Are you ready to truly see yourself?

My job isn't to make you look beautiful. You already are.

My job is to create the conditions where you can finally see what everyone else has always seen.

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SIGNATURE · EDITORIAL

20 years behind the lens

20+
years photographing women
through the most defining chapters of their lives
Thousands
of women photographed
across two decades of doing this work
1
all-female team
trusted with the most personal portraits a woman will ever sit for

When you book J Renee Studios, you get me. Every session. Every frame. Some studios scale by hiring associate photographers — I scale by going deeper into the work, not wider. My all-female team is here to make you feel completely supported and at ease, and the woman behind the camera is always me.

This isn't my first session. It isn't my thousandth. It's the most meaningful work of my life — and I'd be honored to make it part of yours.

Black-and-white editorial portrait of Jennifer Renee Johnson, founder and lead photographer of J Renee Studios — modern boudoir, portrait, and branding photography in Boise and Las Vegas
Jennifer Renee  ·  Boise + Las Vegas
About Jennifer

The photographer
behind the work.

I started my photography business in 2001.

For the first fifteen years, I was a wedding photographer. Then years of newborns and maternity portraits — the privilege of being trusted with families during the most tender moments of their lives.

Today, I'm lucky enough to choose. And what I've chosen is women.

After photographing my own boudoir session, something shifted. I watched what happened when a woman finally saw herself — really saw herself — through a lens that knew how to look. That's the work I do now. Boudoir. Portraits. Branding. Maternity. All of it under one roof: documenting women, empowering women, and creating images they'll never outgrow.

I live in Boise — but Las Vegas is my second home, and where it all began. I started my business there over twenty years ago, and for the last eleven years I've been traveling back and forth between both cities. I have a dedicated studio near the Las Vegas airport, and a second studio in Boise. This isn't a side project or a tour. It's my work, in two cities, every month — and it isn't going anywhere.

I grew up in Hawaii. I've been married to my husband Rodney for over twenty years. I'm raising three kids — my biological son, my adopted daughter, and my late sister's children. I live a quiet, intentional life so I can pour everything I have into the women in front of my camera.

That's who you'd be working with.

Jennifer
Love Notes

What women say after.

Real reviews from real women. Pulled from Google.

"I went into my session feeling very nervous, but from the moment I arrived, Jenn made me feel completely at ease. She guided me through every step in such a warm, encouraging way that the nerves melted into laughter and fun. Looking through my photos, I was blown away."

Sarah M.
Verified Google Review

"I did this as a gift for my husband for our 30th wedding anniversary. He says it's the best gift he's ever received — but honestly, I think it has been a bigger gift for me. Jenn captured me how he sees me, so finally I can see myself how he does."

Diana R.
Verified Google Review

"As a mom, I've struggled with feeling fully comfortable in my post-baby body, so this was way outside my comfort zone. From the moment I sat down for hair and makeup, everything started to shift. Jenn coached me through every pose with such patience and encouragement — it never felt forced."

Mia T.
Verified Google Review
★4.9 / 5  ·  127+ Verified Google Reviews  ·  Las Vegas + Boise