Monday, November 21, 2011
WOW! Wanna win big?!
Check out this incredible giveaway! http://laurawinslowphotography.com/blog/2011/11/21/10000-holiday-bloggie-bash-laura-winslow-photography/comment-page-5/#comment-72799
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
"R" family at Sunset Bella Valentina Photography {family photographer, Zanesville, Ohio}
How I adore this family! These are favorite clients of mine, as I've been with them since their first maternity images! Maternity, newborn, 1 year, 2 years, & now family shots with a new addition on the way :) So exciting! And I love that I have been able to watch this family grow! Little Miss A is officially my buddy, & I adore her. Here is a glimpse of our sunset shoot!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Recent images featuring 21 Third Street Couture! {Bella Valentina Photography} Zanesville, Ohio child photographer
I was recently looking to sublet part of my studio & spread the word on facebook when I was contacted by Kendra who specializes in children's boutique items. I figured we'd serve each other well... she'd bring in foot traffic which would see my display images, & I'd have regular clients getting children's sessions done & many would be looking for new things for their shoots! However, I wasn't prepared for how adorable her stuff would be! I promptly drug my beautiful daughters in for a collaborative shoot ;) Say hello to Lourdes & Scarlet in 21 Third Street Couture!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Its Here! See the Light! An International Portrait Competition!
Welcome to See the Light! An International Portrait Competition. I want to know how YOU See the Light!
This competition is fairly open in rules, but there should be something that correlates to the See the Light theme, whether that be shadow/light play, Flare, back light, or just great catch lights, and it can be natural light or manipulated. Wanna know what you can win? ;)
Portfoliositez is offering THREE prizes... a year service, or individual flash template to be hosted offserver, a flexsitez service for a year, or free flexsitez to be hosted offserver, and a free flexcart! That means a brand new website for you with some amazing bells whistles! I've always had a Portfoliositez template & not only love the what they offer but their Customer Service is unparalleled! If you're not yet familiar with their products & services, go check them out!
Sandy Puc University is the ultimate educational experience for photographers looking to super charge their studio and inspire their creativity! Sandy is offering a 6 month membership, an invaluable experience for education and inspiration! Did I mention, she's also a guest judge?!
Simply Color Lab is donating a $200 Gift certificate towards any Canvas Gallery Wrap order! I have one of their canvas gallery wraps in my studio, hanging on the main wall and it is BEAUTIFUL! All of my orders from them have been top notch in quality as well as customer service!
Tracy Joy of The Joy Bag is offering a $75 gift certificate to our winner to be used on anything in her store! She has camera bags, parasols, marketing templates, etc. I have two of her bags that I use regularly! Functional & fashionable ;) Tracy will also be on our panel of judges!
Lensbaby is providing a Composer Pro with the double glass optic! Lensbaby lenses are the perfect way to get creative in your shoots!
Tiffany, of Leaving Prints Photography & Design is offering a custom logo design for our winner!
And Jessica Price of Bella Valentina Photography is offering a $200 cash prize to our winner!
Judges will be:
Tracy Joy
Sandy Puc
Jessica Price
Our online submission form can be found here. Please do not send full resolution images, only sizes fit for web. Submission is $10 for 1 entry, or $15 for 2! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a great charity to be announced shortly. Contest will run from present until September 3oth.Please Follow this blog to see future entries & further updates throughout the competition!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wedding Planning Tips via Rock n Roll Bride! {Bella Valentina Photography, Wedding Photographer, Zanesville/Columbus, Ohio}
Just ran across this great blog post by Rock n Roll Bride and had to share!
"As usual, you guys are a lot better at the weddingy tips that me! I turned to twitter and my facebook page to ask for some of your top wedding planning tips for this week…
@Simply__Elegant Don’t try to do EVERYTHING do the important bits REALLY WELL
@RhianHJ Choose your max budget,then deduct 15%. Always work to the 85% figure then have a little buffer for the things you forgot!
@mrsmandydingle To find your colour scheme, take a colour photo that you love and pick out complimenting shades like this
@cupcakes_london Plan your make-up trial for same day as engagement shoot – pix will look fab & MUA can see how the makeup looks in photos.
@makebelieven Stick to your gut on design. If you have seen it on the blogs it might not be authentically you. Get ideas, don’t copy.
Bekki Cooke - Follow your favourite vendors on Twitter. I have great contact with my venue on there, and have found both my awesome photographers via tweeting as well!"
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
July's What to Wear Inspiration, for the perfect portrait session! Bella Valentina Photography {Zanesville/Columbus, Ohio}
Again, keeping everything color coordinated as opposed to everything completely matching makes things much more interesting!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
A little What to Wear Inspiration! {Bella Valentina Photography - Zanesville, Ohio Photographer}
One of the biggest things I hear when booking a shoot is, "What do we wear?!" Here is a perfect example of coordinating a family without being too matchy-matchy!
