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

Well hello there 2012!

Hello my pretties! I hope this new year finds you fabulous and into all sorts of mischief. 

I will admit, I'm pretty stoked about the year that is ahead of me. As of this upcoming summer, if all goes according-ish to plan, I'll be graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelors degree in English with a literature emphasis. Although, in retrospect, English might not have been the best major for me (haha), I've really had a fun time in college. That being said, I am looking forward to being a bit of a grown up (yeahhh, I'll probably be eating those words soon) and endeavoring on my own.

What the future holds for me is frighteningly and tantalizingly unknown at this point - although I would like to officially declare that I am photography school shopping. 

YES! Photography school. I'll keep ya posted for sure.

In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures of my brother being a goon :-) 

(You're welcome, Justin)

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Hello loves! It has been quite a bit of time since I have updated this blog, and as a result the following series of photos is going to be a bit haphazard. 

I hope everyone is having a delightful holiday and Christmas break :-)

A silly photo shoot with Glo by the James River in Williamsburg, VA

My gorgeous cousin!

Jordan at the beginning of a very fun Halloween

Cole helping me out with a photojournalism assignment (I still owe him one for this).

Hanging with my mom in Cade's Cove

In the kitchen at Barley's

Sunset on the James River