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Nadège Barnes is a Wedding Photographer based in Southern California. She has photographed more than a hundred weddings and is scheduled to appear in many premier bridal shows within the coming year. To see more of her work, visit her liveBooks8 website: www.frenchromancephotography.com.

I was born in the South of France in 1975 and was passionate about photography throughout High School and College, where I took photography courses. In 2002, during a visit to Los Angeles, an actor asked me to take photographs of him after an interview I was doing for a magazine. When I gave a sample copy to him, he was amazed by the quality of my work and recommended me for other jobs. The Magazine (Spirit) published my photographs right away and offered me more opportunities to photograph.

I was officially a professional Celebrity Photographer and was doing many red carpet events and professional opportunities within the months following.

Unfortunately, in 2004 the Spirit magazine was sold to a different company and I was not offered an opportunity to stay with the new company. I decided to travel the U.S. for a while and this is where I met my husband, Doug. I then moved to California where I began my family.

At the end of 2008, I retook my photography career but dedicated my work to Wedding Photography. I booked my first wedding client within a month and have since booked over one hundred weddings.

Q: How would you describe the aesthetic of your website in three words?

NB: Clean, elegant, and practical.

Q: How often do you typically update your website?

NB: I update it fully once a year. I update it every month for bridal show update events. The gallery section is one page I update the most – every time I am done with a session.

Q: How do you choose the photos that you display on your homepage?

NB: Just my best work and the ones that won awards.

Q: What is your favorite new feature of liveBooks8?

NB: They customize everything for you and their templates can be adapted and changed easily.

Q: What’s one piece of advice you’d offer to someone designing their website?

NB: Have someone that is designated to your website maintenance that you can call if you need something specific changed that the template can’t offer. With liveBooks, it’s Adam. He is always the one that helps me with my website.

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