Mother and Daughter Holiday Portraits: A Rustic Retreat

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Watch our Video A Rustic Retreat: Mother and Daughter Holiday Portraits here.

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Let’s take a rustic Mother and Daughter Holiday Portraits retreat together!  This woodpile is a favorite location of mine and its close to the studio.  It represents so much of what I love about the holiday season.  It beckons togetherness and hugs.  It reminds us of stories shared around a campfire.  And snuggling close in a winter mountain chill.

The woodpile was a perfect setting to capture the heart and essence of entrepreneurial business woman Tracy Darling and her daughter, Bellaa.  Tracy is a dealer of luxury handbags.  We combined this mother and daughter location shoot into a very unique commercial product session for her.  We shot some amazing marketing images featuring a collection of her Louis Vuitton handbags.  Even a quick glance at these portraits brings the smell of woodsy fragrances to mind.

Wall portraiture is the art of personalizing space.  It’s an easy way to add subtle touches that totally transform your home.  You can design your own rustic room by infusing elements of nature.  Think of a room in your home that might be ready for a little change.  Bring the rustic outdoors right into your space with wall portraits like these.

Surround your rustic portraits with a variety of natural and earthy textures.  This includes shelves, bookcases and tabletop arrangements.  Include vintage materials like tin or other worn or hammered metals, cement, wood and glass.

Make your rustic room a relaxing, retreat hide-away with the perfect frangrance.  Cedars and sandalwoods bring warmth to any room.  This will make your rustic room cozy and inviting.  Watch the flickering candle flames in the reflection of your timeless portraits.  This is holiday portrait photography.  Savor every moment.

If you missed our video A Rustic Retreat above, you can also watch it here.  How can you make this holiday season one to remember?  Is there a time when all of your special people will be together in one place?  If you’d like to capture a family moment like this one, give me a call at the studio and we can talk about a Signature Photography Session perfect for you.  We just might even add a cool video…

Orange County Holiday Photography that is Unforgettable

by | | Family and Kids

Turn Your Holiday Images Into Something Memorable

Orange County Holiday Photography is unforgettable at Brystan Studios.

Orange County Holiday Photography

The holiday season is coming quickly and this is the time of year when memories are made.  Let’s make something of them.  Memories stick with us for a lifetime and remind us of special people and meaningful locations.  They take us to places and sights over and over again.  They even bring smells to mind and feelings to the surface.  It’s Orange County Holiday Photography time at Brystan Studios.

I believe your family is special, one-of-a-kind even.  Your photography should be too.  We are surrounded by images all day, every day.  Like you, I love being able to move fast and furious with hundreds of pictures in my hand.  I share experiences as they happen.  Some are meaningful and some are memorable, but many are forgettable, of course.  Unfortunately, most of these images are very small and stuck inside my smart phone.  They are quickly swiped over by fast moving thumbs and soon lost into the cloudy digital abyss. A wall portrait not only captures a memory, it becomes a memory.  It’s remembered each time you enter that special room or place where it lives.  It becomes part of a family’s living history.  You share it with guests and visitors, telling the story of that special moment in time.

Life has its moments. This holiday season make them unforgettable.  Orange County Holiday Photography is unforgettable at Brystan Studios.