"Moby came and hung out at our studio during South by Southwest so we talked cameras and I shot this portrait of him." Personal.
"Part of a feature on famous Austinites and their favorite dive bars. DJs is the Mean Eyed Cat." Steven Arevalos, art director; TRIBEZA, client.
"One of my favorite lifestyle portraits. It was a beautiful sunny day and the family was great." Roni Hicks, ad agency.
"Part of a feature on the growing trailer food scene in Austin." Steven Arevalos, art director; TRIBEZA, client.
"Getting to make it rain sprinkles for an afternoon was one of the more interesting assignments I've done." Hey Cupcake, client.
"Part of my All Around Cowboys series that I shot at the Alpine Cowboy Poetry Gathering earlier this year."
"I photographed this guy in the desert in West Texas. He's a real deal cowboy who gets paid to basically play himself in movies." Personal.
"I really enjoy shooting editorial because of the freedom it gives me. That was especially the case with this shot which I've always liked." Steven Arevalos, art director; TRIBEZA, client.
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www.jaybsauceda.com
Duration: Going on about five years now. I went backwards and got in to still commercial photography after several years of documentary film work when I was younger. Staff: I work alone on personal projects for the most part. Commissioned stuff normally warrants an assistant or two though. We all tend to run pretty lean here in Austin. Education: The University of Texas, where I learned to sink or swim. I studied politics, but my internships were all in commercial advertising. We know how that turned out. Cultural Influences: Movies and architectural photography. Good filmmaking is the bar by which I try to measure myself. We are shaped by the spaces we occupy so I try to take cues from the environments I'm in when shooting. Environment: I office with six others; five are graphic designers and one is an architectural photographer. I try to surround myself with people who know things that I don't; it makes for some great collaboration. The space itself is pretty minimal but still cozy. Philosophy: Make it “hit ’em over the head” obvious. Also, Bob Wills is still the king.