NEW BLOG!!!

It's time to update your bookmarks! The blog has a new location, and a new look!! http://www.dellafiora.com/blog/ - YAY!! I will still keep this blog online so that anyone can refer back to old posts, but this will be my last post on my faithful blogger account. You've been good to me buddy! It's just time to move on to bigger and better things!!

Yipee!

Okay... so I've been working really hard on the new blog and it's coming along so nicely that I had to stop by here for a minute just to mention it!! :) It's going to be WAY cooler than this blog... like, it's going to kick this blog's booty! :) It will have different pages that have all sorts of neat info, frequently asked questions, and more! Not to mention it will be prettier! It'll almost be it's own little website. I'm excited!

I don't have a date for when it will be launched... but my goal is for it to be online in March sometime! YAY!

Have a fabulous Thursday evening everyone.

New Years in New York City

I had the amazing opportunity to spend New Years Eve in the big apple! It was so much fun and of course I brought my trusty camera with me. Here are of a few of my favorites taken on the trip.


Rockefeller Center



Times Square



I shot a few random people while I stood around.



It was snowing heavily!















Happy New Year!







Virgin Records store
































I realize this one is completely random! It's taken in one of the biggest toy stores in NYC. I just thought the Barbie was interesting. :)








The following are from the window displays at Bergdorf Goodman. I was so blown away by the design and also the incredible wedding gowns made by top designers.























Louis Vuitton!

Oh yeah.

I had my logo installed on the back of my car today. Hooollllaa!! I am so excited about my new branding. I think it suits me and my style perfectly. :) YAY!

Check out the sunset in the reflection... I got skills. haha!

new logo, new cards

I received my brand new business cards that have the new logo on them! YAY! Pretty darn excited about the new look! It's all about branding baby.

NYC- Sneak Peak

Here is one of my favorite pictures from walking down 5th Avenue in NYC last week. I'll be posting a lot more later this month.

New logo!

I've been thinking about changing my logo recently. I finally did it! It's still a lot like the other one but instead of it being "arte*dellafiora" it will now just be my name. :) Arte Dellafiora was hard for a lot of people to say so I made it simpler.

Here is the new logo! I might still change it up a bit in the future, but for now this will be it! What do you think?





By the way, had an amazing time in NYC! VERY cool place! I want to go again... but when it's not 0 degrees outside! It was FREEZING! It snowed all day the first day we were there, which was beautiful. I took a lot of cool pictures that I will be sure to post once I get caught up on some work!

Goofballs

At every photoshoot, there are ALWAYS those hilarious shots that I snap in between the "good" shots. The ones where because of the awkwardness of being photographed, the subjects in front of the lens feel the need to act like a total goober by doing the craziest things. I LOVE IT!!! The next 3 photos are some examples of what I am talking about from 2 different sessions.

The first 2 are from one of my favorite families in the world! The Guffey fam! I'll be posting their session soon, but for now...

These four brothers are so silly!




Jeff loves to be the center of attention 24/7. You can see that here as he hops in and ruins a perfectly intimate family portrait. ;)




There are plenty more of those goofy ones to come!! I had such a good time shooting their pictures! They crack me up non-stop!

The next one is from Ashi's photoshoot, lots more to come on hers as well.

This is just classic Ashleigh... classic. I love you bee-you-tea-full!

It's finally here!!

Okay, so I think the website is officially up for everyone (I hope!). It's taken me so long to get it finished but I kept my promise to myself and everyone that it would be up this month!! YAY!! It always feels sooooo good to accomplish your goals! I'm so very proud of the new site and hope you are able to enjoy it!

It's not 100% complete yet, but at least I got it online! Whew! I'll continuously be adding new material to it so always be sure to check back! I know in the past I haven't always been too diligent on keeping my website updated... But I promise this time that won't happen!

There are so many incredible changes coming up in my life which I am so excited about! A HUGE one is that I am finally going into business on my own. A lot of you know I have worked at another photography company for over 7 years. So this is a BIG DEAL! I cannot express how stoked out of my mind I am about this! I always knew it would happen one day... just never knew when! I can honestly say it's happening at the most perfect time in my life. God has truly been SOOOO GOOD to me! I cannot thank Him enough for the many things he has blessed me with. I truly feel like the luckiest girl on this planet. There are so many exciting things to come for me in 2009! As things unfold, I will be sure to share everything that is happening with you all!

For now check out the new website if you haven't already! :) www.dellafiora.com

Website error!

Okay, so apparently because my website server is switching over to a new company... it's having some issues right now. So some people are able to see the new site and some aren't. I am so sorry!! :( It should all be resolved hopefully by the end of the day! Keep checking back if you aren't able to see the new site!

EEEEK!!!

I am soooo oober excited right now because my website is going to be launched in the next 24 hrs!! Get excited everyone!!

Cc's Baptism

Cecilia, who is my best friend Zoe's baby, got baptized today and you better believe I was there with my camera!!! I got so many good shots that I will have to post later but I just love the one below!!! She was an absolute doll and behaved so well the whole time. She is such an adorable baby and definitely got Zoe's personality which is sweet, kind, happy and full of life!! I love this baby!!!!



I have so many pictures I need to get on here! I am just too dang busy to do it!!! GRRRR!

Safetysuit

Okay so I love this band. They are very new but have very quickly become one of my favorites. All of their songs are really good. I was already addicted to them before I saw them in concert. Ya know how sometimes bands sound good on their cd, but not live? Well these guys surpassed my expectations! They were even better live! I already can't wait to see them again!

Even though I rarely do it, I've always really enjoyed concert photography. It's so different then what I normally shoot. So it's a challenge, but I really like it.

Definitely pick up Safetysuit - Life Left to Go if you get a chance. It's well worth it!

I love how I caught him in the air. Awesome.













This is cool.



They all seemed like such genuine guys.







If you'd like to see all the pictures I took at the concert, please click here

a little something from last night

The Safetysuit concert last night was soooo good! They did a great job! I'll write more about it later but for now I wanted to post a picture. I'll have lots more to come!

In Register Magazine

So this is pretty exciting... the June issue of In Register magazine did an article on Nicole and Blake Sibley's wedding that I shot for Lucketts. And a couple of my photos are in the mag!! YAY! Pretty darn cool!

Click on the image to see a bigger version of the page. :) (my pictures are the black and white ones to the right)

Nicole in City Park

Here is one of my favorites from a bridal shoot I did for Luckett Portrait Studio in City Park, New Orleans today. Her wedding is in a couple of weeks as well as the other Nicole's! That makes THREE Nicole's that I'll have shot weddings for in 30 days! WOW!

Click it to see it bigger. :)

The Backyard

I went out in my backyard to play with my new lens a bit. I love it. So here are some random shots I got.





My dog Mischa is such a poser. But she is a pretty one!



This last one has nothing to do with my backyard obviously. But it's one of Mischa's favorite toys and I think it's cute :)


Okay so I know those aren't as interesting as most of my stuff normally is. But not to worry, there will be more good pictures in the near future!