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X Games 16 is Fast Approaching...

Jake Ashcraft — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:37:02 +0000

It's that time of year again and like herpes, X Games will come and go but will last forever. Ok, maybe that is a bad analogy but you get the point. However, each year these athletes come out and put their lives on the line to prove a point, either to themselves or others. Bottom line though, these guys are gnarly.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to go last year since I had a wedding to shoot but I plan on going this year, as long as EXPN grants my media pass.

I am sure at X this year, there will be a well deserved tribute to Jeremy Lusk. It's hard to believe it's two years since Jeremy won Gold at X Games 14. He changed the game and X won't be the same without him.

Here are some photos that we used at various events, Jeremy's funeral, LLF Gala, and various fund raisers. As photographers, we capture memories, good memories, bad memories, but it's history. A wise man once said, we can't know where we are going unless we know where we came from. Thinking back, I am so glad I was able to be part of some historical X Games history and I hope to be this year!

Bronze ADDY award to The Creative Bar!

Jake Ashcraft — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:17:47 +0000

I was pretty pumped when my boy Justin Lawler, Creative Director of The Creative Bar sent me a copy of their ADDY Bronze Award for a project we worked together on for their client Pro Armor. I did a photo shoot for their new clothing line, designed by The Creative Bar. Using the photos that I shot, The Creative Bar created the "Pro Armor 2009 Catalog" and submitted it to the American Advertising Federation - Inland Empire. I am stoked they won Bronze and happy I was able to be a part of the project. Good job guys!

Check out photos from the shoot here: http://blog.jakeashcraftphoto.com/blog/2009/4/28/check-out-my-latest-catalog-shoot-for-pro-armor.html

Vanessa James head shots

Jake Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:14:52 +0000

I love working with my buddy Vanessa. We always end up doing more bs'ing then shooting but it's all good. She was looking to do some head shots so I said cruise on over to my place and we'll bang em out. After shooting, we downloaded the images and she picked out her favs. These are the ones she decided to use. She's so beautiful, all her photos look amazing but you know how girls are, they're so picky. ;)

Portrait session with Robbie Madison for EXPN

Jake Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:04:09 +0000

EXPN hit me up to head out to Maddos to shoot some photos for a feature they were putting together on world renowned stunt man, Robbie Madison. It was right around sunset and we only had about 30 minutes but I managed to get setup and and get some great shots.

Check em out!

ESPN Action Sports Photo Gallery: Halloween Special

Jake Ashcraft — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:43:58 +0000

I was pumped when I got the call from ESPN wanting me to pull off a shoot with two FMX athletes for a special gallery they were putting together. They wanted shots of two separate athletes carving pumpkins and posing with them as well as some action shots. For this shoot I selected two icon's of the sport, Todd Potter and Beau Manley. So I gave a call to my agent, Michele Johnson of Icon 1 Agency to line it up. She dialed in the athletes and the location. I was pumped when she told me she found a pumpkin patch in Temecula at a place called Big Horse to do the shoot.

Below is a screenshot from the gallery as well as some other photos from the shoot.

To see the gallery, head on over to: http://espn.go.com/action/gallery?id=4546219

Michele Johnson's son Talon rockin out with the guys.

Model shoot at the Salton Sea

Jake Ashcraft — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:31:39 +0000

Today we decided to do something different. Got up around 5:00AM, loaded the gear, and headed out to the Salton Sea. We were hoping to find some abandon buildings. We were lucky enough to run across this old abandoned resort town called North Shore. We setup shop at this old hotel right on the water. It was dirty, nasty, and the perfect location.

Makeup stylists, Ashley Joy

Hair stylist, Corie Browning

Wardrobe stylist, Jimmy Pierce

Our beautiful model, Dianna Dahlgren

Our beautiful model Ally

Model shoot in Menifee with Tasia Lopez

Jake Ashcraft — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:58:52 +0000

I hooked up with Tasia yesterday to go get some photos and without an official location in mind, I had this spot I wanted to check out. I had never been there before but thought it may be cool. So we rolled up and found some amazing locations to shoot.

Tasia was rad and did a great job. Here are some of the photos from our shoot.

Portrait session with Dianna Dahlgren for her fitness portfolio

Jake Ashcraft — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:25:32 +0000

For the past few months, Dianna has been hard at work getting her body in tip top shape. And as you can see, it has paid off.

She recently competed in a fittness competition and took first place! You go girl!

Dianna wanted to get some fitness shots for her portfolio. Check em!

Todd Potter going big at his new secret riding spot

Jake Ashcraft — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:27:37 +0000

Potter was going off today at his new secret riding spot. This is by far one of the sickest riding spots around. The place sits on 22 acres and with a tractor and water truck, Todd got this place hooked up.

Check out some shots from him ripping it up today. Also be sure to check out the shots my boy Tedesco shot as well. tedescophoto.com/09/fmx/tp071109/

Also, be sure to check out Potter at X Games this year...perhaps taking a Gold at Best Trick.

Shoot with model Chy and DJ Shift from Hard Rock's Rehab Pool Party

Jake Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:48:11 +0000

Today I had the pleasure of working with Chy and DJ Shift. We were working on a spread for Axtion Magazine so we decided to hit up the Mill for some grungy effect.

The shoot went great. We were able to bang it out in just a couple hours. The cops showed up and told us we were trespassing but he was cool and let us keep shooting.

Here are a few of my favorite shots.