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Family Portrait Session | Raleigh, North Carolina
- It was my great privilege to photograph this family of four. Both young boys were very sweet and engaging from the first time we met, and they made their session fun. Mom and Dad, you have two great boys on your hands! With such great peeps, I couldn't help but to capture great love and great laughte[...]
Siblings in a Portrait Session | San Carlos, California
- One of my clients once asked me, "What do you prefer shooting: events or portraits?" I thought about my answer - at the time and still today - and my favorite session is always the one I am currently working on, no matter if I am shooting or editing or sharing it with others. Every session - whether an event or a[...]
Throwback Thursday: First Communion | San Carlos, California and Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of photographing my 11th First Communion ceremony at St. Charles Church in San Carlos, California. Capturing this milestone event at our local church is my great pleasure. I see the candid expressions, and I am thrilled to create an image of the pure joy of friends and families [...]
A wedding in Wiltshire | Salisbury, England
- Sometimes, you attend a wedding and you become a witness to love and laughter. Sometimes, you get to capture that wedding and you create a time capsule of that one moment in time. It is that capture of good friends, college friends, and family members who are like your friends all coming to[...]
Family Portrait Session | San Carlos, California
- Before I tell you about this fab family that I had the pleasure of photographing, let me share a little about the how (and why) of Barbara Bell Photography. My career started as a first grade teacher because I was passionate about teaching children to read. I felt that if I could help someone learn to read, I was g[...]