About Jill

 

Jill Lesly Jones Photography

 

"Jill is an expert portrait photographer and is very well known for her genuine portraits of corporate executives and entertainment personalities.” ~ Gene Massey, Hollywood Producer

Let Jill bring out your best look ever, whether portrait, headshot or advertising photo. She’s been taking portraits of people for 50 years.

Jill’s artistic sensibilities were nurtured early on by parents who were both accomplished visual artists, her father a videographer and her mother a painter.

Jill won a scholarship as a teen to the famed Art Institute of Chicago. She studied art and photography in college. Her professor submitted her black and white portraits to the State Historical Society where she was the first female photographer to have her work shown there.

Through the years she’s had studios in Boston, Denver, and San Diego.  She loves delighting people with excellent portraits. 

She is a master of expressions, a skill she’s learned from being on both sides of the camera as a petite, commercial model and actress. Photographed by many famous photographers, she has acquired their professional secrets to make you look fabulous.

"Jill is an expert portrait photographer and is very well known for her genuine portraits of corporate executives and entertainment personalities.” ~ Gene Massey, Hollywood Producer

About Jill Lesly Jones

Let Jill bring out your best look ever, whether portrait, headshot or for an advertising photo. She’s been taking portraits of people for 50 years.

Inspired by her videographer father and prize winning artist mother. She won a scholarship to the famed Art Institute of Chicago, as a teen, studied art and photography in college. Her professor submitted her black and white portraits to the State Historical Society. She became the first female photographer to have her work shown there.

Through the years she’s had studios in Boston, Denver, and San Diego where she loves delighting people with portraits unlike any before. She is a master of expressions, a skill she’s learned from being on both sides of the camera as a petite, commercial model and actress since her teens.

Her image has been seen on magazine covers, ads in TIME magazine, Rolling Stones, Good Housekeeping and more.  She’s appeared on 40” high billboards across the country advertising major real estate projects and vacation resorts. She’s been photographed by many famous photographers. That’s how she learned many posing and lighting skills to make you look fabulous.