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J Heroun Photography, Boston’s Premier Portrait Studio

Personal Branding, Family Portraits & Premium Headshots

J Heroun specializes in authentic, stylishly arresting portraiture for actors, athletes, families, models, professionals and students.

Heroun’s refined aesthetic and unique editorial style derive from expertise as a top magazine creative director skilled in celebrity, beauty, fashion, and fitness imagery. This visual storytelling background informs his elegant and cinematic portrait style.

Unabashedly old-school, Heroun believes in the enduring significance of authentic, expertly crafted portraiture for personal branding, editorial profiles, and family keepsakes.

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PORTRAIT

Editorial / Personal / Publicity / Senior

Cover session for Channel 7 News Boston anchor Jadiann Thompson.
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Wonderful aspiring model Elise, poolside in warm, natural light, evoking Grace Jones.
Cover session for the Bachelor/Bachelorette issue of The Improper Bostonian magazine.
Outtake from Bachelor/Bachelorette session for The Improper Bostonian magazine.
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A flash-on-camera high-contrast portrait of striking Latina, Erika.
Studio portrait for Tajana, an aspiring model.
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Portrait of model with bare shoulders, against dark background, wearing teal eyeshadow makeup.
Young female model with an enigmatic Mona Lisa smile. Shot on neutral, green tone background with directional light.
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Portrait of Shakespearean stage actor, Faran Tahir for The Improper Bostonian magazine.
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Marion Street Consultants CEO and founder Sean Eberling, photographed on location in Center City Philadelphia.
American stage, television and film actress Tracee Chimo Pallero, photographed for The Improper Bostonian.
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Portrait of magazine editor Carolyn Kylstra seated on a wood floor.
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Portrait of young Muslim woman with beauty lighting.
Dramatic portrait of Henry, a young student athlete.
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Dramatic portrait of Tim Dooling, aka as "the Jaguar," a mixed martial arts fighter from Trenton, New Jersey.
Portrait of Mason, a charming transgender youth from the Boston area.
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Portrait of young Latina with high-contrast strobe lighting.
Cinematic portrait of Erika, my personal model in New York.
Natural light portrait of young Kazakh woman.
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Boston Bruin Charlie McAvoy (Copy) (Copy)
Cover outtake of Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy photographed for The Improper Bostonian magazine.
Olympic champion Hilary Knight photographed for The Improper Bostonian Magazine.
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MMA fighter Tim Dooling in boxing pose.
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Actress, writer, director and producer, Frankie Shaw in a formal portrait with bare shoulders and camisole for The Improper Bostonian magazine.
Actress, writer, director and producer, Frankie Shaw in an expressive closeup portrait with for The Improper Bostonian magazine.
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