Jess Curren Photography

Jess Curren Photography Teton Valley, Idaho Boutique Portrait Photographer

I got to play with a 400mm f/2.8 on the sidelines Friday night, and I have made some very poor life decisions by not own...
09/03/2026

I got to play with a 400mm f/2.8 on the sidelines Friday night, and I have made some very poor life decisions by not owning one of these.

For context: this lens costs roughly as much as a decent used car. It is also roughly the size of a small child. It is heavy in a way that makes you feel like you've done something wrong.

And the images it produces are absolutely unhinged in the best way.

I'm fine. I'm not thinking about it. I'm definitely not pricing them out right now.

Accepting Venmo, cash, and anyone willing to talk me out of it.

-Jess

Hi, I'm Jess, and if you're new here, welcome.I've been a photographer for 21 years. Three years ago I dusted off my neg...
09/02/2026

Hi, I'm Jess, and if you're new here, welcome.

I've been a photographer for 21 years. Three years ago I dusted off my neglected camera and re-launched a boutique portrait studio here, which still feels a little surreal on mornings when I look out at the mountains.

I photograph seniors, families, and weddings. Every session ends with an ordering appointment because I believe the portrait on your wall matters more than the folder on your computer (I have strong feelings about this, as you'll learn).

I also play pickleball more than is probably reasonable; I'm in the long tail end of building a house, and apparently I do headstands against murals now. So that's me.

If you've been watching the feed for a while and haven't said hello, now's a good time.

-Jess

Friday night lights are back and Teton Valley, your Timberwolves need you in the stands this Friday.I was on the sidelin...
08/31/2026

Friday night lights are back and Teton Valley, your Timberwolves need you in the stands this Friday.

I was on the sidelines last week with a camera, and I can tell you the moments inside that game were worth showing up for. The effort. The plays that almost went differently. The sideline energy between teammates.

The scoreboard doesn't capture any of that.

Our first home game is this Friday. These kids play harder when their community shows up.

-Jess

"My friend can just take them on their phone."I hear some version of this every year and I get it. Phones are incredible...
08/28/2026

"My friend can just take them on their phone."

I hear some version of this every year and I get it. Phones are incredible now. Everyone has one. And if you just want a few snapshots to post on Instagram, that works fine.

But when you hold an album in your hands and the portraits actually look like your kid -- not a filter version, not a lucky candid -- something shifts. You realize this is the thing you'll pull out at Thanksgiving in ten years. The thing that lives on the shelf and gets handed around. The thing that still matters when the phone those casual portraits were on is long gone.

That's the difference between a phone and a boutique session. Not the equipment. The intention behind it and the finished product you walk away with.

If your senior hasn't had their portraits done yet, a few spots are still open before fall.

-Jess

Tonight's the night. First game of the season, Teton takes on Jackson Hole under the lights, and I don't think these boy...
08/28/2026

Tonight's the night. First game of the season, Teton takes on Jackson Hole under the lights, and I don't think these boys have stopped thinking about it since two-a-days started.

There's something about that first Friday. The stands fill in, everyone's got their blanket and their travel mug, and for a few hours the whole town is just... there. Together. Cheering for the same thing.

So who's coming tonight? Bring the kids, bring the neighbors, bring whoever needs convincing that small-town football is still one of the best ways to spend an evening. Let's fill those stands and give these guys something to hear when they run out.

See you at the field.

08/26/2026

Hi, I'm Jess. And I love photographing Teton High School seniors.

I know that sounds simple. But after twenty years of doing this in Teton Valley, it still feels true every single fall.

There's something about this particular season of life that gets me. The kid who walks in a little unsure and walks out standing differently. The mom watching from ten feet back trying not to cry. The portrait that ends up in the hallway and stops everyone who walks past it.

I plan every session around who your senior actually is -- their personality, their interests, what they'd actually want hanging on the wall. Not a template. Not the same poses I did last week with someone else.

If your student is heading into senior year at Teton High, I'd love to talk. A few spots are still open before fall fills up.

-Jess

Most photographers hand you a style guide, tell you to show up at golden hour, and send a gallery link a few weeks later...
08/24/2026

Most photographers hand you a style guide, tell you to show up at golden hour, and send a gallery link a few weeks later.

That's not how I work.

I don't expect you to already know how to pose -- that's my job, not yours. I don't leave you to figure out locations and outfits on your own. We plan the whole thing together before you ever stand in front of my camera. And by the time session day comes, I already know enough about you that we're not starting from scratch.

After the session, you don't get a gallery link and good luck. You come to an ordering appointment, and we figure out your walls together. Wall art and albums, not a hard drive you'll forget about in a drawer.

And I don't approach every session the same way because every family and every senior is different. That's kind of the whole point.

If you've worked with a photographer before and it felt generic, that's probably why.

-Jess

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Driggs, ID
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