We are Green!

Passionate about nature and wildlife, one of the studio's resolutions for 2009 was to do everything we can to preserve the beauty of our planet.

As Cubmaster of a Cub Scout Pack (for 4 years now!), I teach boys starting at age 6 ways to keep our planet green, recycle, conserve energy and we go on outings to pick-up trash, plant flowers and learn about nature and wildlife. We discovered that even though photography is a high-tech field, there ARE ways that our studio can be eco-friendly and not cause harm our planet or animals when we are on photo shoots, processing our images and operating our studio...

We have been accepted for membership to Greener Photography! Greener Photography is a non-profit organization for photographers and suppliers dedicated to conserving the Earth's resources and keeping our planet green. Photography is an art form that allows each of us to interpret the world around us. The nature of our tools and traditional materials makes photography a high-tech field; it is an energy-intensive activity. We can make our high-tech field more green by implementing environmentally-friendly practices, and encouraging suppliers to do the same.

Please visit our website (http://www.fantasyphotographyonline.com/) to see how we've implemented practices to leave less of a "carbon footprint" on Earth, or visit Greener Photography (http://www.greenerphotography.org/) for more information on how you can help conserve energy and our resources.

Welcome to my blog!

Being my first post to this new blog site, I will introduce myself and my studio.

My name is Giulia (pronounced jewel-EE-ya) and I am a professional portrait, wedding and wildlife photographer in north-central North Carolina. I got into photography when I was in my teens, and after having my son in 1998, I followed it through my early twenties, snapping away and accumulating sooooo many photographs, I literally ran out of room for the prints. What started out as a hobby turned into a passion - I absolutely love taking photos of people and animals! Playing around with a new digital SLR camera, I was inspired to dive head-first into the wonderful world of photography after receiving so many compliments on my work and requests to photograph friends' and family's children and weddings.

It has been an awesome path and I have lots of support from my husband, Jonathan, who is also a pro-shutterbug like me, and co-owns Fantasy Photography with me. We have two completely different styles of photography, but when we work together, photography comes natural, and we produce a unique mix of images that all of our clients absolutely love!

Fantasy Photography is about fun and the beauty of life. It is about feeling good, laughing, smiling, being silly and being yourself. It's about kisses, and hugs, puppy dog tails and newborn toes. It's about the tears of joy during the wedding vows, and the all giggles after shoving the cake in each other's faces.