Welcome!
My name is Jaime Boddorff. I’m a photographer (among other things) based in the CA Central Coast region. I’ve lived all over the US, from NY to Seattle and LA (among other places), shooting portraits, fashion, product, and working in photojournalism. The imagination-architecture of studio work always holds a draw, so I wanted to create a space to make a couture-feeling aesthetic inclusive and accessible outside of major fashion and portraiture hubs. It’s historically been reserved for a narrow definition of beauty, but it’s so much more. I love diving into the whimsical, colorful, energetic, and imaginative side of studio photography. There’s nothing better than the moment a group clicks with an idea, and the energy and camaraderie flows, creating a collective excitement, confidence, support, and openness, much like the energy of a Saturday night in the women’s bathroom at a concert or a bar: we are immediate friends.
What is “Every Good Heart”?
In short: nobody knows how to pronounce my name. I’ve heard it all. That, and I wanted to exude a name with more feeling. Despite more “photo” focused name attempts, my mind kept circling “Every Good Heart” from an excerpt of an Andrea Gibson poem:
Best Friend,
angel of the get-through,
all living is storm chasing.
Every good heart has lost its roof.
Let all the walls collapse at your feet.
Scream Timber when they ask you
how you are.
FINE is the suckiest answer.
It is the opposite of HERE.
Here is the only place left on the map.
Here is where you learn laughter can go extinct
and come back.
This, to me, captures radical vulnerability, presence, tenderness, open arms, and the place where laughter comes back, in the company of every good heart. It’s a lofty goal, and worth chasing whether or not a camera is involved. If achieved, the photos are just a souvenir from something bigger.
clients, past and present
TRULIA
ZILLOW
HARPERCOLLINS
VICE
FILM SOCIETY LINCOLN CENTER
VISIT CALIFORNIA
REBECCA TAYLOR
SEEK COLLECTIVE
OWL & THE KITTY CAT
CAPTAIN + STOKER COFFEE
PAPER MAGAZINE
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
EDIBLE MONTEREY
SANTA CRUZ WAVES MAGAZINE
OUTSIDE ONLINE
BANK OF THE WEST
NOAA FISHERIES
LAGOM
THE CAPITOL HILL TIMES
VIRTUOSO LIFE