Just in time for the Holidays
Posted on November 18, 2011
I have been so excited to offer this line from the moment I saw it. Kotori is a beautiful jewelry line designed to feature your most treasured images. Handmade right here in the USA, a company started by a Mom and name insipred after her two children. Kotori is Japanese word meaning: a yound bird not old enough to leave the nest. I met them at a recent trade show and just loved the line. The photos are printed on beautiful metallic paper and UV sealed in their silver (or brass) charms. They offer a really diverse line from pretty to fashionable pieces. Long to short neclaces, bracelets, leather pieces and more. I am so proud to be offering these to my clients. Just in time for the Holidays, these are available to order and can get here by Christmas!
When my package arrived with my first studio sample, I tore into it and found this beautiful piece inside. Thank you to Amy and her daughter for modeling for this necklace. (The stamped charm can be customized up to a 7 letter word or displayed with initials. )
For more information on ordering and seeing the full line, contact me at info@bridgettemarie.com
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Maternity Session at High Noon
Posted on October 26, 2011
As a photographer, the thought of trying to photograph at “high noon” is often feared. I have really learned to embrace it as it can produce some vibrant colors. Sure you have to know where to position your subject and yourself but once it’s mastered, it’s awesome.
Last week I photographed one of my besties as she is preggo with her third baby. This time, her first girl. She is more excited about me capturing the birth (I was there for the last birth) but I really wanted her to get the maternity shots done. I explained that she is having a girl and one day it was more likely her little girl would want pictures of her pregnant. We shot in about 20 minutes because it was pretty hot and preggo chicks do not like the heat. We tresspassed a little into the orange grove and probably killed a few crop plants but worth it because we got some great stuff.
Editing wise the first image is not my normal style but I really wanted to do something she could print on a canvas if she wanted. I like it.
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The Organic Newborn
Posted on September 27, 2011
So I realize that is a strange title for a blog post. The thought occurred to me while I was shooting my 5 week old son that I don’t love newborn shoots. At least not the newest “trend” of them. I had borrowed all these great props and hats from a friend to shoot Granton for his announcement. My own son, shooting stress free in my own home and I can’t seem to get anything I like. Certainly nothing as grand as all my friends who work wonders with newborns. So I decided to just take a picture of him. No posing, no fancy diaper cover… just him on my new couch in the studio. The “Organic” newborn shoot as I call it. Here is Granton James Balmes, arriving in the world as a 3 lb 13oz miracle baby and filling his Mama’s heart with joy.
My girlfriend had loaned me this wonderful basket and I love this little table that belonged to my Nanna. Born 6 weeks early, Granton (even at 5 weeks old) is still very tiny. I love this…something old and something new.
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