About me
I'm a Winnetka-based (a North Shore suburb of Chicago) professional photographer specializing in my very own photojournalistic wedding reportage style. Although most of my clients are located in the Midwest, I have shot weddings from coast to coast in the US and Canada as well as in Europe. I pride myself in building intimate relationships with each couple, allowing me to unobtrusively capture spontaneous defining moments with a unique combination of skills and sensitivity -- telling the story as they lived and dreamed it would be. To see the list of my features, publications, seminars, and speaking engagements, scroll down to the Noteworthy section below.
My images have appeared in His images have appeared in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Modern Bride Chicago, Modern Bride Florida, Modern Bride SoCal, NBC5, USA Today, Chicago Social, Photo Sélection, and TV Guide and has been featured on several industry leading web sites including: PhaseOne, DxO Image Masters, Lexar, Lowepro, Luminous-Landscape, and Studio Photography
Although I was published in a national photo magazine by age 12, photography was not my first career. After graduating with an engineering degree from the University of Toronto, I earned my MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and completed the Wharton School Multi-national Marketing and Management Program. I started my career at General Mills, then worked for IBM when the Internet was in its infancy, and then joined Gemini Consulting, a strategy consulting firm headquartered in Paris. I am also a Professional Engineer (PEng) and was a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) as well as.
It wasn't until 2001 that I became a professional photographer in order to pursue my passion as well as allow me to take care of our first born. Since then, our family has grown to four beautiful children age 8, 6, 3, and a newborn.
As of August 20th, 2010, after being a member since 2002, I have resigned from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). I am a member of the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association ([AG]WPJA) and a past member of the WPJA.
To advance the photography industry, I also advise the management of cutting-edge software and camera manufacturers on the development of new digital photography technologies as well as consult with several studios and individuals on technique, workflow, digital darkroom processing, equipment, marketing, strategy and pricing.
Over the years, I have continuously upgraded my equipment to what I felt were the most performing digital cameras available and owned and shot at least one full wedding season with each of the following cameras: Nikon D2x, Nikon D1x, Canon 1Ds mk III, Canon 1Ds mk II, Canon 1Ds, Canon 1D mkII, Canon 5D, and Leica DMR. To see a [partial] list of my current equipment, please peruse the Equipment section on the top right of this page.
| 2009.03 | Published in Destination Weddings & Honeymoons. |
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| 2008.10 | Award-winning image of the [AG] Wedding Photojournalist Association Photo Contest in the Creative Portrait category |
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| 2008.09 | Cover Image of the Winnetka Community House fall issue. Additional images can be seen around Winnetka. |
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| 2008.06 | Interviewed by Photopreneurer.com. |
| 2008.04 | Award-winning image of the [AG] Wedding Photojournalist Association Photo Contest in the Reception category |
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| 2008.02 | Published article entitled "Refocus on elements of photographic vision and form your own conceptual framework" in the Professional Photographer Magazine web exclusive. |
| 2008.02 | Published in The Knot Chicago Spring/Summer issue. |
| 2007.09 | Interviewed by Virus Photo, a French language online forum for professional and aspiring photographers. |
| 2007.08 | Interviewed and published images in Shutterbug Magazine for an article entitled "How To Grow Your Wedding Business; Pros Share Their Winning Strategies". |
| 2007.03 | Delivered keynote speech at the Twin Cities Area Council of Camera Clubs to kick-off the Spring Event seminars. Event graciously sponsored by DxO. |
| 2006.12 | Published wedding images from Jiye + Ray in Chicago Brides. |
| 2006.08 | Conducted one-day seminar for the Maine Professional Photographers Association. |
| 2006.04 | Award-winning image of the [AG] Wedding Photojournalist Association Photo Contest in the Details category |
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| 2006.04 | Award-winning image of the Wedding Photojournalist Association Photo Contest in the First Dance category |
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| 2006.04 | Featured on the Lowepro web site with the likes of Bernard Brault, Yuri Dojc, Greg Gorman, Seth Resnick, and Rick Sammon. |
| 2006.01 | Featured in a 3 page spread entitled "French Kiss: JR Geoffrion adds foreign flair to weddings" in Studio Photography magazine. |
| 2005.10 | Selected as a DxO Image Masters. |
| 2005.07 | Published images in Grace Ormonde Wedding Style fall/winter issue. |
| 2005.04 | Featured on the Lexar Pro Photographer Corner web site and published article entitled "Images are not taken, they are made |
| 2005.02 | Featured Modern Bride Chicago - The spring issue of 'Modern Bride Chicago' featured Ann + Marcel's beautiful wedding JR photographed on September 4th, 2004. |
| 2004.12 | Translated into Swedish - The article 'Understanding Digital Camera Resolution' JR penned in 2002 and published on 'TheLuminous-Landscape.com has been translated into Swedish. |
| 2004.08 | Interviewed by the DailySnap.com. |
| 2004.07 | Introducing Simultaneous Views - JR recently added a radio trigger enabling him to use two cameras simultaneously so that he could provide two distinct perspectives of the wedding. With the second camera (JR always used two digital cameras) typically on the church balcony, he is able to capture an aerial view of the Processional while also capturing a separate view at eye level. |
| 2004.05 | Featured in Modern Bride Chicago. |
| 2004.05 | JR Quoted in DxO Press Release. |
| 2004.04 | Award-winning image of the Wedding Photojournalist Association Photo Contest in the Ceremony category |
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Canon 5D Mark II (21.1 megapixels)
Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH
Leica 75mm f/1.4 Summilux-M
Leica 90mm f/2 APO Summicron-M ASPH
Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH
Leica 28-35-50mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M
Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5
Voigtlander 28mm f/1.9 Ultron
Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton
Elinchrom Ranger RX + Lightware PK1400 Case
Elinchrom 600S + Lightware H7020 Case
Metz 54MZ-4 (2x)
Canon 580EX II (2x)
Canon 430EX II (2x)
Pocket-Wizard Transceiver (5x)
Pocket-Wizard TT5 (3x)
Lowepro Photo Trekker AW II Backpack
Gitzo Carbon Fiber + Arca-Swiss ballhead
Manfrotto 475 + Wimberley Head
Manfrotto 681 Monopod + Wimberley C-30 Clamp
ThinkTank Photo Modulus Speed Set
truArt?? Raw Processing Workstation
- Windows Vista 7 64-bit
- Quad Core Intel Q9450 2.66Ghz CPU
- B.Skills 8Gb DDR2100 RAM
- Western Digital 150Gb 10,000RPM Raptor Hard Drive
- Western Digital 640Gb Hard Drive
- eVGA 8800GTS DDR3 320Mb 320-bit GPU
- ASUS P5K-E Motherboard
- Silverstone Temjin TJ07 Aluminum Case
- Corsair HX620W modular PSU
- 3007WFP 30" DELL Display
- 2007WFP 20" DELL Display
Back-Ups
1.5Tb Seagate
1.5Tb Seagate
1Tb Seagate in Antec MX-1 eSATA enclosure
1Tb Seagate in Antec MX-1 eSATA enclosure
640Gb WD in Antec MX-1 eSATA enclosure
Four 320Gb Seagate
160Gb Seagate
Four 120Gb Drives
Thermaltake BlacX Dock
DVD +/-RW Drives (2x)