Author archives: Barbara Bell Photography
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- In less than 30 days, the Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation will be celebrating its 20th anniversary and what better way to commemorate the occasion than throwing a Roaring ‘20s soiree!
Get ready for the sweet sounds of jazz, the forbidden tastes of libations, and some high-rollin’ at the gaming tables. Sou[...]
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- 67You may not know his name, but you know the images he captured over 100 years ago, which eventually led to the change in child labor laws in America.
Lewis Hine worked as a school teacher, where he encouraged his students to use photography as an educational medium. It was around this time when he also starte[...]
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- Happy 1st day of fall!
This sweet girl looks pretty impressed with her first birthday party's decorations. I loved the personalized pumpkin the moment I saw it and watching E. climb and play near it was too much fun! First birthday parties are a great way to gather all your friends and family toge[...]
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- I love people's love stories.
I think they're messages of inspiration that say, "No matter what cray-cray is going on in our world, love still exists." It blossoms and thrives where and when we least expect it.
Take Nick and Brittany here, for instance. If you ask them how they met, they'll tell y[...]
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- Now that it’s back to school time - in my mind - it is also holiday card time. 🎄
I know! I know! Don’t hate me – it’s just how my brain works. Timelines and prep work – that’s how I roll.
Let me put it another way, but please don't freak out. As of today's date, Christmas is 100 days away. 😳
100. Days. Awa[...]
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- You’re engaged! You’re planning a wedding! You’re…overwhelmed! What’s a bride to do?
Instead of thinking you can do everything all of the time, consider reaching out and asking for help when it comes to your big day. Hire a wedding planner. You read that correctly...Hire. A. Wedding. Planner.
Sure, you’ve [...]
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Being a family photographer, I have seen a lot of siblings in front of my lens. It's always the smiles - the real, authentic capture of a genuine smile - that get me. The smiles are often accompanied by great laughter and much play. It was Maria Montessori who said, "Play is the work of the child."
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- Hello and Happy Tuesday! While Labor Day may have started out as a day to give workers a break from their jobs, it has evolved into a glorious goodbye to summer/start the school year/kick off to fall.
Growing up, my family celebrated this holiday by going to the Feast of the Three Saints in Lawrence, MA. This past[...]
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- Can you believe the close of August is coming? This last weekend of summer is here already…and then it’s Labor Day and a three-day holiday weekend. And then…FALL!!! Fall is my favorite season, but before I get ahead of myself, let’s lament over the end of August for a bit longer, shall we?
Summer for me was about[...]
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https://gwprints.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/happy-friday/
Happy World Photo Day! Wait...what?
World Photo Day is an international photography event on August 19th that celebrates the passion for photography in our communities.
In my last blog post, I mentioned a landmark camera store closing, and [...]
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- Worldwide Camera was the store tucked into the corner of Abercorn Plaza for almost forty years that embodied the same sense of place as Ellis Island. While we weren’t the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free as inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, Tom and Pam Coffer welcomed the dreamers, the ar[...]
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- Happy Friday! Let’s do a fill-in-the-blank:
Summer is for________________.
What do you do in the summertime? It can be beach trips and road trips. Maybe it’s travel and time with family. Better yet, it’s a chance to read and play and swim and do all the things that we can’t do in the winter months. Summer gi[...]
