Category archives: Dogs
Three tips for a successful family and pet portrait session | Chapel Hill, NC
- As I start to write this blog post, a crash of thunder explodes overhead. I am okay with thunderstorms, and it is something I missed when I lived on the West Coast. The dogs, however, feel differently. One dog, Whitby, is okay with loud noises, and might curl up on a dog bed nearby. Sometimes, he keeps an eye on me, an[...]
21 Things to do in 2021 - Part I
- Did you know that January is named after the Roman god, Janus? The god of beginnings gates transitions time duality doorways passages frames endings He is usually depicted as having two faces because he possesses the ability to see the past and the future. Since this month is considere[...]
Pet Portrait Sessions and surviving these dog days of summer | Chapel Hill, NC
- Did you ever notice how the days of summer are always noted and marked? We have the unofficial start of summer with the Memorial Day weekend. Then we have the first day of summer with the solstice. Then there’s my favorite, the dog days of summer. Some say that this term signifies the hot stuffy days “n[...]
On a Personal Note… Barbara Bell Photography | Chapel Hill, NC
- I sit here with afternoon sunlight streaming in the window. It’s a beautiful Sunday, and it reminds me that I don’t have to get everything done today or even right now. Take a moment to enjoy the sunshine, I remind myself. It’s easy to start the day with an early morning portrait session and then want to dive headlong[...]
A snow day, a morning walk, and a black lab | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- With the start of this new year, I have loved reading and seeing how people are kicking off the year. Some of you are goal-driven and some of you have shed the idea of resolutions altogether. Either way, hurrah! I am convinced that knowing what you need and embracing it is what "fills your well." Of course, we ma[...]
Celebrating December birthdays is a great way to close out this year!
- For the past year on this blog, I wanted to highlight client birthdays and milestones once a month. You see, I love birthdays. I think milestone events like the day we are born are a big deal. These are the details that make up our lives. (My birthday often falls on Thanksgiving.) And instead of getting lost i[...]
May held First Communions, family time, and photography | Chapel Hill, North Carolina Photographer
- 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[...]
Elmo's Pet Portrait Session in San Carlos, CA
- 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[...]
Dogs at your Family Portrait Session + 3 Photo Books You'll Want to Check Out | North Carolina Photographer
- In March I like to celebrate “Pets and their Peeps,” but before you think we’ve gone to the dogs, consider this: the health benefits of owning a pet (or spending time with someone else’s pet) have been widely documented and are pretty tough to dispute. For example, did you know that a study published by the Journal [...]