About Me,
The person
Behind the Camera

Hi there!

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You've come to the right place to get to know more about me. Sit back and take it all in.

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Jade is the name, photography and videography is my game. Yes, I like to be funny because that is who I am. My personality truly comes out during my sessions because I like to get the real, beautiful, and the most authentic YOU. You need to see the real and authentic me in order to be translated into an amazing photo.

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What made you become a photographer?

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My mother has one hell of a survivor story but one things she never missed out on was taking family photos. As her rainbow baby, she made sure she bought the best camera of that time and dressed me in the cutest dresses and frilly socks if all different vibrant colors. She taught me how to pose and smile but she captured a lot of candid moments. When I became an adult, she gave me that striped self-adhesive album with over 40 pages of pure memories. Every page told a story.

 

In my last year of college I obtained an internship in marketing with a BioScience company. I helped with the website, events and many other roles. When I began taking photos at the event I felt comfortable and the most passionate but didn't pick up another camera until I had my first daughter in 2019. She was a 23-weeker weighing just 1 pound, 9 ounces.

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We were in the NICU for 99 days and all of it was filled daily with tears and prayers. We kept her in a bubble for a while since it was flu season but still wanted to capture some photos. We couldn't afford any newborn pictures so I decided to do it myself. Bought a camera and took some amazing photos. Turned it into my own part time business since I needed to be available and flexible to for my daughter's medical and developmental needs.

 

Why the name Precious Stone Memories?

 

The album my mother gave me was all I have to remember those days. That is why I named my photography business, Precious Stone Memories - these memories and moments are etched in stone and can never be erased from our minds and hearts. They are Precious like a jade stone and will carry out for many years to come and forever hold its value.

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What made you decide to be a videographer?

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Can I be honest? I never wanted to be one. Thank God for the unplanned moments that led me to be one. I initially started to do food reviews then Covid hit. In the mean time, I watched many videos on how to advertise food and some amazing transition videos while still doing product photography for different businesses.

 

I always had a thing for working with businesses and to help boost sales but that didn't pop out at me until later on when I met another photographer that became my mentor . She asked me to hold her phone to get some content of her for social media. In amazement of what I did for her, she and her husband asked me if I've ever done this before. She said "Jade, I think I just discovered another you". With more exposure and practice, within a month I worked with several businesses and had gotten a lot of great feedback on those videos. It was then time to branch out into Jade Cut Visuals to attract businesses for branding services as well as wedding and event special moment seekers. I have many talents but this one came to light super fast. I already had experience with photography so it was easy to transfer some of those skills over to the video side.

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Tell me all the tea about your personal life?

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 graduated from a technical high school where I had special courses in business and accounting. I then attended the University of Delaware - Go Blue Hens - with a degree in Marketing. Wow, I had no idea all my education and experience will lead to this. It was all in alignment. 

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Now that your know my story, let's make yours bold and memorable by contacting me today.

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