Jill Rosker Photography

11/09/2021

Such a special engagement shoot to be a part of 💕

11/07/2021

Adding a little sparkle to your Sunday morning with this gorgeous ring✨

11/06/2021

Flannels and Fiancés - a perfect fall engagement shoot!

01/09/2021

I’m baaaaaack!

Exciting news! The new and improved www.jillroskerphotography.com is now LIVE! Check it out to see what I’ve been up to ☺️

06/28/2016

Fun photoshoot with the beautiful Remy!

06/28/2016

Located in Bethlehem Township, PA, the Nancy Run Fire Department requested photographs for their newly renovated firehouse that would represent the essence of their township.

06/18/2016

Had a great shoot with Remy today in LBI!! More pictures to come!

05/12/2016

05/12/2016

05/12/2016

05/12/2016

In May of 2015, I completed an Honors Thesis in Photography at Lafayette College. This work is a collection of environmental portraits of college-aged people. All of the images are shot at night, in seemingly abandoned locations with very little available light. The exposure time is anywhere from five to thirteen seconds, forcing the subject to stay as still as possible for an extended period of time, to varying degrees of success. An LED flashlight is used during exposure to illuminate the subject and create the sense of a serendipitous encounter with an individual. The images are supposed to create individual and ambiguous narratives, which can be interpreted differently by each viewer. Because of the long exposure time, the facial expressions relay a somewhat emotionless feeling and become a blank mask. Therefore, along with the qualities of the landscapes in which the subjects reside, body language becomes a key factor in how the images are viewed.

These dark mysterious portraits will create an eerie atmosphere and an intriguing relationship between subject and location. The subjects appear to be ‘caught’ by the light and are isolated in the landscape. Little information of location is given, allowing for a vague interpretation of the individual images. This sense of an unexpected encounter with a person in a dim location gives viewers the ability to develop their own questions about the relationship between the subject and landscape. Additionally, the viewer will experience an interaction between themselves and the photograph, almost as if they have entered the space and are encroaching on the subject in their location.