Monthly Archives: April 2011

A Look at Royal Wedding Photos

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Brandie

In honor of today’s royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I thought I’d do a round up of some great royal wedding photos from the past: Grace Kelly, 1956 One of … Continue reading →

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Wedding Photography

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Brandie

As many of you probably (should) know, tomorrow is of course the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. So, in honor of the occasion I thought I would talk a bit about wedding photography. Now, I myself have … Continue reading →

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A Late Happy Easter!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Brandie

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend! I’m posting this a bit late because for whatever reason this didn’t post on Monday as I thought it had. Anyhow, although Easter has now passed, these Easter eggs are cute and … Continue reading →

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Environmental Portraiture + Contest Time!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Brandie

When I was in college I spent some studying Photojournalism, as I believe I’ve mentioned, and one assignment was environmental portraiture. If I remember correctly, this was one that I did back then: I always liked this photo. It has … Continue reading →

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Being an Artist

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Brandie

An old college friend recently posted a link on Facebook and I thought it was a pretty good read so I wanted to share. Posted by artist and writer Austin Kleon (to clarify, he is not the college friend…Kleon posted … Continue reading →

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Photographing a War

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Brandie

I talk a lot about fashion and fashion photography on my blog, but of course there are many other photographers out there, focusing on many different types of photography. In fact, I myself actually studied photojournalism for a semester in … Continue reading →

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Macallan’s Masters

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Brandie

There are a number of great photography books out there. Because I’m a big fan of his work, I actually own this book by Patrick Demarchelier. Doing a bit of searching, actually on self-portraits while trying to find a photographer … Continue reading →

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DIY: Medium Format Camera

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Brandie

I seem to be coming across a lot of DIY, homemade camera projects lately. At the left is a homemade, medium format camera I came across via the Photojojo tumblr. Pretty crazy looking, right?! It has a 360 degree lens … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek: Test Shoot with Taya

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Brandie

Yesterday I did a test shoot with Taya @ Red Model Management, so here’s a sneak peek from the Red NYCsite: This was the first shoot I’ve done without a makeup artist, hair stylist or wardrobe stylist. I happened to … Continue reading →

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McQueen at the Met

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Brandie

Ever since it was announced that this year’s Met Costume Institute exhibit would feature clothes from the Alexander McQueen archives, I’ve been waiting for the May 2nd 4th opening. Along with the exhibit, Savage Beauty, a catalog was created featuring … Continue reading →

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