About
About Jackie
"I wear different hats depending on the project—photographer, stylist, producer, teacher. I have two decades of professional photography experience with clients ranging from the neighborhood pub to Microsoft Corporation."
Jackie's background is in both high-tech and art. Photography sits at the intersection of both, requiring precision with creative execution. She also teaches beginner/intermediate photographers, both 1:1 and group instruction, and teaches topics tailor-made to the client, such as composition or portraiture. Jackie’s images have appeared in publications such as Business Week, Food & Wine, Martha Stewart Living, Seattle Met, and Seattle Magazine.
About Spice & Ink
Spice & Ink is a Seattle-based photography studio specializing in food, people, products, events, and spaces. Founded originally by Jackie Donnelly Baisa (now Hoole) in 2010, and focusing mostly on the Food & Beverage and Event industries, the studio took a hiatus when Jackie went to work for Oracle and the subsequent pandemic years. This is the second iteration of this business. Jackie works with stylists, producers, restaurants, marketing agents, and sometimes make-up artists and other photographers to bring distinctive beauty and uniqueness to every single project. All of these people make Spice & Ink what it is.
The studio's name reflects Jackie's two great loves—the culinary world and the written word — and the belief that great photography, like great food and great writing, is art. While this studio has graduated beyond food and writing, those are still our greatest passions, and it's the name we're known by.
Spice & Ink is available for commercial, editorial, and personal photography projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, across the USA, and in some cases internationally.
Our Process
Connect
We chat. I learn your vision and get an idea of what is needed to produce this for you. We schedule a shoot date.
Preparation
I put together a plan including location(s), lighting, gear list. You put together details, such as a shot list or mood board.
The Shoot
Focused and collaborative. We'll review any shot lists and shots taken, and ensure your vision comes to life.
Delivery
A carefully edited and curated set of files uploaded into an online gallery for you to view, share, download, and print.
