Christina Gressianu Photographer
Portrait Photography Studio in Loveland, Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado is the Beer Drinkers’ Napa Valley… and Sarah and Tom came here from St. Louis, MO to elope in their Napa. They eloped at the courthouse one sunny morning, exactly two years after they’d met, “to make anniversaries easy” Sarah quipped. Sarah is equal parts playful and cautious, loving stability and giggling …
It’s taken me this long to dig myself out of the photos from The Grand Style Shoot that took place at The Tapestry House a couple weeks ago. The whole production was so amazingly beautiful that I totally over-photographed it. I confess, I was drunk on gorgeousness and high on beauty, and so, I was …
Paper Moon Weddings is one of my favorite wedding blogs. The photography is always fresh and the information is super inspiring! Thank you Becky! Click here to see the whole thing! http://www.papermoonweddings.com/2012cherry-blossom-wedding-inspiration/
I am a very lucky girl because not only do I get to do something I love (photography), but I also have people who love me for doing it. They love me so much in fact, that they often refer me to their friends and family! It’s really what keeps my business going, and so …
If you didn’t already know, I come from New York. I love being in Colorado now, but I always enjoy collaborating creatively with current and former east coasters. Last year I connected with a local couple of transplanted New Yorkers now living in Fort Collins. They fell in love in there, then moved out here …
I loved this TED talk about what photography does for us. David Griffin is the photo director for National Geographic, and has some great insight on what makes for powerful photography, and why it works so well for our human “flash-bulb” memory. Happy Monday!
Back to blogging again and I’m super excited! My almost-year hiatus was perfect. It gave me a chance to try new things, discover creative ways to integrate more of my passions into my business and add really awesome photos to my collection.Now I’m ready to reconnect online to share photos, insights and tips with all of you.In …
I get totally high on weddings. All the love, the happy family and friends, the music, food, fun… And Nicole and Marco’s had all that, and then some. They are the kind of couple that find comfort in each other’s presence. Leave them alone for a couple seconds and they crack each other up. They …
Some families are just plain good-looking. Like they could be on the cover of a magazine or in an ad for sunshine and fun. The Parrishes are one of those families. And Caylee, the cutest 2-year-old I’ve ever met, is a little ball of curiosity and independence. Lindsey and I got to talk on the …
Aubrey Davis is one of those girls who can do anything and does it all. She played football on the high school team. She arranged the flowers for her sister’s wedding. She jumped barefoot in an Old Town alley. She asked me if I could retouch her tennis-playing tan lines. And she’s just plain gorgeous. …
As my readers might have noticed, I’m not very good at blogging regularly… sometimes it’s once or twice a week, or I can go a month without saying a word. I know, it’s bad for marketing… and yet, since that’s not why I blog, marketing is not the proper motivation. I blog because I want …
Because sometimes, that’s what you’ve got to do. I’ve been learning a lot lately about living from inspiration, or following your heart, or whatever you want to call it. It comes down to listening to the soft whispers that gently ask that you do something exciting and scary, rather than listening to the loud and …
After being couped up for the past few months, the warming weather has me looking forward to outdoor portrait sessions! I look forward to the gray of winter exploding into the vibrant colors of nature in bloom. I have visions of kids running around, laughing in a big, green, grassy space. Parents strolling along, giggling …
Boudoir photo sessions are some of my favorite opportunities as a photographer. Something about working with a woman to help her feel beautiful, and then showing her the proof of that beauty makes such a huge difference in her life… I’m just honored and floored by comes out of it. For her and for me. …
“The (photographic) negative is the equivalent of the composer’s score… and the print is the equivalent of the conductor’s performance.” — Ansel Adams Many of my wedding photography clients ask if they will get their images on disk. My answer usually goes something like, “uh, yes… you’ll get unretouched files, but they’ll be color and exposure-corrected.” …
When you need a service—a new dentist, hair stylist, veterinarian— how do you find a good one? The Right One? For me, I ask my friends first. An endorsement from a friend of mine is the best. But, what if you don’t have anyone to ask, like when I first moved to Fort Collins from …
Ask any man what he finds sexy in a woman, and the answer is Confidence. (We’ve all read this in Cosmo, Glamour, etc. and no guy I’ve asked has disagreed… so this is legit info) And so it follows that the best Valentine’s day gift is YOU at your most Confident. Boudoir photography has that …
A while back I posted a blog on how I got started in photography. The thing is, though, that I love photography even more today than I did when I started. I love it every single time I pick the camera up and point it at someone. I love it when I download and edit …
A few months ago I came across The Green Wedding Providers and thought, “hey, if anyone deserves a green certification, it’s me.” And this not something I talk about a whole lot, it’s just how I live, and so it may not be apparent to everyone how passionate I am about environmental issues. When I …
Saturday night at the Fort Collins Hilton, 400 or so people came to watch a fashion show that was less about the clothing and totally about the models. All of the models were beautiful, strong, amazing breast cancer survivors. The 400 people came out this evening to support them, and the wonderful organization that is …
Many years before I photographed my first wedding, I shot families and children in a style I simply called un-stuffy, un-studio. In 2002, my good friends had a baby and asked me if I could go to the park with them and take some pictures of their little girl. Little did I know that this …
Last Thursday I got a phone call from Ross Bothwell of Elegant Images and Photographs, looking for a very last-minute second photographer, for a wedding the next day. I didn’t have plans, and I love weddings, so sure! Ashley and Haven’s lovely wedding was at the Lionscrest Manor in Lyons, Colorado. When I walked into …
I think “Love the Skin you’re in” is a tagline for something… clearly not a good one since I don’t remember the product. But it’s a great idea, since loving the skin you’re in is something that many women struggle with whether a size 2 or 22. We all wish we had something bigger, something …
I met Stephanie last spring, when she was a student in my Photoshop class. As the semester went on, and life became more and more complicated, I saw her less inside of class and more outside of it. Stephanie is one of those people that manages to smile and stay cheerful regardless what life throws …
