Meet J. Fiereck

Hometown- Somers, Connecticut
Favorite Teams- Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, UConn Huskies
In My Spare Time- Cooking, reading, walking Maggie (the best dog ever...check out the Pets gallery)
Favorite Foods- Pasta, seafood, apple pie (I love food!)
College- University of Connecticut-BA in Marketing/Communications
Random Fact- I performed in a half-time show at an NFL game.
Affiliations- Professional Photographers of America (PPA), CT Professional Photographers' Associations (CPPA),
Leadership Greater Hartford (Quest Class of 2003)


My Approach
A piece of advice that I offer all of the engaged couples that I meet with is: If you don't like me...don't hire me. This is a good ice breaker, but more importantly it helps illustrate my approach to photography. The majority of people don't like to be photographed, so they need to, at a minimum, like the person behind the camera. You can hire the most talented photographer in the world, but if you don't like them or feel comfortable with them, it'll show in your portraits. I believe that my job is to capture moments in people's lives (big or small) that otherwise would have been missed or lost. And the "real" moments are captured when people feel comfortable and forget about the camera.

The Story Behind J. Fiereck Photography
After photographing my best friend's wedding seven years ago, I decided to turn a hobby into a career and continue a family tradition. I share my passion for photography with my aunt, who is a photographer and owner of a portrait studio in North Carolina. In 2003, my husband and I moved to North Carolina to work at my aunt's studio. In 2006, we moved back to Connecticut and founded J. Fiereck Photography.