Jada and David Parrish
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From Wedding Photographers To Artists - How Our 100 Set Project Changed Us
By Jada Parrish | Article | 04/25/22
Weddings ruled our life for 7 years. David and I started our wedding photography career in 2013 when a friend of a friend called us up in need of a wedding photographer and was wondering if we could help. I was 22 fresh out of college with a degree in photography and desperately searching for any job that I somewhat enjoyed and could pay my rent. This call was a godsend. And just like that, David ...
Why We're Hosting the Think Inside the Box Workshop
By Jada Parrish | Article | 07/10/25
This August in Jersey City, we’re hosting something that’s been on our minds for a long time: The Think Inside the Box Workshop. It’s part creative adult summer camp, part photography intensive—and it’s designed to help photographers reconnect with what makes photography so meaningful in the first place. This is a hands-on, deeply collaborative experience. It's not j...
Turns Out Building Things by Hand Is Controversial Now
By Jada Parrish | Article | 07/07/25
We recently shared a behind-the-scenes reel from one of our older shoots, thinking it would be a fun, casual look into our process. What we didn’t expect was to spark a full-on debate about whether it’s “worth it” to build something physically—when you could just do it digitally with AI or Photoshop. As more people saw the post, the responses poured in. There ...
When the Beach Comes to the Studio: A Surreal Sandbox Set
By Jada Parrish | Conceptual Photography | 05/29/25
Surrealism has always been a big part of how we see the world and how we create within it. We love starting with something ordinary, something familiar, and then twisting it into something a little strange, a little whimsical, and a little unexpected. This recent shoot was exactly that. We started with a simple idea: a studio photo shoot that referenced a beach scene. But, true to form, we knew w...
David’s First Short Film as Director of Photography
By Jada Parrish | News | 05/26/25
David’s been behind the camera for most of his life, but this was a whole new experience. We recently flew to Los Angeles so he could be the Director of Photography (DP) on a short film called Real Robbers—written and directed by Austin Zajur and Gabriel Rush. What started as a small project quickly snowballed into a full-blown production with a cast and crew of about 30 people, al...
Speaking at Imaging USA 2026 in Nashville
By Jada Parrish | News | 05/26/25
We’re Speaking at Imaging USA 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee! A lot of you know that about a year ago, we made a major career pivot—from wedding photographers to full-time conceptual photographers and set designers. What a wild ride it’s been! We’ve learned so much along the way. We’ve been really excited to share what we’ve discovered about business, photograph...
Creating Dramatic Black and White Photos with a Canon R5 and a Nanlite Spotlight in Monochrome Mode
By Jada Parrish | Jada's Camera Challenge | 04/14/25
I am obsessed with color, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love a strong black and white photo. So, I wanted to challenge myself to create some moody black and white images.     Why would you do that? Color can be so distracting. For this shoot, I switched my camera to black and white mode so I could see only monochrome images as I shot. This helped me focus on contrast wi...
Deau Eyes at Home in Color
By Jada Parrish | Jada's Camera Challenge | 04/13/25
I photographed an intimate portrait session of my friend Ali, an insanely talented musician known as Deau Eyes, in her home using a Canon R5, an 85mm lens, and a Nanlite FC-120C with a projection attachment (PJ-FMM19). To give the photos a softer, more nostalgic vibe, I used the Prism Lens FX Lucid Dream filter to add a subtle dreamy effect. I originally shot this session with my camera set...
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Jada + David Parrish are mixed media artists whose work explores the connection between painting, sculpture, motion, and photography.