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...have you scheduled yours yet?
Fall Family Portraits are 10% OFF if booked prior to November 1st, 2010!
And...it gets better! Order your custom holiday cards through Rock Paper Scissors in Charlottesville, also prior to 11.01.2010, and receive an additional 5% OFF of your AHPhoto Portrait Session! The ladies at RPS are also offering the 10% + 5% deal if you order before 11.01.2010, so be sure to get in there ASAP to see what they have to offer!
Kath writes the popular healthy living blog, Kath Eats Real Food. She and her husband Matt recently moved to Charlottesville to open a Great Harvest bakery. Kath wanted some headshots to use in marketing materials both for her blog and for bakery promotion, so she and I met last week to chase sunbeams around her front yard. We had a lot of fun discussing good food, camera equipment, and this fabulous city we live in. Here are a few of my favorites from our session. Thanks, Kath!
I met Mark and Adrienne on the day they met each other. The three of us were about to embark on two years of graduate education in the School of Architecture at UVA, and just happened to strike up a conversation at Spring orientation. Here we are 4-1/2 years later - they are engaged to be married next Summer and I am honored to have been chosen to photograph the day. I can't help but to be excited by the subtle symbology present - the fact that the only other person witness to their first words to each other, the words that started a friendship and eventually a romance, will be the person to capture the moments of their wedding day.
Brian and I had such fun photographing these two in locations that fit both of their personalities. Below are some of our favorites, but we had an incredibly hard time narrowing them down! Mark and Adrienne - thank you for indulging us. We are so looking forward to your wedding next Summer!
Brian and I had such fun with Mark and Adrienne last weekend during their engagement photo session. There are so many beautiful images of the lovely couple...in fact, I am overwhelmed by the thought of narrowing down those that I will share on the AHPhoto Blog! In the meantime, here is a sneak peek of B and I in action with some hints at what is to come...
Our dear friends, Erin and Joe, welcomed their little man to the world a few weeks ago. What a cutie! He was so patient during his photo session and didn't fuss for even a minute.
Many congratulations you two! xoxo.
Scarpa, a lovely Charlottesville boutique, is about to launch an online store! My friend Amy asked me to capture some images that embodied the look and feel of the shop - in her words, "yummy" photographs that would draw people in and make Scarpa stand out on the web. Sarah, Scarpa manager with a background in fashion design, has a wonderful eye for style and was such fun to work with. This was her modeling debut! I can't wait to get her outside for a Fall fashion lifestyle shoot.
What do you think...are you ready to shop?
I will be visiting Boston, MA next weekend, and have a few openings for 60-90 minute portrait sessions! Don't you want to have some photo fun with me in Beantown?!? If you're interested in discussing a session for October 10th or 11th, please send an email to ah@andreahubbell.com. I'd love to meet you!
The Haven at First & Market is a dynamic, multi-purpose community space that features resources for the hungry, disadvantaged and homeless. I have been lucky to have the opportunity to not only photograph this fantastic Charlottesville resource, but also to be part of Wolf Ackerman Design, the architecture firm responsible for the design and renovation of the historic 1800s church that houses The Haven. I will also be donating an AHPhotography family portrait session for the There's No Place Like Home benefit for The Haven on November 5th.
These evening shots were taken for an article to be published in Inform magazine this Fall.
The perfect transition from summer to autumn...blogged at bella eats.
Rock Paper Scissors, a Charlottesville staple, changed hands in March. The new owners, Dani Antol and Heather McNulty, have poured heart and soul into the shop, creating a lovely space on The Downtown Mall that can occupy hours of your time on any given afternoon. This weekend the ladies hosted a Rockin' Re-Opening to mark their 6-month-iversary with cupcakes and spontaneous rock paper scissors tournaments, store-wide discounts and free book binding workshops. With irresistible papers and wax-coated linen thread, local artist Lindsey Mears guided patrons through the process of creating a journal using the pamphlet stitch.
Thank you, Dani and Heather, for including me in your celebration. Congratulations on the success of your fabulous shop!
Do you have an event you'd like documented for your company? Send an email to ah@andreahubbell.com, or submit a form using the info tab above. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Last Saturday Brian and I spent the afternoon with our good friends Tommy + Kristin. There was wine tasting. And a picnic. And more wine.
The weather was lovely. It is starting to feel just a touch like Fall around here. We took advantage and found some vines to play amongst, and after that a corn field.
It was a good Saturday, one I hope to repeat very, very soon. Thanks T + K, you were such fun to photograph!
This is Hank. We call him Hankie. And Hank-A-Pank. And Bubba. And Pooh-Bear.
I feel a bit sorry for our future children.
Hankie loves his ball. His Momma loves her new Canon 35mm f/1.4L lens. We had fun with both in the fading light this evening...
A recipe to be made before Summer's end... Blogged at Bella Eats.
Christina and I have known each other since the fifth grade. Fifth grade! In high school we staged photo sessions; each of us dressing up and posing for the camera while the other clicked away behind the lens. We've kept in touch over the years but hadn't seen each other in quite some time until a mutual friend's wedding last Fall. Things clicked right back into place and we've done a much better job of keeping in closer contact. Brian and I were introduced to Evan at that same wedding last October, and it was immediately apparent how perfect he and Christina are for each other. I was incredibly honored and excited when they asked me to photograph their wedding day.
Christina and Evan planned a small, simple ceremony at sunset on the shore of Jordan Lake, just outside Durham, North Carolina, on August 21. They invited a group of close friends and family to the ceremony, as well as their dogs! The guests stood on the shore as they watched their friends exchange vows by the water's edge while the dogs splashed in the distance. The light was perfect, the setting beautiful, the couple jubilant.
Congratulations Christina and Evan! Much love to you both.
The couple is storing this vintage loveseat for a friend, and wisely thought it would be perfect for some portraits before the wedding.
Christina...you are gorgeous! And you sure do know how to work the camera...
I think the shot below is my favorite...
Hmmm...or maybe this shot is my favorite? So hard to choose...
Christina made the simple wedding banner for she and Evan to stand in front of. It was perfect.
Pruett and Daphne, who mostly played in the water while their parents said 'I Do'.
I had the great pleasure of photographing a dear friend's wedding on Saturday. There are so many beautiful images to share, and I promise to do so very, very soon.
Until then, here is a preview of Christina and Evan's lakeside wedding day...
Last weekend we gathered with friends to celebrate the forthcoming birth of a new family. The party was co-hosted by myself and two lovely ladies, all of us brought together by our shared bond to the dad and mom-to-be. We were lucky to have near-perfect weather, which allowed us to spend a relaxing evening outside sharing stories and laughter as candlelight flickered across happy faces.
Congratulations Joe and Erin, we are so excited to meet your baby boy!
Because I am almost always behind the lens Brian and I have very few photographs of the two of us together. We decided to remedy the situation by bringing the tripod to the beach with us last weekend. We spent two evenings running back and forth between our chosen photo places and the camera, racing the 10 second timer. The light was luciously golden, the breeze surprisingly comfortable. I told myself I was practicing for an evening, shore-side wedding I am shooting in less than 2 weeks, but really we were just having a lot of fun.
Brian and I spent last weekend on Chincoteague, a place I've wanted to visit since I was ten years old and read all about Misty. The island was busier than we expected, packed full of tourists and mediocre restaurants. But our B&B was quaint, our breakfasts delicious, our time on the shore relaxing and pleasant. We loved the solitude we found in the protected landscape of Assateague, the quietness of the beach after a half-mile walk away from all the people.
Here are some images from our very memorable weekend. I hope we return one day.
Hello there! Welcome to my photo blog, and thank you for visiting.
Some of you may know me as the creator of Bella Eats, the recipe-sharing blog I started nearly two years ago. If you’ve come here from there...thank you. I appreciate your support in this new endeavor of mine.
As Bella Eats has grown these last 21 months so has my passion for photography. While being behind a camera has been natural to me since I was a young girl, there were several years in the last ten that were devoted solely to architecture and my pursuit of good design. I credit that background in architecture for the unique perspective I now have behind the camera. My photographic intent is to marry modern styling with a natural aesthetic to produce timeless, evocative images that tell a story about the place, product, food or person I am capturing.
I am so excited to have this little space from which to share my current projects and inspiration, and hope you will check back often or subscribe to the RSS feed for updates. Until then, my portfolio is up-to-date with a sample of images from projects I've worked on this last year.
And now, Brian and I are off to a vacation on Chincoteague Island! We'll say hello to Misty for you.