Austin James Jackson

A self-made landscape photographer who divides his time between Portland and Sisters, Oregon.

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Cover for Luminosity Masks for Beginners Online Class by Austin James Jackson — Luminosity Masks in Photoshop for Beginners
Learn to create natural looking high dynamic range landscape photos with luminosity masks in Photoshop with Austin James Jackson.
$39.95

Creative Effects for Nature Photography Tutorial Cover — Creative Effects for Nature Photography
Photoshop tutorial for adding Orton Effect, Star Glow, Saturation Mask and more to create jaw dropping finished photos with Austin Jackson.
$39.95

Creating Impact with Night Photography with Austin Jackson — Creating Impact with Night Photography
Austin Jackson will share his step-by-step guide covering the entire process for creating awe inspiring night photography images of Milky Way.
$39.95

Milky Way Night Photography Tutorial Cover by Austin Jackson — Milky Way Night Photography
Post processing tips & techniques for creating stunning Milky Way photos with incredible details, colors, and textures - with Austin James Jackson.
$39.95

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Austin James Jackson is a self-made landscape photographer who divides his time between Portland and Sisters, Oregon. His exceptional skills with the camera are self taught. He has been an outdoor enthusiast for as long as he can remember. However, his passion in photography came about right after high school, when he was gifted a camera and began photographing nature. Austin’s passion for the outdoors shows through in his photography, and each image attempts to recreate the scene from that particular day.

Austin’s knack for catching the perfect light or an amazing sunset helps him produce some of the most compelling images. However, Austin isn’t just a photographer. More than anything, he enjoys getting away from the regular ways of life and enjoying the environment around him. It would not be uncommon to find him standing in an icy river in his wetsuit during a winter storm, or on a lengthy backpacking trip in the summer. Austin has always had high expectations for himself and loves tackling new challenges as often as possible.

Austin’s work has been published worldwide in many media forms, including magazines, calendars, look catalogues, and more. Some of his major clients have been Backpacker Magazine and Kayaking Sessions Magazine. However, Austin’s expertise does not stop here. He also finds himself working with many brands, including ones as large as Aramark Resorts, Cotopaxi, and Big Agnes.

LANDSACPE PHOTOGRAPHY BY AUSTIN JAMES JACKSON

Atmospheric landscape photography by Austin James Jackson

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Wildlife Photography during Golden Hours

Night Photography by Austin James Jackson

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Waterfall Photography by Austin James Jackson

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Alan is a master of color & light

Alan has always been a favorite of mine. Having him share his technique on Visual Wilderness has been fabulous. Alan, is a master of color & light, and a fabulous teacher.

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Long Island, NY

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Jay was very clear and to the point in In Sharp Focus Webinar. I learned a lot from him today and come to realize how much I don’t know.

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The Mastering Exposure Webinar did an excellent job of explaining the importance of the different types of histograms, and when different types of bracketing/blending would be beneficial.

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