It's one of those things you may not think of unless you live in Los Angeles. Yes, my 7 year old daughter just got head shots. And what's even cooler is that my brother, Robert Bell, was the photographer. My brother has been a high-tech guru for years, working for companies like IBM/Lotus doing stuff I can't even explain. But lately he's been getting in touch with his artistic side. Personally, since
I've known him for, oh...almost 34 years, I think he always was an artist inside. He was always creating something. Photography seems like the perfect intersection of technology and art.
So, he now has a photography studio that he mostly runs from his home, called R & J Photography. Please go and check it out. He does portraits, weddings, and he's done work for schools and Cub Scout troops. Basically anything you need! And he's very portable.
As you can see from the photo's in this post, we found some nice areas around where he lives in Canyon Country. You can read his description of this shoot at his blog, Captured Thoughts.
It was a pretty cold day so we had to try to get some shots in between warming up. Strange for late-May in Los Angeles. We did some other indoor photos later at the house. You can see the whole gallery here.
I'm not sure but I think Zoe enjoyed being doted over like this. She's going to be such a primadona no one is going to be able to live with her! You should see her with Rob's daughter, my niece, who is just a little older than Zoe. Talk about girlie-girls!


What a beautiful girl!
Posted by: Gary Walter | June 05, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Why, thank you! :)
Posted by: Ryan | June 05, 2008 at 01:52 PM
Thanks for kudos bro!
Posted by: Robert | June 05, 2008 at 02:49 PM
No, no...THANK YOU!
Posted by: Ryan | June 05, 2008 at 03:13 PM
Wasn't expecting those gritty pictures of you to pop up in there . . . ha.
Posted by: Tompaul | June 06, 2008 at 07:55 PM