JHR Photography

JHR Photography Nashville, Clarksville area photographer. I provide the photography experience you deserve. High School Seniors, Family, Lifestyle, Fashion and Commercial

I am Jayson, I’m a Photographer, among other things. I’m older than I look and occasionally act younger than I should. I discovered photography while overseas a number of years ago and that forever changed how i viewed the world, people, and Creation. Since then I have filled volumes of hard drives with photos, and there is still a world full of photos left to be captured. I live in Clarksville, T

ennessee but I never sit still, I travel a lot and I always have a camera with me. I love capturing images, playing guitar, cooking Mexican food (I owned a Mexican Restaurant), and I love hearing my six kids giggle (you read that right – six). I have been fortunate enough to work with some incredibly talented models, artists, and photographers, both locally and Internationally. My work is a collaboration of vision between myself and my subject, it’s a conversation to draw out genuine personality, emotion, and the mood of a session. I’m love style and fashion photography! So there is good chance your images will have a flare of fashion week. Especially family and senior sessions, really who doesn’t want to be a model? Of course i take head-shots, portraits, and photograph special occasions too. I never do things by halves. I want to create art that is worth showing off, so I bring together a creative team of the best hair, makeup, and wardrobe stylists around. I’d love to see your reaction when you hold your photo, feel the canvas, and turn the page of an album first time, only to be surprised by the next image. That is my goal. If you’d like to work together, schedule a session at the link below. I look forward to meeting you.

09/02/2026

You don’t need more apps, you need the right agents. In Copilot, click 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 and pick tools built for what you actually do. Start with 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, then explore 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 and other role-based tools (and yes, Analyst can be tweaked to sound more human).

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁?When our team photographs an event, we are not just thinking about...
08/31/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁?

When our team photographs an event, we are not just thinking about what looks good in a gallery. We are thinking about what your team will need next week, next month, and next quarter. A strong event gallery can support sponsor recaps, recruiting, PR, social posts, internal communications, and the story you tell about why the room mattered.

There is content gold in every event. But, that only happens when the media plan is connected to the event goals before the day starts.
The right photos should help your team keep the conversation moving after everyone goes home.

So after your last event, did the photos keep working for you or did they mostly sit in a folder?

Let’s work together and fix that for your next event opportunity.

08/28/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲?

The smiles say it all. This is pure fun, and it's the best part of what we do here.

Watching my own girls grow up in gymnastics is what started all of this for me, and now getting to hand other gym families an afternoon like this, and photos they'll keep forever, never gets old.

They grow up fast. Let's make the mess while we can.



08/25/2026

Think of an AI agent like a brand-new intern: super smart, full of knowledge, but 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 about how you work.

That context your workflow, your standards, what’s “good” vs. “not it” is something you have to 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 the agent.

That’s the framework I use: 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. It’s how I built “employees” with AI tools for my small media company when I couldn’t afford a team and it’s the key to customizing agents that actually get results.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝘆𝗺𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.Sophie has it. The lines, the control, the quiet co...
08/20/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝘆𝗺𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼'𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

Sophie has it. The lines, the control, the quiet confidence of someone who's spent countless hours in the gym for a sport she loves. When she moved, the chalk moved with her.

These girls work so hard, often before school and long after everyone else has gone home. Capturing that, giving it back to them as something powerful and beautiful, is exactly why we create these.

So proud of the athletes who trust us with their moment.



Whoah..check this out!I was nominated for the 2026 NEXT Award in Tech and AI!Wait...isn't JHR Photography a photography ...
08/20/2026

Whoah..check this out!

I was nominated for the 2026 NEXT Award in Tech and AI!

Wait...isn't JHR Photography a photography company?
Yes...powered by AI and automations...we just happen to take photos too!

We are super excited to be nominated. This wouldn't be possible without my team (the human team) keeping us moving forward. Thank Your!

Heather Carmack Rivas Angus R. White walker

Also a special thank you to everyone at Nashville Entrepreneur Center for the support you've provided along this adventure from InFlight and beyond! We are honored to be here.

Lets see how this thing shakes out!

If you want to come cheer for us on October 19th at the Schermerhorn - shoot me a message and i'll have my bots reserve your seat.

Check out the other finalist here! Huge congrats to all of them!
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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻.Addie showed up ready to play, and you can see it. A...
08/17/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻.

Addie showed up ready to play, and you can see it. Arms out, chalk flying everywhere, that grin that says she'd do it a hundred more times.

That's what I love about these afternoons. Yes, the final images are epic. But the shoot itself, the laughing and the mess and the throwing color into the air, that's the part they remember. The photo just lets them keep it.

Never gets old getting to make these for families in our gym community.



08/14/2026

𝗠𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀:

• who my clients are
• what to look for in my emails
• how I speak (my tone + style)
• 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒚

So my daily brief isn’t just a summary, it’s a guide based on how I work

But don’t miss this - it requires a human in the loop

Review it - refine it

Did it get it right? What should be adjusted?

You can edit the brief, save it, and it becomes part of the system your agent learns from.

That’s how the agent gets smarter *for your business*, not just “better at writing.”

Comment “𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧” if you want my exact checklist of what to feed an agent for email + daily briefs.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.Watching my own girls start out in gymnastics is the whole reason I picked up a camera. I wanted ...
08/12/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

Watching my own girls start out in gymnastics is the whole reason I picked up a camera. I wanted to keep those years, because anyone who's raised a gymnast knows how fast they go. One season she's brand new to the mat, the next she's standing there like she owns the floor.

That's Reagan. Chalk in the air, chin up, not backing down from anything.

Getting to build these afternoons for other gym families, and hand them a photo like this, is one of my favorite things we do here.



08/10/2026

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

This is what a chalk portrait afternoon actually looks like. Two gymnasts, back to back, a whip of the hair, and a wall of color exploding into the light. We get maybe a second to catch it. When it lands, it's magic.

I got into this because of my own girls and their gymnastics years, and I still can't believe I get to make images like this for other gym families now.

These moments go by so fast. We love helping you keep them.



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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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