What have we been up to

August 19, 2009

So, August has been a highly non typical month for Richard Bell Photography. Valerie jetted to Berlin, Germany to study the language and travel for a little bit. Nathan and his brother took their mom  to Europe traveling from Paris to Venice to Athens and some places inbetween. I (Mell) can’t wait to see all the photos! So what is going on at the studio?

Wanda and I (truly, the Dynamic Duo) have been manning the studio, well “womaning.” We are in the midst of updating the consultation room–thanks to some awesome bargain shopping, and Wanda’s mad painting skills. So, the studio is filled with meetings, cleaning, organizing, laughing, and yes, even some photographing. Today started with a senior portrait shoot at Cypress Gardens and ended up at a few places in the North Charleston area that we’ve had our eyes on for some time. Cecilee was up for anything, which I think made for something a little different. Thanks chica!

Without further ado, here’s a small preview of Cecilee’s Senior Portrait sessions:
Check out her senior slideshow at–http://www.charlestonportrait.com/#/cecilee/

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Whatever it takes!

June 20, 2009

This evening I had a killer beach session with Maria & Jorje. Such a sweet couple and they said they were up for anything and didn’t mind getting wet…so I took their word for it! Haha!

Next time I’ll remember to bring towels and a change of clothes!  (But it was SO worth it!) These portraits of Maria & Jorje are sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

The artist at work:

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The artist’s work:

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We make it look so serious….but I assure you, when the waves crashed over us, there was plenty of yelping and laughing involved!!!

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Recently, I had the honor of doing a character photoshoot for Palmetto Christian Academy’s performance of The Diary of Anne Frank (starring Abby Pascutti!) 

View the slideshow of ALL of the images from the character shoot here: http://charlestonportrait.com/#/annefrank/

Get your tickets now…because every performance is already almost sold out! 

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I had so much fun hanging out & photographing portraits for the Palmetto Christian Academy’s pre-prom party this past Friday evening! What a great looking bunch! (Seriously!)

I continue to be impressed with everyone I’ve met (students and faculty) at PCA. I recently photographed a character shoot for their upcoming performance of Diary of Anne Frank.

Remember….our studio does rocking senior portrait sessions! ALSO we are looking for senior models for our 2010 marketing….so, the next 5 PCA Seniors (or seniors-to-be) to call our studio get a FREE portrait session (just mention that you read our blog!)

http://charlestonportrait.com/#/pcaprom/