The Contact form here on my blogsite is not currently working - and for all we know, it may not have been working for up to three months! My most sincere apologies if you thought I was ignoring your inquiries because I never responded to the contact form you sent.

We are working to resolve this issue ASAP and I will post a note here on my blogsite when it is repaired.

Until then, simply email your inquiry directly to me: joanne@joannebartone.com with the following information:

Your Name:
Your Event/Wedding Date:
Your Telephone:
Your Email Address:
And include any other information you'd like to share on your event/wedding.

Feel free to call me as well; I will return any calls within 24 to 48 hours.

THANK YOU!!  And, my most sincere apologies for the temporary inconvenience.

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It has been about a month since I've blogged - I have been shooting like mad since May!  Weddings, babies, children + family photography and a personal art project that I'm super excited about.  And, I'm also really excited about a few other things: putting myself first by outsourcing some of my production work, which has allowed me to have more time to shoot, and even more importantly, have more time to devote to taking Pilates and getting (back) into shape! 

Being busy is always good, but it has meant that I've had to sit in front of my computer doing production work for hours - it can be rewarding visually, but hasn't been good for my body. So, priorities - better care of me means I can take better care of everything and everyone else!

Look for the blog to be updated with a swarm of images weekly from this week on - I do hope you'll enjoy it all!

RING SHOWN IS NOT THE ACTUAL PRIZE

I am proud to announce that Joanne Bartone Photography is one of the sponsors of + will be the exclusive photographer for the Henne Jewelers Diamond Dash coming up this weekend, Saturday May 22, 2010!

If you haven't heard about this exciting event, Henne Jewelers has arranged a high-tech city-wide treasure hunt to find a flawless $15,000 Mark Patterson diamond ring!  There is still time to register, so please click HERE if you'd like to participate.

I couldn't be more excited and honored to be partnering with the Henne Jewelers family who has brought beautiful jewelry, stellar customer service and has been a cornerstone of the Pittsburgh, PA business community since 1887!  Henne Jewelers has been the jeweler of choice for countless couples getting married, or those simply providing special gifts of jewelry to their family for GENERATIONS!  A trusted name and company, Henne Jewelers was where my ring was born!

Look for the winners to be announced following the event on Saturday!  I'll be posting a few images here on the blog by Sunday, since I have a wedding following the event!  :-)  ...busy, busy!

BIG love, Joanne Bartone Photographer  |  www.joannebartone.com  |  tele: 412.418.8075





They came, two-by-two, not onto the Ark, - although the way it rained on Saturday, an ark might have been a great prop for one of the couples to have - but onto the North Shore near Heinz Field to partake in the thrill of the first (of what we hope will be many) Henne Jewelers Diamond Dash to find a flawless $15,000 Mark Patterson diamond ring by way of a high-tech treasure hunt throughout downtown Pittsburgh! 

Hopes were high and despite the torrents of rain, there were no signs of anyone's spirit being dampened!  It was an exciting treasure hunt and many of the participants came for the fun of the adventure, thinking that the win would be nice icing on the cake.  Some were dressed in team attire, and some were dressed in their actual wedding attire!  They ran, biked, bladed and scooted throughout Pittsburgh, from location-to-location and clue-to-clue, reading, icing, dancing and texting as they traveled, and in the end they were fed by Bar Louie.  Then, one couple, married for five years - Leeanne + Bill Stickman - won the grand-prize based on accumulating the highest points.  It was a super fun adventure and simply a GREAT day, and it was powered by the folks at SCVNGR - great work everyone!  A big thank you goes out to John Henne, Meg Henne Gibson and the Henne Family for hosting such a great idea and event, and to Kiss 96.1's Mikey + Big Bob for the entertainment!

Enjoy the show - I thoroughly enjoyed capturing all the FUN of this event!

All that top-secret stuff I've been alluding to these past few weeks, well, this is what it was all about!  Welcome to my new blogsite!  Kinda cool, huh?!

Gone are the fancy flash features of my old website that probably appealed more to me than to my visitors.  I loved my old sites, but there were just too many layers to manage with my busy schedule.  Now I can update images, events, promotions and happenings here more quickly and easier than before.  And you can find everything you may be looking for regarding my photography, right here at one location: Weddings, Engagements, Family + Children, Boudoir, Commercial/Editorial and my Art Photography, something you will see more of, I promise!  I'm very excited to share all of this with all of you!

I feel my blogsite is finally an accurate reflection of who I am both as a wonderful person and excellent photographer!  You are going to find me speaking more from my heart here than I ever did before; I hope you will enjoy that about me and enjoy this new blog as much as I intend to.  Subscribe to it via the RSS button at the top, or simply stop by, but please visit often!

PHOTO: Karen Wainwright for Joanne Bartone Photography  HAIR: courtesy Salon Christine  ::  412.261.0909  ::  in the <3 of downtown Pittsburgh!

I'll need you to be patient with me as I continue to add imagery and information to the blog, so thank you in advance for your enthusiasm and continued support in the process.  And please, feel free to share your thoughts by commenting on my posts here.  I love to know how the images I create and the words I write touch and inspire YOU!

See you soon! 

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