There is just something about New York City. It really is place unlike any other. There is just this energy there that is unmatched. It is also a very difficult place to live, but everyone there is just kind of in it together. When I take photos of people on the street all the time, in whatever city I am in, I ask for permission and often times people say no, which is totally fine. I get it! Not everyone wants their photo taken by a stranger to be plastered somewhere on the internet. haha
Virtual sessions have some great benefits too! You can do them without ever leaving your home! All you need is a smartphone or laptop with a camera and a decent internet connection. These photos are a great way to feel empowered and have a great time all while practicing the best social isolation measures possible by staying home.
Stella was an amazing person to photograph during a commercial photo session in New York. She had an amazing energy in person and on camera. ❤️Looking back on my New York sessions, this is easily one of my favorites!
When I lived in Brooklyn (in Fort Greene), I would go to one convenience store near my apartment. There was a cat who was always asleep somewhere in the store. Sometimes the cat would be on the ATM. Sometimes he would sleep on the plastic container for lottery tickets. I would always come in and pet him. ❤️
We could all use a person like Hattie in our lives. I met her on a commercial photoshoot in New York. She walked into the studio and commanded everyone’s attention. There was probably around 25 of us in there. She walked in with such a stylish outfit and these gorgeous vintage glasses. She had a huge smile on her face and I just got the feeling that I wanted to know her.
I am most definitely an extrovert and the world just feels strange right now. I go through weird bouts of feeling fine and then being panicked the next minute. I am sure many of you can relate. Strange times for sure. I know how important it is to stay home and I am very serious about doing that. Here are 10 things that have helped me get through this time of uncertainty even as an extroverted artist.
Another notable and friendly face of South Beach. 💕If you choose to chat up this very well dressed friend make sure you are up-to-date on music trivia and get ready to dance!
I have lived in Miami Beach for about seven months now. I visited Miami Beach about a year before I moved here. On my initial visit, I saw a few artists and street merchants. When I moved to Miami Beach, I saw many of the same ones again. And I still see them around from time to time. This gentleman is one of the artists I still around (or at least I did before the pandemic). He is a street artist who does his work with his feet because he has no hands.
Today’s post features one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. Truly! We became friends after I interviewed her for our school newspaper in graduate school. I remembered her saying that she had worked at the UN in Haiti and I thought she would make a great feature story. I had NO idea that her story had SO many layers. After I interviewed her, I actually felt that her story was so big, it might be one of the most important stories of my career and I was just a young journalism student.
For today’s post, I thought it would be nice to revisit one of the best years of my life. I lived in South Korea for a year beginning in the fall of 2012. I moved there to teach English and to explore. It was my first time to leave America at all and I was so excited. It was such an eye-opening experience and if you ever talk to me about it in person you will see how happy I am just to chat about what life was like there. The only thing that was really difficult was missing my friends and family.
This photo was taken of my nephew, Jamie, a few years ago. He was running around in his yard and I asked him to stop for one second so I could take his photo. He ran up to me stopped for literally one second, I snapped the photograph and then he ran off again. Looking back I am so thankful that I got this photograph. It is him in his element with a chocolate smeared face. A perfect little flare came into my lens as I took the photo too. Everything just came together in one amazing moment. 💕
I just love this photo. The color, the action, all of it just make me happy. I took this photo at the 2018 New Years Eve Party at Crystal Bridges. This band was so full of life and energy.
Today’s post features one of my favorite artists of all time- Hubert Neal, Jr. ❤️When I first met Hubert years ago, we had both just moved to Bentonville, him from Miami Beach and me from Hawaii. He had opened an art studio next to my apartment complex. My landlord told me I had to meet him since I was a photographer. I met Hubert, showed him some of my photographs, and he put me into the group show he had coming up at his gallery. Honestly, it was the first time anyone had ever considered me for a gallery exhibition.
These photos of sweet Eva bring me so much joy! Eva’s mom, Rachel (an amazing force in the Northwest Arkansas community) asked me to take these photos just over a year ago for World Down Syndrome Day. It was such a beautiful session. ❤️Eva played hide and seek with me and let me chase her around the greenhouse giggling. She has the most beautiful smile too! Check out the sweet relationship between her and her mom below. ❤️❤️❤️
If need an idea for something fun to do during this time of social isolation, check out these adorable photos from a few years back when Misty let me into her home to photograph her sweet family making Christmas cookies together. ❤️😍If you want to book an in-home session or cookie session for after this pandemic ends send me an email at connect@jennterrell.com. I am will be pricing them at half off so we both have something fun to look forward to after this pandemic ends. One hour sessions are $175 after the discount 🥰
This was Dominique’s first professional photoshoot. I had a beautiful dress I brought for her to wear for the shoot. At first she was apprehensive because she had never worn a dress like that so we started with her in a t-shirt and leggings. I included those photos first. Then after photographing for a bit, she warmed up a bit and decided she was ready to try the dress. As soon as she walked out me and my team all teared up.
Uplift Daily Blog Series: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures. ❤️Today’s post is about a sweet family in Coal Hill, Arkansas.
Uplift Blog Series: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures. I have had the honor of working with some amazing people who have such interesting and uplifting stories. ❤️I think now is the perfect time to share some of those. At first, I was going to put them all into one post but I think they are each so strong they deserve their own post and it will give me something to look forward to sharing with the world each day.
Uplift Blog Series: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures.
Laverne Cox came to Fayetteville, Arkansas to speak at the University there in October 2018. The event was called “Ain’t I a Woman” after the famous speech by Sojourner Truth. Laverne spoke about her life and what it was like growing up transgender. She talked about so many struggles and extra burdens she faced.
Uplift Blog Series: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures. I have had the honor of working with some amazing people who have such interesting and uplifting stories. ❤️I think now is the perfect time to share some of those. Today’s post is about Keturah White. She had a series of strokes at age 26 and had to have heart surgery to address the hole in her heart that she didn’t know was there.
