Quella Persona

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Welcome to Quella Persona!

Quella (pronounced K-la) Persona is an Italian term for "That Person." My grandmother, Nonnie, was able to get away with talking about her grandchildren right in front of us without us knowing by calling us "Quella Persona." I would hear her say to my aunt in her thick Italian accent, "Oh boy! Quella Persona has Pep on Gool!" "Pep on Gool" is literally translated "Pepper on the Cooly" which means someone, sometimes it was me, was hyper and out of control! It worked. I never knew she was referring to me until I got older and she would say to me about one of my younger cousins, "Ooooh, Gina! Quella Persona sure has Pep on Gool!" And then we would laugh as Alex would fly out of the room or fall off his chair.
About Gina

Or really I should title it: What is Gina all about? I can answer that for you in one word; Family. My father taught me that Family comes first. My mother taught me how to be a mother, the one thing I consistently wanted to be when I grew up. She also instilled in me the belief that I could do whatever I wanted in life as long as I was willing to work hard and not give up. Motherhood isn't hard but it isn't easy either. A close friend once told me, "Motherhood isn't for wusses!" And boy, was she right! Photography, well that is just fun! Being asked to photograph other families isn't a job to me. It is truly a privilege and an honor.

This blog is dedicated to all families...my own and all the other wonderful families I meet.

allison & ryan

August 25, 2010 Posted in Couples, Gina Marie Photography

Allison is the one of the co-founders of ColorFuel, a “diet” program that I had blogged about earlier this year. She is also a trainer and co-owner of A2O Fitness. Anyway, she and Ryan have been married 15 years and wanted to commemorate their anniversary in photos. Jenn, her partner had given her a gift certificate from me and so yesterday, she cashed it in. When I had first met Allison and become Facebook friends with her, knowing Jenn had purchased a gift certificate for a session with me, I got nervous when I saw that the blurb under her profile pic read, ”I hate having my picture taken.” Oh no! I personally cannot understand how someone as pretty as Allison would hate having her picture taken but I can only hope this session wasn’t too bad.

Allison and Ryan are parents to two very well-behaved pups, Mickey and Sage. It seems to me, Allison is willing to tolerate pretty much anything, even having her picture taken, in the company and arms of her sweet family.

During our session yesterday and then again today, as I went through the photos, I can hardly believe these two have been married 15 years! First, they look way too young (they must have had to have written permission from their parents), and second, they are so playfully affectionate…like newlyweds!