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My Modeling Debut

brieanne — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:45:44 +0000

(all images courtesy of Edyta Szyszlo Photography)

Okay, this is a little belated, early in the year Edyta asked if she could use my apartment as well as my face for an bridal shower inspiration shoot. I was thrilled with the request and agreed immediately (well, after it was cleared with the husband).

I have to admit I was a little nervous about the” modeling” aspect, but I was ridiculously excited about the whole event and to see how it would come together. I really didn’t know exactly what would be happening, other than it would be taking place in my dining room.

There were a whole slew of extremely talented people who brought this together and made this gorgeous shoot happen so pop on over to Ruffled, where this was featured, to get all the details. There’s a link to a gallery at the bottom of the post to see all sorts of photos!

Little Man + A Little Something

brieanne — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:20:40 +0000

So, for starters, that “exciting side project” that I referred to a couple posts ago (here) is getting launched on Monday, so stay tuned for that! I’ll do a little blurb here directing you to where you can get more information, etc. I’m hoping the side project doesn’t really affect this blog, but the reality is that there will probably be less posts here due to the time spent on the other thing. That said, I am going to do my best not to let Come Blow Bubbles fall by the wayside! I want to continue my “online journal” of life with updates about things like my ridiculous cats.

Alright, enough about that. On to Little Man! I did a couple sneak peek photos last post, but now for the rest (or at least a few more). Baby expressions crack me up…

This one says “I don’t know, why are you asking me?”

this one looks like little man is caroling

Oh the many faces of Little Man! How very cute he is…

Erica @ 32 Weeks

brieanne — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:59:10 +0000

My, how time flies! It feels like I was just taking pictures of Erica with a teeny almost non-existent baby bump and now here she is, 8 months pregnant.

She’s on the home stretch, and she’s starting to feel like it. The determination is setting in, but so is the organ-rearrangement and resulting fatigue. Luckily for Erica, despite how she might feel, she looks beautiful and radiant.

The above photo on the right is one of my favorites from the day–I think it really captured her essence.

Well, our remaining shoots are numbered–we’ll probably have only one or two more before her baby boy arrives!

Happy Second Birthday, Claire!

brieanne — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:14:35 +0000

Last week was Miss Claire’s big 0-2 celebration! I can’t believe that little smooshie muffin has turned two already! My, how time flies. We celebrated with a party in the park with family and friends, so here are some pictures from the day.

Her friend Decklyn

Cousin Aiden

The Birthday Girl (and who knew bark was SO much fun???)

And of course, Little Man, aka Conor (I know, I’ve been a terrible aunt and haven’t taken many pictures of this cutie fella)

The birthday girl and her schmancy Nemo cake made by Meme

mmmm…cake…meanwhile, Conor takes a moment of contemplation

And a little family portrait of Decklyn and her parents

Overall it was a lovely (if not a little blustery) day! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate Claire.

More Maternity

brieanne — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:37:56 +0000

Well, with that blog post title, I’m guessing you wouldn’t expect to see photos like this:

Especially when I tell you that this girl is 34 weeks along. With twins. Twin girls, to be exact. It’s a little more obvious from the front.

Jess is a coworker/friend of Erica. Erica asked if I’d be interested in photographing Jess, and of course I gave a resounding yes! I jumped at the opportunity and set a date to go over and take some photos to capture this time in Jess’ life. Here are the photos from the day.

I couldn’t get over how amazing she looks–so tiny and unpuffy.

I am supposed to go photograph her again next weekend, so look forward to more photos!

More Black and White

brieanne — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:04:38 +0000

Last week I had the opportunity to print more photos at my black and white photography class, and I have to say…I am REALLY enjoying printing. Developing…eh…I find it a little stressful. Printing, however, is a completely different matter. Here are some of the latest…

This next one is actually an accidental double exposure that I took, and I’m actually really really excited about the result.

This one is from the Arcade Fire concert at Berkeley Greek theater

Next up? Conor Oberst at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

hawaii film

brieanne — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:37:15 +0000

I finally got one roll of my Hawaii film back (I still have one more), so without further ado, a little vacation revisited.

Black and White

brieanne — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:58:22 +0000

Yes, I know, there have been some crickets on this blog for a little bit…it stems from two things: 1) i’ve been really busy and 2) i’ve been taking more film photos than digital. I don’t really like to post without images (I feel like what I have to say frequently isn’t very interesting, but somehow you put pictures with it feels like more people would be willing to stop by), and since film development isn’t as instantaneous as film…well…the posts have been backed up.

Okay, enough of the excuses, etc., and onto the fun stuff–I’ve been taking a black and white film photography class! It’s a 5 week class, 4 hours one day a week through City College San Francisco. It’s mainly about the darkroom, which has been really fun and exciting.

my contact sheet

We developed film two weeks ago and printed some last week. Next week we get to develop/print more, so I’m really looking forward to that. It’s been so much fun being back in the studio atmosphere, which has reminded me how much I miss that aspect of school.

I was pretty pleased with my first roll of film, and am really looking forward to taking more! I feel like the dark room is magic–you stick a blank piece of paper in some liquid and *shizzam* a photo appears. It’s very rewarding!

I’m looking forward to my next few weeks in the photo lab, and I think this has inspired me to be more bold and take more classes.

Fall is in the Air

brieanne — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:18:14 +0000

Fall feels as if it has arrived! Never mind the fact that we basically went Winter–>Spring–>Winter–>Fall (and no, I didn’t temporarily move to the southern hemisphere). Bitter? Yes. Dealing with it? I guess. Anyhoo, this is neither here nor there. I bring up fall because I had a fab little fall photoshoot with Erica and her 25 week baby bump last weekend. She’s FINALLY showing and looking beautiful as ever. Without further ado…

Can’t wait for our next shoot!

It’s Hot in Herrr

brieanne — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:39:36 +0000

I sit here writing on one of the hottest days of the year–it supposedly reached 92° today and I couldn’t be happier…that is, if I wasn’t sick. Our apartment thermometer is at around 80° right now (inside) and I have a 99.9° fever. Awesome, yes? I seriously wish I wasn’t sick on one of the most beautiful days of the year. You guys didn’t stop by to hear me complain though, right? Instead of me rambling about my current misery, I will show you some more film photos I have been taking out and about.

The birthday girl at River Ranch Lodge on the way home from Tahoe

shopping around downtown

my photo taken to celebrate the sun!

the local lunch spot

Brandon and I had dinner on the roof to escape the heat of our apartment. It was glorious! The “ghost” in the righthand corner is due to me forgetting that I hadn’t wound my film. Whoopsies. That’s called exposing your roll…lesson learned. For now.