Brandi's Blog

August 16, 2021

The Goepel Rager | Oconomowac Lake, Wisconsin | Celebrating It All!

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to photograph a big, huge shindig for the Goepels up in Wisconsin. Or shall we say "rager"? Originally, Pat & Deb were going to have a big 25th wedding anniversary party last summer but then covid hit and like all other events their party got cancelled. Fast forward to this year and they decided that they wanted to have a party but celebrate both of them turning 60 and both of their boys graduating college AND getting jobs and their 26th wedding anniversary instead. :) Their sons both said they wanted to have a "rager" hence how it became the Goepel Rager. And, if you're wondering what a Goepel is (like my son asked me) it is their last name. LOL! The last few days leading up to the party were hair raising. We'd all been keeping an eye on the weather because this party was going to be in their back yard and we needed good ol' Wisconsin summer weather. Well, two days before the party, 3 tornadoes blew through the area and knocked the power out and tore some branches down but over all just gave Deb a huge scare. The day of the party was beautiful! The sun was shining and the temperature was in the mid 70's. Now that's what I'm talking about! There were about 150 people that came from near and far and it was so great seeing friends and family together again. I put together a video compilation of photos that I took through out the day and as the night went on things got a little bit livlier and a little bit crazier. And, grab your pretzel and Miller lite and kick back and enjoy this video showing the Goepel's and friends celebrating it all!

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July 22, 2021

Oh Happy Day Mini Photo Sessions! | July 26th & 27th | Austin, Texas

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July 26th 12:00-4:00pm
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June 30, 2021

New Summer Collection | Watercolor Popsicle Party | Wall Decor

Hi guys! I've been working on some new and yummy wall art pieces that I have up in my #Etsy shop @PinkPalmDesignsShop Go check out my new collection "Watercolor Popsicle Party" which includes some light and airy pastel watercolor prints along with some inspirational beach quotes like "Just Breathe" that will be a great reminder hanging in your entry way to help you try and stay destressed!

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June 11, 2021

Beach Photography, Wall Art Print, Printable Digital Download, Blue Ocean Water Photo, Windsurf Large Poster, Coastal Home Decor, Vertical

This beach was FULL of windsurfers and kite surfers even though this photo is only showing one windsurfer. What a beautiful day in Hawaii this was! This print now available in my #etsy shop @PinkPalmDesignsShop!

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June 10, 2021

Beach Photography, Wall Art Print, Printable Digital Download, Blue Ocean Water Photo, Large Poster, Coastal Decor, Orange Hawaiian Bike

Excited to share the latest addition to my #etsy shop @PinkPalmDesignsShop!

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May 17, 2021

ATX Family Photography Video | The Yard | The Floreani Family

Family photo shoots are my jam. Family photo shoots with active kids are even more my jam. It's sort of like organized chaos in a good way. What I love the most though is when I get a family somewhat set up in a spot and the kids feel comfortable and are themselves and their natural personalities start shining through during the photos. I believe this creates character and gives the photos life. I'm all for a good posed family photo but I'm in love with an imperfect family photo that shows movement and style. My family shoot with the Floreani's is a great example of this! We would find a cool spot and get the family set up and then the kids just naturally did their "thing". Their "thing" consisted of them striking poses without cues, hugging, laughing, sticking out tongues, pointing, striking dance poses and running straight up to my lens and looking into it! As a long time photographer, I have discovered that some of MY most favorite images of ALL times come out of shoots like this so I'm in heaven and snapping away as fast as I can. Most parents aren't quite as excited about their kids doing their "thing" as I am during the shoot but usually are happy with the final outcome once they see how cute their family is. I have my own similar example of this happen when my son was in kindergarten and I was meeting the teacher after the first few weeks of school had started. She told me that she had had to move my son to the back of the class during story time when they sat down on the rug. During story time, my son would sit right at the teacher's feet in the front and then would turn around and make faces and act silly trying to stir the others up and make them laugh so she told me that she solved the issue by moving him to the back of the rug behind all the kids. She said he could make all the silly faces he wanted back there an the other students had no idea. I looked so disheartened at her and apologized for his behavior b/c I didn't want my child to be "that" kid. I'll never forget that she looked at me and said, "Hey, I LOVE spunky kids! He's doing great". I like to have this same relaxed approach during my shoots when family's have young spunky kids. To all my parents out there, it's ok if your kids don't act perfect during the shoot. We might just make your family's next masterpiece. Go ahead and grab your cup of joe and english muffin. Sit back, turn the volume up and enjoy the Floreni's family video.

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May 7, 2021

Baby Jordan's 1st Birthday Video | ATX Baby Photographer | Barton Creek

One of the very best parts of my job is watching the family's grow that I photograph and watching their babies grow up. I can't believe this little nugget is already one years old! It seems like yesterday that I was photographing their maternity session out at Hamilton Pool. Baby Jordan's party was adorable just like him. His birthday theme was "Where the Wild Things Are" and the decor, cake, snacks, napkins, water bottles were super cute and stylish. This little guy's cake smash session just made my heart melt watching him enjoy his birthday cake. He was on cloud nine taking in the texture of the cake in his hands and finally discovering that the cake tasted yummy, too! Grab your hot tea and sit back and smile while you enjoy this adorable 1st birthday bash.

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