/2024

Ansel Adams, a nineteenth century American photographer and environmentalist, once said “You do not take a photograph. You make it.”

Okay, how does one go about "making" a photograph? Is "making" a photograph as simple as adding filters to the end of a lens? Does altering the shutter speed to capture movement or freeze time constitute "making" a photograph? How about over or under exposing to create a feeling or mood? What about depth of field to highlight the subject and separate it from the foreground/background? Is this how we "make" a photograph?

I believe that "making" a photograph is a combination of all of the above. I also believe that post-processing the data collected by our camera is, as well, a critical aspect of "making" a photograph.

Photography is an artistic expression of how we, the photographer, see the world and our perspective of the surroundings we capture. We all want to share what it is that we see through the lens but struggle "making" the photograph convey how we see and feel the beauty within the photograph. At least for me, as a photographer, this is my biggest struggle as I am nowhere near being like Ansel Adams.

I do know one thing, looking at photographs from all around the world there are very few images that have not been "made". There are very few, if any, photographs that are straight out of the camera without any type of processing to "make" the photograph.

So, I do believe Ansel Adams is correct by saying; “You do not take a photograph. You make it.”

This photo was captured at Kooser State Park, Somerset County, and "made" to look like a painting. I am really digging the expression and feeling conveyed by this style of photograph.

A little warm weather inspiration - Packsaddle Bridge - Fairhope, PA
01/16/2024

A little warm weather inspiration - Packsaddle Bridge - Fairhope, PA

A few Sunrise images from the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania
01/13/2024

A few Sunrise images from the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania

Winter trip to Kooser State Park - 1/2/2024
01/02/2024

Winter trip to Kooser State Park - 1/2/2024

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