Gabrielle Fox Photography blog

Recently I did a fashion shoot for the Joy Creative Jewelry line. Two artists collaborating along with the lovely Monica as our model, you just cannot lose!

I think that Christina’s work is so beautiful and organic… I would totally wear all of her pieces in a heartbeat! She also designs custom bridal jewelry for brides & bridemaids, go to the Joy Creative website for more info and to order one-of-a-kind jewelry for your upcoming wedding! And also she will be having a sale this coming Sat, May 22 at the City Farmers Nursery “Art in the Garden” event.

Last year at this time we were just returning home from a trip to Costa Rica. I finally realized that I never shared any photos from this trip, silly me!

Now Costa holds a special place in the hearts of Ryan & I, we have traveled there twice together and absolutely love the country, people and amazing nature and wild animals. When we get married we are thinking about having our wedding there. Yay, destination wedding!

The 1st time we went, we traveled all around the country and saw lots, but this time we knew exactly where we wanted to go. We made a bee-line to the Carribean coast, ready to spend 2 weeks either on the beach, in a hammock or riding our bikes through the rainforest. My parents own land in a town called Puerto Viejo, which is on the border near Panama. So off we went on our 6 hour bus ride to paradise!

Caribe bus station, San Jose

Self portrait taken on the bus…

Baby boa

Punta Uva beach

Check out how well this sloth is camouflaged!

We had an opportunity to house sit at this amazing cabina in the jungle. These were the dogs we took care of, King and Maliki…

Local women taught us how to make patacones, which are fried plantains. Delish!

Our instructors, Diana and Brenda

You hear a lot of reggae over there! This was painted on the side of a house…

Banana fields

La Madre

I hope that you enjoyed the pics as much as I did taking them. Can’t wait to go back!

~G

Welcome 2010! And to my very 1st blog post of the new year! Before 2009 quickly slips away, I wanted to wrap it up by sharing some images I took while home for the holidays.

The place I call home is Bolinas, CA… it’s about an hour north of San Francisco on the coast. Bolinas is a self-proclaimed “socially acknowledged nature loving town” and it is. The nature is insanely beautiful (I think I appreciate it now more than ever) and the residents are environmentally conscious & community oriented. It always keeps it’s small town feel and it’s a nice place to come home to. I am inspired in Bolinas; where the rolling hills meet the ocean, lagoon wildlife, the brightly colored produce from the local organic farms. On this trip I tried to capture some of what I love about my town, (work in progress)… I hope you enjoy it!

Christmas day we took a nice long walk…

I can not even tell you how much Rocky loved exploring the BO terrain! He was in doggie heaven…

My pops, opening presents!

I was stoked to be able to capture Indigo’s first Christmas, since they were home visiting Leilani’s family. Bolinas set the stage for the beginning of our friendship over 10 years ago.

Indi’s grandparents were so happy to have them there!

So adorable at 3 months!

besos~ G

Sometimes as an artist you gotta recharge your batteries… for me, especially around this time of the season, when I’m usually on the verge of a massive creative burn-out. I recently read an article in Rangefinder magazine that spoke about the artist’s process. It said “Life is pretty simple. You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing ’something else’. It reminded me that sometimes you just gotta get out there and see what happens. You cannot analyze whether or not the final product will be any good, you just have to create.

So to remedy, my friend Nikki and I headed out to The Getty museum in the city of angels. I had never visited before and was super excited to explore the beautiful grounds and get my culture on! Also a photographer that I admire, Irving Penn, had an exhibition on display. Here are some photos from our inspirational field trip!

And here are some polaroids we took!

So much blogging to do!! But for now, here are some fun shots taken at the Comic-con over the weekend… enjoy!

Last week we set out to the San Diego County fair to grab some fun shots. Me and my photographer friend Laura had a blast… we were especially interested in the carnival workers, or “carnies”   The whole scene has a very nostalgic feel. I ate so much fried food and the biggest corn dog you have ever seen, no joke.

The photographers!

I just wanted to drop a note and let you all know I am still alive… even though I haven’t been blogging much lately!   But I’ve got some exciting stuff in the works…            I promise!

Ever since polaroid stopped making film last year I have been hoarding as much film as I can. Because unfortunately once it’s gone, it’s gone forever! noooooooooooooooooo…

There’s something about polaroids that are hard to replace or substitute, (yes, even with digital.) I also love that they capture just one moment in time… there is no negative or duplicate. It’s so finite. I love them, even the bad ones. They are my little gems! Here is one I shot recently with my 250 land camera.

I am now offering a limited-time special for 2009 weddings only!

Book a photo package for your 2009 wedding and receive $200 off the regular price… Contact me to set up your consultation by May 15th.

Dolores, CO  2009      polaroid

Snow makes me feel excited and peaceful at the same time. It makes me a little giddy, like when I was a child with the wonders of the world stretched out before me.

I have memories of snow when I lived in Colorado, the crunch of it under my boots. watching it fall and dreaming. Now that I live in Southern California I think snow is even more special. It feels so clean, like a fresh new beginning. 

I am going into this new year with the same feeling in my heart. I know that this year is going to be different and it’s up to me to make the changes to grow into the person that I want to be. I look forward to making new relationships, personally and professionally. I look forward to opportunities to use the gift of creativity to enhance people’s lives. I will see you down the road… until then, be well. 

xo G

Rheanna.  last year