San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara Photographer
Welcome to our ELEVATE circle. I have been SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO busy with the kids lately, it’s been crazy. I promise to keep up with my blog this month, really. For now, let’s welcome our newest member to our circle, Central California Photographer Paula Burgoon of PRB Photography. Her work is AWESOME!!
Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that. ~Michael Leunig
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Here is February’s triptych with my friends Valeria Spring & Breeze Floyd. I hope this month brought you lots of LOVE!! If you missed our January post, check it out here.
I will be better at posting starting next week, it’s been so BUSY with the three kids, but I have put blogging back at the top of my list of “things to do”. Adios!!
Adore!!! This is amazing, Gina!
Gina – I just adore your work. This is gorgeous…..
I am really digging these posts with the 3 of you photogs, even though there has only been 2. I sarang the image of C and that crown. Can you send me that crown so i can copy this picture?
awww.. so sweet
“Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!” ~ Thomas Hood
Gina this is perfect. Love the light and soft colors.
Gina, this is such soft dreamy goodness. The light is divine. Just really gorgeous the whole way through.
Beautiful & dreamy, love the heart bokeh!
I so love this . . . . . gorgeous, dreamy and the little hearts are brilliant!
Love and adore this Gina!!! I took one of Lola blowing hearts as well but it has a totally different feel than yours! Yours rock so much my friend!
Well done! And the hearts! Perfection. In love.
you, and this, have my heart. no pun intended.
i heart it. pun totally intended.
xoxox me
GASP! oh Gina!!! This is so soulful and beautiful!
another print for your walls!
This shot is wonderful, love the out of focus, and the heart sparkles. What a sweet shot of the little girl. The expression on her face is adorable.
So lovely!
So cool – how did you get those ‘hearts’. did you do it with a Lensbaby?
“Photography is the only “language” understood in all parts of the world,
and bridging all nations and cultures, it links the family of man.” ~ Helmut Gernsheim
This is one of the reasons I love photography. One does not have to learn how to read or write to understand a photo. All you have to do is simply look. Even a baby can be excited about a photo.
I loved the monthly project that sisters Alisia, Mandy Lynne and Charla Anne did last year. So, this year, I have partnered up with Breeze Floyd, a photographer in North Stonington, Connecticut and Valeria Spring of Seattle, Washington to embark on a new photographic journey. This new project will involve on triptych on the last day of each month. A triptych is a work of art divided into three sections. Breeze will take the left, Val will be in the middle and I will be on the far right. We will take a theme, interpret it and post it as a triptych. To extrapolate on our theme of three, our title will be the theme itself and it will be in English, Spanish and Korean. Without further ado, here is our first triptych.
What a great project! I love black and white and can’t wait to see your project every month!
This is going to be a fun project to follow. i can’t wait to see more. so far so good!
Oh, stunning! I love it. What a great idea. Can’t wait to see more.
Love, love, love this! Can’t wait to see more from you!
Very cool, creative idea. Love the processing in all three. Just beautiful!
these are just amazing… love them.. and that house is wow.. just awesome.
Gorgeous work, Gina! Your work is very inspiring! Can’t wait to see more of it in Elevate. 
A little Bloom love. This is wonderful!
Today is a very exciting day for me. I am so pleased to announce that I will part of a wonderful magazine called THE SANDBUCKET. Sandi Gentry is the editor-in-chief and it’s so inspiring to see people GO FOR THEIR DREAMS!! Here is a preview…
Join us for the debut issue of The Sandbucket. This issue is chalked full of fun articles. Come be inspired to get reading with your children. Gather new recipes that you’ll want to try out for yourself. Get to know Denise Demarchis of Matilda Jane a bit better. Read of the giving adventures of families in Atlanta as they went out to feed the homeless. Gather tips from photographers Lexi Vornberg and Ashlee Raubach on how to prepare and get the most from your shoots. And read points from Shawni Pothier about “Being Enough.” All this and many more articles that touch upon raising and teaching our children. There is even a fun teen section where we meet some real teens and talk about their talents as well as some fun DIY projects. Each page of the magazine is filled with beautiful and useful content, never being interrupted with ads. Only useful content that can strengthen you and your families.
I am so excited to give away one free digital copy of THE SANDBUCKET. To enter, go to their Facebook page and “like” them and then leave a comment here!! Have a wonderful Sunday!!
congrats gina! that’s exciting news!!
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Stacey Woods - This makes me ache for the ocean today. Oh to be out on one of those boats under that great open sky. Gorgeous work, Gina. Wow. (And your blog redesign looks amazing!) xoxo
Paula - so peaceful. after a week in cold Rhode Island, I could use a ride on a raft with a beer and a book. this is that, huh? and thank you for the welcome! so excited to be a part of the group!
Jennifer N - what a nice day for a nice picture. the clouds look like they were perfect just for you to get this shot.
martha schuster - oh gina…this is beautiful. what a lovely scene, and i adore your pp on this. this is so serene and soothing.
Marmalade - Like Stacey, this image makes me ACHE for the ocean. Beautiful scene, Gina.
Melissa Jean - Gorgeous! Where is this?
Tamara Burross - so beautiful! I love the sky and the processing. blog looks wonderful!!!
wendy - Just beautiful, Gina. I love how everything merges into the center of the image, the clouds, the ripples in the water, the boat masts. I so want summer to get here!
kamee june - the movement behind this image makes it so powerful. such a great study in perspective. i love the way you see all things, even boats on water next to a big rock!
elizabeth pellette - gorgeous