Jason Frizzell

By starting his own photography business, Jason Frizzell of Little Rock hopes that he can turn a long-time hobby into his life’s work. Aabstract Studios is currently for hire in the wedding, portrait and freelance arenas of photography.Frizzell also shoots landscape, abstract and freelance photography and has examples of this work at The Starving Artist Cafe & The Arts Scene's gallery.As a junior at Parkview High School in Little Rock, Frizzell signed up for a photography class. His “wonderful mother” bought his first camera, which did not leave his hands for years. Gaining experience by working on the newspaper and yearbook staffs in high school and college prepared him to fulfill a request for a series of prints for the remodeling of Doctor’s Hospital. Six examples of his work can be found on the hospital’s fourth floor.“We can do a $5,000 wedding or a $500 wedding,” Frizzell said, referring to the price of the photo portfolio.Operating out of Frizzell’s home, Aabstract Studios escapes high overhead costs and offers services that fit any price range.Loyal customers made it possible for Frizzell, a waiter at The Faded Rose, to fund the start of Aabstract Studios. As he continues to wait tables at Sonny Williams, Frizzell will gradually build his business with plans to “travel and do magazine work.”-By Erin Simpson Arkansas Business Mag