Jeffery Jay Luhn graduated from Brooks institute of Photography in 1979 with two Bachelor of Science degrees – Photographic Illustration and Commercial Industrial Photography.  At the time of his graduation he was give a special achievement award for being the top student in the 32-year history of the school.

In 1980 Jeffery founded Visioneering Studios in San Francisco and became known as the photographer to hire for “OUTSIDE THE BOX” thinking. In 1990 he expanded into motion pictures and founded Jeffery Jay Luhn Video Productions in the heart of Silicon Valley. He and his staff have always gone the extra mile, leveraging their imagination and technical skill to create photographs and video productions for many of the world’s largest corporations.  Jeffery has worked in 25 countries for publishers, news agencies, manufacturers, scientific research firms, hotel chains, airlines, and many others.  He has taught at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, Academy of Art in San Francisco and Chabot College in Hayward, CA.

Partial Client List

Microsoft Corporation, Sony Corporation, Sega of America, Apple Corporation, General Motors, Macy’s, Toshiba Corp., Pixar Inc., United Press International, Discovery Toys, Hyatt International, Anne Klein & Company, CAPCOM video games, Leap Frog Toys, Sun Microsystems, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Hewlett Packard, PC World Magazine, Macworld Magazine, etc.

Education 

A.A. Musicianship and Harmony, Chabot College, Hayward, CA

A.S. Industrial Scientific Photography, Laney College, Oakland, CA

B.S. Commercial Photography, Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA

B.S. Photo Illustration, Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA

Certificates of Completion in Photoshop, photo retouching, Final Cut Pro, etc.

Announcing a New Photography School in Santa Cruz

Jeffery and his wife Lauren have recently founded the Pacific Institute of Photography.  The Institute is a small academy of professional photographic arts housed in a working commercial studio in downtown Santa Cruz.  Students study the techniques of lighting, composition, digital image capture and processing with Jeffery and other professionals.  The courses are intensive two-day workshops with longer programs planned for the near future.