Category archives: California
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Mr. Nussbaum, a 6th grade teacher in the Fairfax County Public Schools, shares this image and explains the idiom of how “time flies” means that time goes by very quickly, and I couldn’t think of a better way to sum up this past month. May seems to have flown right by me, and when I look back through my calendar, I[...]
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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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- 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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- As this month of love wraps up, I wanted to send an additional birthday wish out to our clients and friends who were born in the month of February. I think Style By Twee said it best when she posted this image on Instagram!
For the first of the birthdays this month, a special shout out to this guy who turned 6 [...]
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Before January comes to a close – this month of milestones and celebrations – I wanted to highlight the birthdays we celebrated within Barbara Bell Photography.
One of the most lively multi-family portraits I captured was with the Cleaveland family last May, and the patriarch of the family, Peter, celebr[...]
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- Recently, I had the pleasure of photographing the Confirmation ceremony at St. Charles Church in San Carlos, California. This was the 11th year that Barbara Bell Photography captured this ceremony, and I am always moved by how gracious the young adults in the program are.
Confirmation is one of the seven sacram[...]
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Does it feel like 2016 flew by? It does, doesn’t it? But then I take a pause and look back over these past 12 months, and realize how full 2016 really was...
JANUARY
Thank you to this family who invited me into their home to photograph the three of them. These three have a joy that was the undercurrent of our [...]
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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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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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- 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[...]
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- 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 [...]
