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In 1977, Jaffe signed a contract with Elson Alexandre where over the next two decades he photographed more than 37,000 formal and casual portraits of corporate executives, doctors, attorneys, judges as well as family photos of the company's clients. During this period Jaffe also shot many celebrity portraits on an independent contractor basis capturing unique images of cowboy stars from Dale Robertson, and Gene Autry to Chuck Connors, Indian Iron Eyes Cody<ref name=ref1 /> and Roy Rogers.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Photo of Iron Eyes Cody.jpg|thumb|left|Iron Eyes Cody]] --><!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Photo of Kristen Bell and Amanda Seyfreid.jpg|thumb|right|Kristen Bell and Amanda Seyfreid]] -->
In 1977, Jaffe signed a contract with Elson Alexandre where over the next two decades he photographed more than 37,000 formal and casual portraits of corporate executives, doctors, attorneys, judges as well as family photos of the company's clients. During this period Jaffe also shot many celebrity portraits on an independent contractor basis capturing unique images of cowboy stars from Dale Robertson, and Gene Autry to Chuck Connors, Indian Iron Eyes Cody<ref name=ref1 /> and Roy Rogers.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Photo of Iron Eyes Cody.jpg|thumb|left|Iron Eyes Cody]] --><!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Photo of Kristen Bell and Amanda Seyfreid.jpg|thumb|right|Kristen Bell and Amanda Seyfreid]] -->

He also worked for the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, documenting power visits throughout Nixon's final eight years of his life. After Nixon's death, Ron worked for the library for another six years as a staff photographer and covered meetings with several world leaders at the Nixon library <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/kisspr/entertainment-california-los-angeles-hollywood-del-rey-8edad40c4da3a2be884e82fd5bbe5730 |date=24th Nov 2022|publisher=}}</ref>}}


For the last 20 years Jaffe has shot over 1000 episodes of high-profile television shows such as ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[CSI Miami]]'', ''[[CSI New York]]'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'',<ref name=ref2 /><ref name=ref3 /><ref name=ref4 /> ''[[Mad Men]]'',<ref name=ref5 /> ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Stacy Jenel |title=Wendi McLendon-Covey Talks 'Bridesmaids 2' Prospects, 'Rules of Engagement' {{!}} Beck/Smith Hollywood |url=https://becksmithhollywood.com/2011/10/wendi-mclendon-covey-talks-bridesmaids-2-prospects-rules-of-engagement/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', [[The West Wing|''The'' ''West Wing'']], and ''[[Without a Trace]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', ''[[CSI Crime Scene Investigation]]'',<ref name=ref7 /> ''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]'', ''[[Jane the Virgin]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'',<ref name=ref8 /><ref name=ref9 /> and ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]] and current shows including [[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]], [[Grown-ish]], [[NCIS: Los Angeles|NCIS:Los Angeles]], and [[SEAL Team (TV series)|SEAL Team]]''. His work on episodic crime dramas involve not only shooting the show during taping, but all props, photos used in the storyline and all crime scene photos showing the circumstances of crime scene investigation for evidence.<ref name=ref10 /> In essence, Jaffe actually becomes the forensic photographer of episodic dramas.
For the last 20 years Jaffe has shot over 1000 episodes of high-profile television shows such as ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[CSI Miami]]'', ''[[CSI New York]]'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'',<ref name=ref2 /><ref name=ref3 /><ref name=ref4 /> ''[[Mad Men]]'',<ref name=ref5 /> ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Stacy Jenel |title=Wendi McLendon-Covey Talks 'Bridesmaids 2' Prospects, 'Rules of Engagement' {{!}} Beck/Smith Hollywood |url=https://becksmithhollywood.com/2011/10/wendi-mclendon-covey-talks-bridesmaids-2-prospects-rules-of-engagement/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', [[The West Wing|''The'' ''West Wing'']], and ''[[Without a Trace]]'', ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', ''[[CSI Crime Scene Investigation]]'',<ref name=ref7 /> ''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]'', ''[[Jane the Virgin]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'',<ref name=ref8 /><ref name=ref9 /> and ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]] and current shows including [[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]], [[Grown-ish]], [[NCIS: Los Angeles|NCIS:Los Angeles]], and [[SEAL Team (TV series)|SEAL Team]]''. His work on episodic crime dramas involve not only shooting the show during taping, but all props, photos used in the storyline and all crime scene photos showing the circumstances of crime scene investigation for evidence.<ref name=ref10 /> In essence, Jaffe actually becomes the forensic photographer of episodic dramas.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://ronjaffe.com/ Official website]
*[http://ronjaffe.com/ Official website]

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Ron Jaffe is an American photographer. He has photographed six U.S. Presidents, legislators, dignitaries and well-known celebrities in the fields of entertainment and sports.

Early life

Jaffe was born and raised in Alabama. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to attend Pasadena City College with the goal of becoming a teacher. Jaffe became interested in photography when he accompanied a fellow student on a shooting assignment. The experience exposed Jaffe to a field he had never considered and he began to pursue his new interest with a passion. He continued his coursework and became a teacher with the Pasadena Unified School District, but after a few years, decided to pursue his hobby as a profession.[1]

Career

By the early 1970s, Jaffe was working full-time as a freelance photographer. He shot fashion publicity photos and commercial ads for his primary clients, which included the designers Barco of California, Jag Swimwear, and DeWeiss. In 1974, Jaffe also began teaching photography at the university level as professor of photography at Chapman College – World Campus Afloat, aboard a ship travelling to South America, Africa and Europe.

In 1977, Jaffe signed a contract with Elson Alexandre where over the next two decades he photographed more than 37,000 formal and casual portraits of corporate executives, doctors, attorneys, judges as well as family photos of the company's clients. During this period Jaffe also shot many celebrity portraits on an independent contractor basis capturing unique images of cowboy stars from Dale Robertson, and Gene Autry to Chuck Connors, Indian Iron Eyes Cody[2] and Roy Rogers.

He also worked for the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, documenting power visits throughout Nixon's final eight years of his life. After Nixon's death, Ron worked for the library for another six years as a staff photographer and covered meetings with several world leaders at the Nixon library [3]}}

For the last 20 years Jaffe has shot over 1000 episodes of high-profile television shows such as Cold Case, CSI Miami, CSI New York, Friends, How I Met Your Mother,[4][5][6] Mad Men,[7] Rules of Engagement,[8] Suddenly Susan, The West Wing, and Without a Trace, Castle, CSI Crime Scene Investigation,[9] Hit the Floor, Jane the Virgin, NCIS,[10][11] and Scorpion and current shows including The Neighborhood, Grown-ish, NCIS:Los Angeles, and SEAL Team. His work on episodic crime dramas involve not only shooting the show during taping, but all props, photos used in the storyline and all crime scene photos showing the circumstances of crime scene investigation for evidence.[12] In essence, Jaffe actually becomes the forensic photographer of episodic dramas.

In all, Jaffe has shot programs that have aired or are currently airing on the ABC, NBC, CBS,[13] FOX, AMC, VH1, MTV, A&E, The CW, and CMT networks. Because of his work on these shows Jaffe has been nominated twice for the Publicists Guild of America's Excellence in Stills Photography Award.

Major works

Camera and electrical department[14]

TV Series/Film Year Work type Details
SEAL Team 2018-2022 Still photographer 18 episodes
NCIS:Los Angeles 2009-2022 Still photographer 115 episodes
Grown-ish 2020-2022 Additional camera

Additional photograph

10 episodes

1 episode

Shining Vale 2022 Additional photography
The Talk 2013-2022 Still photographer 25 episodes
Ghosts 2021 Still photographer (uncredited) 1 episode
The Neighborhood 2019-2020 Still photographer 9 episodes
Lucifer 2017-2019 Still photographer 7 episodes
Lethal Weapon 2018 Still photographer 5 episodes
Jane The Virgin 2014-2017 Still photographer 58 episodes
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2013-2016 Still photographer 6 episodes
Castle 2011-2016 Still photographer 104 episodes
The Big Bang Theory 2006-2009 Still photographer 3 episodes
Friends 2000-2004 Still photographer 32 episodes

Awards and honors

  • California Museum of Science and Industry Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Photographer in the documentary category (1974)
  • 1975 Photographer West Award
  • Black & White Spider Award nominee (2005)[15]
  • Certificate of Achievement in Recognition of Outstanding Photography Judges Choice award for Los Angeles Advertising Photographers of America (2006)
  • Honorary Color Master Fine Art (2007)
  • Photo Journalism Photography Masters Cup (2008)
  • International Publicist Guild – nomination for Excellence in Stills Photography award (2008 and 2010)
  • Second International Color Awards (2013)

References

  1. ^ Udel, James C. (2019-05-03). "On-Set Stealth Is Key Skill of Longtime Hollywood Still Photographer Ron Jaffe". Variety. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ "JHP Paddle 8 Auction features Iron Eyes Cody by Ron Jaffe". Josephine Herrick Project.
  3. ^ . 24th Nov 2022 https://apnews.com/press-release/kisspr/entertainment-california-los-angeles-hollywood-del-rey-8edad40c4da3a2be884e82fd5bbe5730. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The How I Met Your Mother finale turned the show's nine-year story arc into an elaborate con job". Time.
  5. ^ "How NBC Finished the Season at No. 1 — Without an Asterisk (Analysis)". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Revisit the Stars Who Played Themselves on How I Met Your Mother".
  7. ^ "The Mad Men Guide to Being a Father". 14 June 2013.
  8. ^ Smith, Stacy Jenel. "Wendi McLendon-Covey Talks 'Bridesmaids 2' Prospects, 'Rules of Engagement' | Beck/Smith Hollywood". Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  9. ^ "'CSI' First Look: 'Dune & Gloom' – CSI Files".
  10. ^ "Tina's 2011 TV Goodness All-Stars: NCIS' Michael Weatherly". 13 December 2011.
  11. ^ "NCIS "Playing with Fire"". 2 May 2012.
  12. ^ "Recreating 1930s Photography on Television Set". 17 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Several CBS Actors To Receive 'Walk of Fame' Stars". 20 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Ron P. Jaffe". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  15. ^ "Jaffe Ron, USA, Nominee - Photojournalism - Professional, Pillbox...Normandy Coast - 16th Spider Awards | Black & White Spider Photography Awards™". www.thespiderawards.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

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  1. ^ . 24th Nov 2022 https://apnews.com/press-release/kisspr/entertainment-california-los-angeles-hollywood-del-rey-8edad40c4da3a2be884e82fd5bbe5730. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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