A Neighborhood Family Photo Shoot....

Over the weekend in the early evening I met up with a fabulous family and friends for a photo session.
First stop was a photo in their very cool tree house. From there we ventured around their very quaint neighborhood. Everywhere I looked there was a photo opportunity to be had.
I provided some New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc so they were at my mercy :). They were a little surprised to be asked to get into a recycling bin but they did so without hesitation.
Their love for reading shows at the local rustic antique store.
A little more vino and some sprinkles of rain and we were off to the nearby river and park for the last of the photos.
We had to compete with the colorful prom night kids in the park but we got what we needed and then the rain started up and we went our ways.

Thank you Pearl Family for being perfect subjects. It is always a delight to capture such a happy and loving family. As you can see your smiles bring so much genuine warmth to the photos and to peoples hearts..

Enjoy

A Consumers Guide for Custom Photography.

I thought I would share a great link about Custom Photography.
It can be hard choosing a photographer and sometimes one can wonder what one is really getting in return for their session fee and print costs.

Enjoy...


Click here - Custom Photography Guide

Little Sisters...

Yesterday I meet up with a lovely family in one of my favorite locations near Bend. Nestled amongst Aspen and Pine trees were many great spots to photograph two little sisters. Although a  little chilly and getting close to nap time I managed to capture them interacting and enjoying themselves.
I will be submitting both girls into the Portrait Contest for this month. Don't miss out on your chance to win up to 5,000 in cash prizes. Call me for details...
Here are my favorite shots..

SOCIAL NETWORKING....

I have been educating myself lately on the importance of 'social media'.
My favorite social network would have to be FACEBOOK. It is very rare to come across a person today who is 'not' on facebook. Twittering, myspace, linkedin are certainly lagging behind facebook.
Facebook is the most user friendly network in my opinion and  the best way to share photos.
Times have changed when you bump into a friend you haven't seen in months but you know exactly what they have been up to through reading their facebook postings.
No one is forced to join facebook but you are certainly out of the loop today if you don't have a facebook page.

If you are unsure or have been pondering on the idea of joining facebook, click below to learn more about facebook.

ABOUT FACEBOOK

The key is not to live your life through facebook. We are humans and need physical contact!

I hope to see you all on facebook..

You can find me at:

JILL ROSELL PHOTOGRAPHY

Enjoy your day!

Jill

An evening in the Park and a Candy Store with Brenden.

This week I met a delightful young man called Brenden and we got to venture around Bend's most beautiful park  - Drake Park. The park is situated on the gorgeous flowing river called the Deschutes. 

Things have greened up nicely and I can already smell summer around the corner.

We ended our photo shoot in Bend's very special ice cream/candy store called Goodys.

Brenden was a star and certainly showed me what a sweet soul he is. It was so neat to see such proud parents,who obviously think the world of their son. If only all kids where loved this much in this world.

I shall be entering my favorite shot of Brenden into the Baby and Child Portrait Contest. 

Good luck Brenden!!

Check out it out.. I am entering until the end of June.

Boudoir...

While enjoying the recent weekend at the beautiful King Estate Winery in Oregon, I got the chance to do a late night Boudoir shoot with my Irish friend Maeve.

As you can see she was very comfortable behind the camera which made it a delight to capture her true essence and beauty.

A wonderful speech about the impact of photographs...