Photographer Chalese Jefferson did shoot for rapper

Brockton — Twenty-one-year-old Chaylese Jefferson, a nearby Brockton photographer, boarded a 6-hour flight to California, never understanding what the other aspect of the region had in store for her. 

What was waiting around for her was a lifetime-shifting prospect of capturing for 42 Dugg, an Atlanta rapper identified for his song “We Compensated,” showcasing Lil Newborn.

If you advised Jefferson three many years in the past when she commenced taking photographs for exciting that a single working day she would function for 42 Dugg, she would’ve laughed hysterically.

“When I went to California, I thought I was heading to operate with a modest artist. I in no way imagined I would be in a mansion shooting for 42 Dugg and creating at the rear of the scenes b-roll from his songs online video,” Jefferson claimed of the journey in July 2020.

Jefferson was released to 42 Dugg’s management workforce by networking with community California photographers and videographers. As a result, they brought her on board to convey new and clean suggestions to the innovative process.

Pictures and video productions are a pastime for the younger entrepreneur, but she hopes to make it a entire-time vocation out of it.

When attending Brockton Large College, Jefferson was place in a movie manufacturing course by incident but remained in the elective. Her like for online video grew immensely and her function performed a sizeable aspect in the online video amusement at BHS for the 2017 senior course.

Jefferson’s intensive significant faculty resume incorporates directing faculty Dubsmash tunes films, supporting with the choreography, taking pictures numerous takes of the students’ audio videos and enhancing them collectively for the video clip yearbook.

Immediately after graduating from BHS in 2017, Jefferson took her eagerness to master to the College of Massachusetts Amherst to pursue a mass conversation degree.

In 2020 she graduated early from college or university and pondered what is next?

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Jefferson had worked for Brockton Community Schools for two years as a substitute trainer and did freelance pictures on the aspect.

Then, she made a decision to increase her small business, Shot By Chaylese, by opening a studio in Brockton located at 1 Centre St.

Now Jefferson is a full-time wellness instructor at Ashfield Middle School and carries on to improve and broaden her business by presenting pleasurable and new companies at a portion of the cost ofo what other photographers would generally cost, she said.

“Not just about every spouse and children in Brockton can pay for a $1,000 photo booth. I attempt to get the job done with my purchasers to make my solutions affordable and obtainable to all, no matter the spending budget,” Jefferson mentioned. 

Shot By Chaylese provides picture booths for lease, specific event photoshoots, videography perform, social gathering recap videos and the well known spinning slow motion image booth. 

This 12 months, some of her highs ended up getting to be a home-owner, a accredited wellness instructor, and working towards her favored passion, pictures.

Jefferson channels her inspiration from her father, who died when she was in the fourth quality. Her father Clifton Jefferson was a football coach in Brockton and taught her lots of classes that she nonetheless utilizes to this working day. 

“My very little brother Corey was two months aged when he handed away. I keep in mind telling my dad at 9 years old when he was in the hospital on his deathbed that I would educate my brother almost everything he taught me and how my father was just a pleasurable-loving guy who all people liked,” Jefferson claimed.

“My mom is the strongest woman I know, and I watched her go by means of that difficult time and do an awesome occupation raising us,” Jefferson explained. 

While it was a tough time for her family members, she employs her father as determination to teach and excel in life and keep chasing her goals.

“Considering the fact that my dad was a mentor, it motivated me to be a trainer. He also taught me to be a hustler, and he has a large purpose in everything I do,” Jefferson reported. 

“My dad received me into all varieties of sports, which led and motivated me to be a wellness trainer. I also teach bodily training.”

Presently, Jefferson is seeking for a lot more clientele to broaden her pictures portfolio and is hopeful that a person-working day images will be her sole supply of income.

“I wake up each and every working day and do what I enjoy. I just take shots and educate,” Jefferson claimed.

Teaching is specific to Jefferson due to the fact she grew up seeing her father mentor and coach college students in Brockton. He sponsored and found sponsors for young children who could not afford to pay for to engage in soccer and helped his neighborhood in the way he could, she mentioned.

Jefferson is happy of the progress she’s made and is familiar with everyday living has so significantly to offer you.

Shooting for 42 Dugg was an eye-opening encounter for the photographer and taught her the sky is the restrict when it arrives to your goals.

“It was neat currently being in the same vicinity as 42 Dugg, and there weren’t as well lots of persons there. It was an personal environment, and we have been all having a excellent time functioning collectively,” Jefferson reported.

“The experience was so large for me. I achieved so quite a few awesome persons operating at the rear of the scenes of the 42 Dugg shoot. Absolutely everyone revered me, valued my work and took me significantly,” Jefferson stated.

“I know there is nevertheless extra out there for me, and it will not cease below. Regardless of any setbacks in my existence, I will try to continue on building my mother and my brother very pleased, and this is all for them.”

To e book Shot By Chaylese, visit www.shotbychaylese.com and her company website page @shotbychaylese on Instagram and Fb. 

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