"Now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation

 and the flutters in my heart will vanish. 

Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror to an ant of equanimity." 

-Og Mandino, Greatest Salesman in the World

Merry Christmas to All! 

Thanks for the wonderful year.  Enjoy your family, friends, and the good times together. 

Life is short! 

LIVE IT NOW!

What it is?

And what's up? 

35mm

Water World

Water passed by, free. 

Peace and love flowing deeply.

Bluer than the sky.

“Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are.” 

-Markus Zusah

WE HIT 1,000 LIKES on Facebook! HIGH FIVE! 

On Facebook we will be holding a Print Giveaway as a Thank-You to our supporters.

We will be giving away 10 handmade prints and 10 color prints! 

We're looking for the most shares and likes from now until the end of next week (until Friday December the 13th…).

The top 20 people who are involved the most with Conforme Belle over the next week with likes and shares, will win free 8x10'' signed prints. The handmade prints are all limited edition originals made in the darkroom from 35mm black and white film. 

Be sure to keep up with our postings and be sharing this upcoming week! 

Once again, thanks so much for the support! 

We can't wait to share and create more art with you all. 

Something about running, just makes sense. Physically, mentally, emotionally… To be able to run and go wherever you want, is truly amazing. The immersion into nature is breathtaking.

Rest In Peace

 Nelson Mandela

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear…"

-Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela passed away peacefully at the age of 95 today. A peacemaker, human rights activist, leader and Nobel laureate were a few of his many, many accomplishments he gave back to the people of this world. A man who will always be remembered.  

J O H A N N A

Fall Colors and the Infamous Van

“When you are measuring life, you are not living it.”

― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

A Most Beautiful Bride

Mrs. Brown

Saint George, Utah 2013

CHECK OUT THE NEWEST COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL 

UTAH ARTIST TYLER LAMPH!

CLICK HERE!!

Up-and-Coming Freehand Artist, Tyler Lamph, met up with Conforme Belle recently and shared with us his undeniable creative drawing talent.

We made our way to the third floor of a local building and simply said, "Do what you do." He then became super focused and entered the creative zone. We watched in awe as he produced an amazing piece of artwork right before our eyes. His dark and twisted figures slowly started to rise off the paper of his notepad and began to take life! The long eery fingers of the large figure started to take shape and proved to be something you'd come across in a terrible nightmare. The evil grin…

See for yourself and watch as a plain white piece of paper is transformed into a haunting and amazing work of art.

Containing over 970+ still shots! Can

 you count them all? ;D

Perfect Serenity

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”

-Maya Angelou

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. 

Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” 

-Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Squirrely 

Decided to post a squirrel that befriended us recently in Zion National Park recently. Well it actually was more interested in the Pop Tarts we had in our bags. He bit through the bag and crawled in to get some snacky snacks! He then posed for us as a token of our offering to him. ;D 

Here's another one of him getting super up close and personal-

|  Crawl  |

You move through life and carry momentum.

Sometimes a little bit. 

Sometimes a lot more than you had planned. 

Zion National Park, Utah

It’s believable.

That beauty exists. 

That it can be found.

 That it surrounds.

  I’d believe. 

What would it take to make the others believe?

The crashing of the waves and the breeze off the ocean pushes the mind towards a hypnotic and peaceful setting. It’s extremely difficult to emulate or experience anything else quite like the ocean’s sensation. 

It’s also not surprising that around 2.2 billion people live within miles of an ocean.

American Spirit

"I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport."

-Tony Hawk

Modern Culture

"Be someone filled with gratitude, and there will be no end to the things for which you”ll be thankful.”

Lena and Danny Wedding

The Drink Maker

"Use what talents you possess; 

the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."

-Henry Van Dyke

Watch this amazing music video by Modest Mouse while pondering the artwork-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pCEgpd8l4Q

"Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living."

-Soren Kierkegaard

We are Conforme Belle.

WE want to inspire ideas, to motivate change, 

and ultimately, initiate creation.  

Join Us.

Beautiful Wedding Photography!

Lena

"Sometimes beauty just happens. Right there, right now. It’s sometimes so subtle and quiet that you must stop to recognize it. I feel most people blaze through life and simply fail to 'see' or 'feel' beauty. It’s happening all around, be in tune with the the world and it’s beauty."

-CB

(more to come...)

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference." 

Robert Frost

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

Theodore Roosevelt

C     H     A     R     L     I 

"The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are."

Michael J. Fox

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

-Claude Monet

From an experiment in color.

'Z'

"All our sweetest hours fly fastest."

-Virgil

BLUE 

Down by the ocean, 

Everything is calm. 

"Reach Into the Unknown."

-mr. snail

Awaken out of this in this Illusion! 

Check out this video that is extremely motivational and will help to awaken your mind - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU0PYcCsL6o

"When I’m ready to make a photograph, 

I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word.

 I’m interested in something which is built up from within, 

Rather than just extracted from without."

-Ansel Adams

Brewing Storm

Black and White Photography

"Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California."

-Zooey Deschanel

Things Un-Seen

“To reach a port we must set sail 

–Sail, not tie at anchor

Sail, not drift.” 

― Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Does the walker choose the path, 

Or the path the walker?”

-Garth Nix

"I am the Master of my Fate:

I am the Commander of my Soul."

-Invictus

"The longest journey is the journey inwards. 

Of him who has chosen his destiny, 

Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being."

-Dag Hammarskjold

"Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, 

what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish."

-John Jakes

COURAGE

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. 

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

-Nelson Mandela

FITCH

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; 

the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

-Plato

"As you grow older, 

you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do." 

~Zachary Scott

Shoot Em’

"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing."