I've Got Some Exciting News!

Whewwwwww, okay, I've been keeping this news inside for a while, so pardon me if I seem a little shrieky, but, I'M HAVING MY FIRST GALLERY OPENING!

I'm pretty freaking excited about it. It's going to be at Garner's Frame Shop in East Memphis on Friday, January 4th starting at six and going on through the night. We'll have some live music, food and wine, so it'll be a fun evening. Come on out and say hello (and maybe buy a few prints) :-)

The feature of this show will the the rural Tennessee photography that I've been working on the last several months, but will also have some other stuff I've been working on.

Email me at JoyMarieHill@gmail.com with your address and I'll make sure that you get an invitation!

Be well, and enjoy the holidays!

Joy Hill

Happy Halloween!

From East Tennessee :-)

Happy Birthday!

To one of my dearest friends, Coleman. The day you came to that Star Wars marathon at my apartment all those years ago was a glorious day indeed. Here's to many more birthdays!

Yesterday in black and white

Tennessee vs Akron

Here's a little collage sample of some of the photos I took last Saturday at Neyland Stadium!

Come to the dark side... We have kittens

Little Darth Vader is staying at my house while his owner is away at a conference!! Lucky me :)

Fall in East Tennessee

Lady Vols Volleyball vs Cincinnati

Photos taken while on assignment for The Daily Beacon

It is illegal to copy or duplicate these photos without the permission of Joy Hill. Pricing inquiries can be sent to JoyMarieHill@gmail.com

Late July

Sunrise in the Smokies

The Plush Club

I had the privilege of photographing The Plush Club yesterday (a very cool up and coming band in Memphis)! Which means I've officially photographed my first band! These guys were a lot of fun to work with, and they even got in a dumpster for me. Troopers.

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

Hello!

First off, I have (and have had for a while) a facebook photography page. If you haven't done so already, and you'd like to keep tabs on my photographic endeavors, then by all means 'like' my page! :)

Joy Hill Photography Facebook Page

Moving on, I do confess that having a handy dandy iPhone camera has made me a bit lazy. It's a hassle to carry around my DSLR and lenses with me, and I don't have them half of the time when I want them, so I've ended up getting pretty creative with my phone as of late. So, yes, I have indeed joined the iPhoneographer revolution (or whatever they'll call it in 20 years). However, I AM making a resolution to use my "real" camera more often :-)

Eyes.

Sleepless

Middle-of-the-night-self-take

Instagram Photography!

I'm blogging! Look at me go. I haven't done this in about six months so pardon me if I seem a bit rusty.

Those of you who follow my social media know that I've become rather addicted to Instagram as of late. Almost all of the photos below were taken with my iPhone and edited entirely on Instagram.

Driving through the smokies

Glo on my grandparents backyard on Easter

Clouds from the North Carolina/Tennessee state line in the Smokey Mountains

Marvin let me take a few photos of him during spring break in Cooper Young

A doll at a club in Atlanta

Drinks at the Mollie Fontaine Lounge

Backroads Tennessee

Small town America

Upside down in Atlanta

Come in? I don't think so, no.

A very small sample from the Potters wedding that I shot in Mississippi. What a sweet wedding!

The sunrise from Fort Sanders

Old City, Knoxville

Lauren and Joseph's wedding rings!

Memphis, TN

The Pyramid

Doorway on campus, Ayers Hall

Sunrise in the Smokey Mountains