Category archives: active
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- Having worked with children for years now – initially as an first grade teacher and then as a portrait and event photographer – I know one thing for sure. I know that all the children I have ever met have a song in their hearts.
Every child.
Sometimes it’s a quiet melody
and other times it’s a bri[...]
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- On this Wedding Wednesday, I am so grateful for the clients who book me to capture their once-in-a-lifetime events. Working with this dynamic group of women, I was so impressed by their sense of family and friendship. It's not everyday that a gal gets to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary and a vow renewal with t[...]
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- On this final Monday in April, it’s time for a shout out to our clients, family, and friends who celebrated a birthday this month.
Early in the month, this dad celebrated his big day.
This sweet momma celebrated her birthday just a week later.
April, shown here visiting Hartleyhenge, followed with [...]
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- The one question I’ve gotten over the past few weeks has nothing to do with portrait sessions and everything to do with photography. A number of my teen clients have reached out to ask about books and reading, but not a textbook and not schoolwork…so what is the question they are asking?
"What interesting YA Lit book[...]
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- "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love."
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- Today I had the pleasure of photographing Dr. Margaret Spellings, the University of North Carolina's President, at the University Women's Club Spring Luncheon.
Held at The Carolina Club, members gathered to hear President Spellings talk about her early days as the newly elected UNC president, as well as her beli[...]
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- In the creases of a mother's hands there is a history of love written there.
Over the years I have photographed mothers and their children, seen their smiles and captured their hugs. I have been a witness to the history they create together. It starts before Day One, but the days that I get to photograph the[...]
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- Last Friday as the afternoon began to wane and evening began to creep in, I met up with this lovely, bride-to-be
And her fiancé
For their engagement session in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
These two met through mutual friends (his friend, her sister) and their love story will make you giggle. It’s[...]
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- If you follow me on Instagram, you may have already seen the image of the stunning couple I photographed on Saturday evening at the vow reaffirmation ceremony that they put on to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Held at the newly constructed Noah’s Event Venue in Morrisville, North Carolina, they couldn’t have [...]
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- As we wrap up the month of March – a time of springtime and showers, as well as school pride and bracket building – I wanted to take a moment to wish some of our peeps the happiest of birthday wishes.
Early in the month, the lovely Jenny celebrated her birthday
Followed by Kim who turned 14!
And th[...]
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- If you’ve been reading the Barbara Bell Photography blog for a while now, you may remember it way back when we were on the Blogger platform…and you may remember reading about a sweet rescue dog by the name of Lulu over there.
It was sad news when we heard from our neighbors in San Carlos that Lulu had passed awa[...]
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- Last Friday evening, the weather turned, the temps dropped, and the wind blew strong. However, that didn’t keep supporters of St Thomas More in Chapel Hill from attending their gala and auction. The theme for this soiree? I love the 80s. The gala committee did an amazing job with their decor, and Pastry Chef Sara Bet[...]
