Jack Flaherty Photography

Leonard E Gray _{on Google}

Oct 27th, 2019

There are many people who we pay for pictures that call themselves “photographers”, but all they can do is take pictures. You will see them at weddings, graduations and other events where people want to memorialize an event. And, there are also many people who set up an easel on the boardwalk or in malls offering to paint your picture or caricature who call themselves “artistic painters”.
Real photographers are artists with a camera, using a blending of technical skills, personality skills and an artistic eye to record the “true essence” of an event or of a person. Just as the famous “artistic painters” of the past such as VanGogh, Picasso, DaVinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and others are artists with a paint brush using a blending of technical skills, personality skills and an artistic eye to record the “true essence” of an event or of a person.
I have had the occasion to visit Jack Flaherty Photography to perform a photography session for me and I was pleasantly shocked to personally observe a true professional in action. His work for me was incredible artistry and I was delighted with his results.
Mr. Flaherty was able to photograph me as I am – not as I looked, if that makes any sense. It is natural for us to “pose” for pictures, but our true aura is rarely captured in the photo. Jack had the talent to relax me and to take a significant number of shots that finally, and ultimately, captured my essence/aura. That’s the sign of a true professional.
And, he never seemed rushed. I believe that he subscribes to the belief that “we are only as good as our last job” and that he is determined to stay on top of his game at all times because his work gives him a sense of immortality since his work will survive beyond his death. If you visited his studio, you would view pictures that were not simply photographs but rather “a slice in time” for those subjects. He captured their essence/aura.
I highly recommend Jack Flaherty Photography if you want your essence, or the spirit of an event, captured in a photo. Jack Flaherty is extremely talented.
If you want just a picture of something, call a friend, call an untalented “photographer” from the Internet or simply use your iPhone.
Leonard E. Gray, Jr.
Long Branch, NJ