Quella Persona

Boise LifeStyle Photography

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.

bradley

August 3, 2010 Posted in Families, Lifestyle, Newborns

This past Sunday I had the priviledge of capturing the lifestyles of two adorable families with their first newborn baby boys. Oh, it brought me back! How life changes once one of these sweet ones enter in.

Meet Bradley. Oh, he is so tiny! He was born three weeks early. This photo was taken the day after Heather’s due date.

For a better sense of scale…here he is wrapped up in his dad’s flight jacket on their oversized chair. This chair really looks oversized with a newborn baby boy in it. As I was editing the photos I noticed the photo on the wall says, “Life needs more.” Isn’t that the truth!

Bill & Heather are wonderful parents. I tried getting some shots of them sitting together on the sofa…but Bradley preferred Mom standing. How do they know?!?!