Going National

Well, it's official, folks! Eli's got a great photo/ad that will be placed in a national magazine!
For us this is extremely exciting, and we're very eager to see the ad in print.
Eli has been working pretty consistently on ads for magazines or paper publications over the last year or two. Up until now they have pretty much all been local (G Magazine, The Journal, etc), with the exception of one or two. However, this ad will be the first national one to give him photo credits, and you can't beat that!

This April, llyn Strong will be participating in a large show called SOFA, The International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, in New York City. It's going to be a really big show for llyn, and a really big show needs a really awesome ad! Cut to Eli designing the following ad (gorgeous in my opinion!):


Not only did Eli shoot a fantastic and pristine photo (one of llyn's extravagant pieces coupling a functional art piece with a beautiful ornate ring in the shape of an angel's wing), but he also designed this beautiful ad, which will grace the pages of American Craft Magazine on April 1st. We're really hoping that this will bring the business some more widespread attention, and maybe even some national jobs! But either way, having his name in a national magazine is extremely exciting for Eli, and I just can't wait to get my hands on some of those magazines!

We hope you will get the opportunity to check out the ad as well, and be sure to let your friends or fellow artists know to look for it!

Until next time!
~Julie~

February Portrait Session

Lately Eli's been getting more and more enjoyment out of portrait shoots. He does tons of research before his shoots, and finds each one to be a challenge that he's excited to meet! Although February was full of jewelry shoots and photographing paintings, we did have a couple portrait shoots (including the one in our last post). The other one was a scheduled work shoot.

Eli was contacted by the owner of a local marketing firm (and fellow artist) Holly Deitz about doing some portraits for one of her clients, Scotty Roberson (an investigator for an attorney).Eli was excited to take the job and about the challenge of meeting Holly's request for edgy headshots. He spent plenty of time testing lighting and doing research in preparation. The shoot lasted a few hours, and Eli took hundreds of photos. He shot some in the studio as well as outside around Greenville. Of course there were MANY impressive shots, and both clients were very happy with the outcome. So now's the time where I show you the images from the shoot and let you be impressed! Enjoy!
~Julie~