briana marie {PHOTOGRAPHY}

{Winter Sunshine} Natural Lifestyle Family Portraits

Briana — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:30:41 +0000

Meet this beautiful family. We met the sunrise on a gorgeous winter morning and discovered a few things. Chilly winter mornings cause serious runny noses. Pulling wagons bring out big smiles. Trampolines make everyone happy. And this family loves each other very much. Oh…and I love my job. I discover that last one each and every time I go out and shoot.

{Alyson + Cory – Engaged!} San Francisco Engagement Shoot

Briana — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:38:35 +0000

A cool day spent in San Francisco laughing & enjoying each other…reminiscing of the day they were first engaged. I can’t wait for their summer Sonoma Valley wedding!

{sweet mornings} Family Photography . Napa

Briana — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:27:35 +0000

It was such a warm & lovely morning spent photographing this beautiful family! I couldn’t get enough of that sweet pooch’s wrinkles or little boy giggles and always a compliment when a photographer as talented as this momma asks me to document her family. enjoy.

{Miss Representation } Clinica Verde Hosts Screening

Briana — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:28:56 +0000

Last night the Cameo theater was packed full for the sold out screening of the dynamic documentary MissRepresentation. This powerful film, Co-sponsored by Clinica Verde and the St. Helena Women’s Center showed the misrepresentation of women in the media and the drastic negative effects on young girls. I strongly urge everyone to see this film; eye-opening, empowering & important!

View the trailer here: http://missrepresentation.org/the-film/

About the Issue :

Women hold only 3% of clout positions in the mainstream media (telecommunications, entertainment, publishing and advertising).
Women comprise 7% of directors and 13% of film writers in the top 250 grossing films.
The United States is 90th in the world in terms of women in national legislatures.
Women hold 17% of the seats in the House of Representatives (the equivalent body in Rwanda is 56.3% female).
Women are merely 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs.
About 25% of girls will experience teen dating violence.
The number of cosmetic surgical procedures performed on youth 18 or younger more than tripled from 1997 to 2007.
Among youth 18 and younger, liposuctions nearly quadrupled between 1997 and 2007 and breast augmentations increased nearly six-fold in the same 10-year period.
65% of American women and girls report disordered eating behaviors.

To find out more about Clinica Verde’s important work: http://www.clinicaverde.org/

{Caitlin + Ryan} Wedding Photography . Napa Valley

Briana — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:40:32 +0000

Love. True Love- it’s beautiful to witness. It’s magical to share. It’s a dream to photograph.

{warmth, light & love} children’s photography . st. helena

Briana — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:13:46 +0000

On this beautiful fall afternoon we had all of the parts to make beautiful images – beautiful light, warmth of spirit & lots of love. These two girls had me smiling from the moment we met. Thank you for sharing your joy with me!

{storybook ending} wedding photography . st. helena

Briana — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:52:51 +0000

From an engagement that began with David riding up on a white stallion in full knight’s gear to a wedding laden with elegant fanfare, this was a wedding was a fairy tale! Stephanie of A Dream Wedding went all out with this couple, planning a weekend that their guests would never forget.

Special thanks to Megan Clouse for second shooting this incredible day with me!

Coming soon- Rehearsal Dinner Images & more details from this wedding to remember!

Design / Coordination: Stephanie Cole – A Dream Wedding

{ sand & smiles } Tiburon . Marin Children’s Photography

Briana — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:48:44 +0000

One of my favorite ways to get new clients is from warm referrals. Although Napa Valley is a beautiful place to live and photograph, it’s always fun to have an excuse to play with new locations and light. I met this beautiful family near their hometown and we explored a bit of Tiburon. I adored these children- full of energy, curiosity & a bit of spunk…my kind of kids!

My message to parents

{shy smiles } Children & Family Photography . Napa Valley

Briana — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:20:45 +0000

It seems only yesterday when I photographed a beautiful wedding between the parents of this little one. Now, I smile at the sight of this sweet couple with their little boy. Eager to explore with his shy smile, he is a delight!

{many more roads} personal

Briana — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:50:43 +0000

This past month as I’ve been challenged to some new & exciting projects, I have realized something about myself. Early on in my career I remember a professor demanding that photographers will never make it unless the specialize. Focus. Narrow down the scope. I’d leave his lecture visualizing looking down a long road and the destination is perfectly clear.

There is just one problem. I’m not so sure that I want to go down just one path. I love the little tugs for me to wander to the left. The giant push for me to leap up to another hillside. The sweet breeze that catches my attention just long enough for me to notice something beautiful off to my right.

Focused? Yes, I am… but narrowed? No, instead I feel as though I am stretching. Reaching. Widening my scope. I am inspired…and that inspiration breaths life into my dreams.

I’ve got many more roads to travel and the destination is so very far away…this journey is too much fun to even contemplate arrival.