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Follow @colette.peri on Instagram to see my latest work!

Splish splash 💦🌵🌴 ”Palm Springs” inspired pool scene for @califiafarms’ yogurts. Swipe to see the details!
🎬: #colettestopmotion
✂️: @chelseamakes
🎧: @jesseperi
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#califiafarms #stopmotionanimation #stopmotion #stopmotionartist #stopmotionvideo #sonya7riii #sonyalpha #stopmo #sonyalphafemale #palmsprings

Summertime saturation ⛱⛺️🌊☀️ Living in a beach town, the entire atmosphere changes when summer rolls around. Stinson goes from a foggy ghost town ☁️ (which I love) to a hot & crowded beach scene with long lines & tourists & sticky kids everywhere 😂. ⠀
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I've learned to love it in all its phases, but I much prefer it to be NOT SUMMER. ⠀
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Do you prefer quiet foggy beach days or chaotic sunny ones?

I made a series of #colettestopmotion videos with the awesome team at @peakdesign. ⠀
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It was so cool to see them playing in-store when I stopped in to shop one day.... 👈swipe to see!
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#sonyalpha #bealpha #peakdesign #stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #sonyalphafemale #stopmotionvideo #findyourpeak

2 years ago I was rejected from what I thought was my dream job. 🤦‍♀️ I won't pretend I wasn't devastated. But now I appreciate what it allowed me to do— create my actual dream job.
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At that point I was feeling lost, and didn't know where to turn, when @jesseperi suggested, "Why don't you just TRY being a full time photographer! Give it a whirl for 6 months." ⠀
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I felt like I had nothing to lose. ⠀
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So I wrote myself a "contract" (on a sticky note) that for the next 6th months I'd: unsubscribe from job alerts, re-do my website, and just PRETEND I was a full time photographer! If, come January it didn't work, my plan was to reevaluate and find a job. I'd use the experiment of working for myself as a good story to tell in my future interviews. ⠀
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February arrived and Jesse reminded me, "Hey, uh, weren't you supposed to reevaluate this whole thing after 6 months?" ⠀
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I couldn't believe it. I was so enthralled by the work I was making, the financial support it was providing, and the passion I was pursuing... I had completely forgotten about my little "contract." ⠀
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In 2 years I've gone from shooting on a table in our Berkeley tinyhouse loft bedroom, to my old room at my parents' house, to our place in Stinson, and now my very own studio. ⠀
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It's small, and sometimes I get frustrated at the dirt and bugs around it, but I'm damn proud of what I've accomplished and where I'm at. I never knew it was possible to take this path, but I believe I was always on it. ⠀
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Stay true to your passion and don’t forget that rejections are sometimes opportunities in disguise.

Poolside #colettestopmotion for @birdies 🍹🍉. Swipe for BTS! ⠀
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I love when I get to keep the props from my shoots! I wore these to my bridal shower and nobody knew they were slippers 😏🙌. ⠀
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Thanks to @simone.wainwright & @hazzastudiophotography for the assist!
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#birdies #stopmotion #poolday #stopmotionanimation #stopmo #socialcontent #sonyalpha #sonyalphafemale #sonya7riii #millvalley #mybirdiesmyway

Far alone islands.
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It’s crazy to think that there’s a whole world under the surface of the water... a world that’s bigger than ours above it. In this zone, there are Great Whites, dolphins and whales galore!🦈 🐬🐋
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I’ve missed posting still photos from my travels and life around the Bay Area... so occasionally I’m going to post more of them and *actually* stop-the-motion.