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Hi friends! I'm Jill and I'm so glad you stopped by.
I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Chicago and Central Illinois. Grab a coffee (or my favorite, a coke!) and take a look around this site at the beautiful people who let me tell their stories through images, as well as a little peek into our everyday life!
A year and a half ago, the Rising Tide Society began and I was immediately captured by it all. I have shared about it quite a bit here so to save those of you who have been following along for a while from reading it all again, I will give the short version and if […]
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March 8, 2017
This is going to be kind of a vulnerable week for me on the blog with a few videos of recent activities- and I am a little nervous about it! But you have seen me in video blogs before, so what the heck! I was so honored to be asked to take part in the Rising […]
February 28, 2016
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I’m blogging personal again today, for the second day in a row (gasp! ) because while there are lots of beautiful sessions to share with you, a lot has been happening for JGP these last few weeks that I just cannot wait to share about! Last week, I shared here about the Rising Tide Society and their commitment […]
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August 20, 2015
I have an exciting announcement today that has been in the works for a few weeks and is finally ready to be shared! A few months ago, a wonderfully talented and even more kind hearted photographer Natalie Franke wrote a blog post that sparked a movement of the idea of #communityovercompetition…lifting others who are in the creative […]
August 4, 2015
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Before I start here, I want to ensure that this post is not meant to be fussy or negative in any way!! But I have been dealing with something over the last couple years that I finally want to share about, because if it is effecting me, I’m sure it is effecting others and I want […]
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March 5, 2019
One of the hottest business topics for all self employed small business owners is client management systems. I know it doesn’t sound very exciting, but from a girl who used various spreadsheets, sticky notes and pen and paper documents for years before utilizing a more formal client management system, I can get fired up very quickly about […]
February 26, 2018
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I am so excited to share today about a sweet publication our Tuesdays Together group has been featured in! One of our members was approached by a the local publication Eighteen21 headed up by a small group of entrepreneurs about doing a feature on our group, and we were thrilled! After meeting the last year and […]
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April 21, 2017
After our August Tuesdays Together meeting as a part of the Rising Tide Society covering social media, it became clear that a lot of our local photographers are just really digging into using Instagram. I do not consider myself a pro at all, but I have been using it more and more over the last year, and […]
August 15, 2016
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One year ago this month, in July of 2015, on the first day of school the first year I no longer had a classroom, I meet with 3 other small business owners from the Springfield area for our first Tuesdays Together meeting. I was terrified- all in self doubt mode. Is anyone going to come? Does […]
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July 13, 2016
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