About Me
Hey, I'm Jessica..
Welcome to Iris & I Photography, thanks for taking the time to stop by..
I had an interest in photography from an early age, with my dad purchasing my first Canon T50 film camera for me. As a teenager I was more in-front of the camera than behind it, supporting Photography students by modelling on the side - this peaked my interest even more prompting me to experiment with film photography and videography.
I started working as a 2nd photographer for a close friend's Wedding business, learning more on the job and having the opportunity to help capture many incredible weddings over the past 5 years.
Through this I fell in love with taking images of people, capturing natural, & raw emotions through a candid, voyuristic & filmic style of photography.
While my time isn't solely dedicated to my business, this is my creative outlet. By day I work full time as Paid Social Account Manager for a global luxury brand, and aside of both advertising & photography, I'm a solo parent to my wonderful daughter - and if you hadn't guessed it by now - the inspiration behind my business name, Iris.
A brand is born!
After a few years of working as a second Photographer, I really wanted to develop my own style, being able to cull & edit the finalised gallery & delivering this to the client is such a great reward.
Luckily, Iris is more than happy to be my muse-come lead subject, and with a best friend in floristry, and a collective thought process for the type of aesthetic we wanted to achieve, we were able to organise a styled shoot with amazing suppliers that provided us with some start up content to demonstrate our personal style.
Outside of weddings, I've had the privilege of working with lots of incredible families, capturing monumental moments throughout their lives - from pregnancy announcements to newborns, lifestyle, expanding families and beyond - these types of shoots are really something I love to be a part of, with friendships that have developed along the way.
I take on limited weddings per year, in order to spend quality time with my clients; building friendships & being available for any questions, concerns, guidance or just going for a coffee to chat through ideas. This enables me to have capacity to take on family, children & commercial opportunities as well.
