Author Archives: brooke

me time… + the importance of shooting for yourself…

before i started doing mostly photography for clients, i was doing mostly photography for me.  i was shooting all the time to increase my portfolio, make mistakes + learn from them, experiment, develop a style… i was begging all my friends to take their photo, + in fact my first website was pretty much portraits...

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summer roadtrippin’

i saw a lot of beauty this past week…

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sneak peak : R+R l washington wedding photographer

i shot an amazing wedding last week…  i’ve been looking forward to it all summer!  i’m going to do a full on huge post when i get everything processed… but just for now…  here’s a peak: randy + renee = R2

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gil + attica l manhattan wedding photographer

i love gil + attica.  they were one of the first weddings i booked upon moving to new york.  + they’re wedding day  was a perfect example of less is more.  it was simple… but so elegant + so classy.  + it was the first of two weddings… the second of which they are probably...

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don’t you just love these lemony yellow accents???

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i’ve learned…

I’ve learned – that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I’ve learned – that no matter how much I care, some people just don’t care back. I’ve learned – that it takes years to build up trust, and...

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keepin’ it all in the family… new york family photographer

when i was in seattle last week, i had the chance to do some family photos for one of my favorite families!  i’ve known these people for years + years.  before there were adoptions, births, additional marriages + transatlantic moves.  people never particularly like having family photos done.  i hated them growing up.  but i...

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new york wedding photographer l miguel + amy

miguel + amy are from california, + wanted to do a small intimate destination new york wedding. so they invited 13 family members + had a beautiful central park ceremony followed by dinner at the very prestigious per se. i really loved all the sweet details that went into this day. miguel took photographs of...

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Giveaway!

Well me + the lovely ladies over at you + me styling, put our heads together to offer one lucky reader a styled photo shoot for free! To enter, head over to their post about the giveaway + leave a comment highlighting your favorite brookelyn photography photo + why.  the winner will be picked next...

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Babajide + Temitope l new york wedding photographer

when weddings get cultural, it’s an affair to remember.  i guess all weddings are cultural to an extent, but when it’s a culture unfamiliar to my own, i love getting the glimpse into the traditions + celebrations of others.  Jide + temi’s wedding was my first nigerian wedding.  i absolutely loved all the dancing, amazing...

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