Bell Portraits Blog

One more sneak peek for now… three year old Savannah who I’ve been photographing since she was three or so months old. Time flies! Savannah’s Mom always has the most fun ideas for me- here’s just a few of Savannah ‘all grown up’.

Ruby was another one of my pre-holiday baby girls. I was so blessed this holiday season to connect with every single parent I worked with on signature sessions- it really made for wonderful, relaxing sessions and ordering sessions. This family was no exception and I enjoyed every minute of Ruby’s session experience.

Hello from New Orleans! Although our studio is still mostly closed- with the exception of some open baby and newborn sessions and sporadic emailing from the studio from time to time- I still took the time out of our vacation to come down to New Orleans for a national photography convention that I attend each year. Over the course of 3 days photographers from all around the US get to listen to some of the most prestigious and celebrated photographers in the world speak- it is truly an inspiring event to be a part of. Most of all, it is important to our studio that we stay educated, ahead of trends, and are constantly growing and improving for the future so we can provide the best experiences and long term portraiture for our loyal clients.

Thank you to all of our clients who made it a wonderful 2012 holiday season- I don’t think I slept more than 5 hours a night from November until Christmas as we were on session overdrive trying to get everyone what they needed for the holidays- but I’m happy to say we had another successful year and look forward to kicking off again in February with new ideas and products for 2012. A big thank you from myself and the Bell Portraits staff for all of the cards sent to our studio with Bell Portraits images on them- all of the cards that came in made us truly reflect on what it means to be a family’s photographer year after year.

As you can see our usually very busy blog has been neglected through it all- I’ll be blogging all of our sessions from the end of November and December starting today- beginning with a handful of our winter newborns. Hope everyone is having a restful January and looking forward to seeing you all this year.

I’ve been wanting to sneak peek this session since I did it last week but it seemed between getting fall orders our, editing, and running around shooting sessions there wasn’t a spare moment to. Today it was first thing on my to do list! I feel this session is exactly what our studio is all about- creamy tones, gorgeous light, texture, and happy babies! Enjoy S family- it was such a great session!

Meet Ellie & Collin! With a three year old that took a bit of time to warm up to me and your typical mobile twelve month old- I had to work hard for these portraits- but oh did they pay off. Enjoy A family!

Oh this lovely light…

Ethan is 2! I’ve been photographing him since he was 6 months old. Ethan’s Mom told me before the session that each year I take a picture of Ethan with fall leaves- I didn’t even realize that- but this year- I made sure I did! To Ethan’s family- enjoy!

Sisters sessions are some of my favorites. I never had a sister, but photographing sisters who have amazing chemistry together and evident love for each other, I wish I did! Enjoy K family!

Last year I met these two guys it was just the two of them… this year they have a new addition! Welcome baby girl! She’s the perfect addition!

Adrian’s parents were one of my only families that braved the weekend with me- and I’m so glad they did. We ended up having great weather surprisingly and a wonderful shoot. Hope you love these H family- I think Adrian looks stunning!

I saw these two last year too and they were just as giggly, smiley, and fun to photograph this year as they were last year. Siblings who truly to connect with each other are so much fun to work with.