Jill Solomon

Laying Down On the Job

Jill — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:05:12 +0000

Okay, to some it would seem like I am laying down on the job…. this winter has gone on and on and on…but I vowed this year I would not hibernate! Afterall, if you go to sleep as a bear you usually wake up a bear. I wanted this year to be different so, I coccooned this year and now that spring is springing up around me, I will have emerged a butterfly! Many wonderful things have happend this winter. One of which is, the launching of Bless Her Heart Art!. Bless Her Heart Art is a greeting card line encouraging women one card at a time. Look for more on that later, but first of all, I need to take care of some old business, as you know I held a small winter contest for the best portrait in the snow. I selected Aiden’s photo as the winner! Aiden is a sweet little guy and I have the pleasure of photographing him every year for The Down Syndrome calendar. It looks like Aiden and I will get to have some extra one on one time soon. Congratulations!!
Now, for the new business, I am offering a special discount for the remainder of March. Please take advantage of half price sitting fees the rest of March. In addition to the discounted sitting fees 10 percent of your orders will be donated to St. Judes.
I can’t think of a better way to be a butterfly than to help those in need!
Together we can make a difference.
So call me!

Self Portraits in the Snow Contest

Jill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:12:16 +0000

Ready for some fun? Post a photo in the snow and the most creative entry will win 200.00 of portraiture in the spring!

Hubby and I did a few this afternoon to get things rolling….

Jennifer

Jill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:16:45 +0000

Last week I FINALLY got to shoot the beautiful Jennifer. We have tried to get together for almost a year now. Jennifer was great! Although it was cold and foggy at first we pushed through it and in the end the sun came out to play with us! Check her out, I think you will agree she is a beautiful young lady, and trust me that goes for the inside and out!

Lainey

Jill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:43:10 +0000

I adore photographing seniors and Lainey was no exception. We kicked around downtown Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to find some interesting spots. My favorite place was just a junk heap with tall grass and an old jalopy car.

Love in a Waffle House

Jill — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:33:58 +0000

While wasting time one morning last summer, I found myself sitting in a Waffle House having coffee. An unexpected and unusual trip landed me in a booth with a birds-eye view of the whole joint. I felt comfortable in the retro vibe and lured in by the odd aroma of bacon cooking and the lingering smell of cleaning agents. There was such a somber mood shared by the staff and patrons alike. We were all in one small place and yet completely alone in our own little worlds.

In such a ho hum environment where people go about their morning routine, I began to dream of how a chance encounter of two young lovers could breathe life into an otherwise lifeless restaurant and warm it from within.

Call me a hopeless romantic, but I believe love can happen in the strangest of places. Could this have really happened here in the past? Regardless, it was taking place in my mind and I knew I had to give “their” story life through a photographic essay form- my favorite! Adding in the skillful eye of a videographer created the avenue to share this story with others.

A special thanks to the perfect couple, Phil and Somer who shamelessly showed their love to the world. To my friend Sean for helping produce my vision and taking it on as if it were his own. And yes, the Waffle House for allowing us to use their restaurant as our stage.

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