Something different

Sometimes people will stress out over what to wear when having pictures taken. Not "A" and "M"! Mom wanted pictures to show their personalities- silk chinese outfits, basketball/soccer outifts, dad's favorite pajamas, fave football team gear and all the dress up dresses/shoes you could possibly imagine!


Hope you enjoy these, "C"... the rest will be coming soon!

Our first 'official' senior!

Yes- Ybor, again! We waited forever to do a session there and now that's where all of our recent sessions have been... we love it there! :)

We did senior pics of Sherilyn's daughter a couple weeks ago, but "W" was our first official senior. SO.MUCH.FUN! So different from chasing toddlers around or propping up babies (not that we don't love that, too- just different).

"W" made it easy to take pics of her and was open to anything. We loved that she brought her pointe shoes and was up for doing some leaps for us. A couple walking down the street saw her, but didn't see us across the street taking the pics and made a comment as walking by that they were 'glad there were people there with her because they were wondering what she was doing'. :)

Thanks "L" for asking us to do her pics and thanks "W" for being such a great model. :)

Little "D" is all grown up!

You've seen this cutie a few times before- we've taken her 3m, 6m and 9m pics. She turned a year back in December. She's now walking all over the place! We had a great time in Centro Ybor. She is SUCH a people person! She was so interested in waving to, talking to and blowing kisses to everybody who walked by! Her little personality shines through. Mom and dad- watch out- you're going to have your hands full! :)

NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK!

We know we're a couple months into the new year, but we have been working with Jessica from Funky Peach Designs on a new logo and it's finally finished!!! We are so excited! Jessica was awesome! She was fast and very patient with us... we are so picky! :) Thank you, Jessica!

So... here it is- our new logo!

We have some other fun things in the works. More to come from us this year! :)

Our Families

We're always taking pictures of other people and their families and are rarely in the pictures ourselves. So- we decided to take our families to Ybor to get pictures for us. One perk to working together... we're always there to take pics for each other! :)

The Brinkers

and one for Shar who is graduating this year:

The Freeds

Jamie + Joey {engagement}

We FINALLY met up with "J&J" to do some engagement photos for them. We had to reschedule 3 times because of the weather- cold, rainy- the weather just was not cooperating for us, but the wait was worth it, though.

We had met with Jamie a couple months back, but this was our first time meeting Joey- they were so cute and comfortable together, which made it a lot easier.

We hope you like them, "J&J"... we can't wait until the wedding next month!

Valentine Minis part 2

And here's our 2nd Valentine mini in Ybor. "C&E" are a little younger, but were just as fun! We LOVE how their faces just light up when dad makes them laugh!

Thanks to you, too "N&W" for asking us to do pics for you again! Hope they enjoyed their first lollis and didn't go home too sticky and dirty! :)

Valentine Minis part 1

We held our first shoot(s) in Ybor for our Valentine minis. We LOVE taking pics there- love the brick, love the little bits of color, love the solid colored walls- we could go on and on!

Thanks, "M&A" for letting us take pics for you again! "I&E" are getting so big- we had a lot of fun with them! It's amazing what a little bribe will get ya, right? :) Hope you guys had fun, too!

Is Your Child America's Cutest Kid?

We are participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We are attending a photography seminar in March that is conducting a model search campaign. You will have the opportunity to earn the title of 'America's Cutest Kid' and receive thousands of dollars in prizes. All donations from votes will go to Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (NILMDTS- a non-profit organization that provides portraiture services to families whose babies will never leave the hospital), so you will be raising money for charity at the same time!

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

All sessions taking place before March 15, 2009 will be eligible. If you choose to participate, we will choose one image from your session to be submitted to the National Gallery. You will receive a free 5x7 of that image!

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please contact us to schedule your session! For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

Valentine Minis

We are offering Valentine minis. These will be 30 minute fun sessions in an urban setting. Here are the details:

Day: Sunday, February 8
Time: 10-noon
Place: Ybor

Option 1
$100
30 minute session
5 edited high-res images on dvd

Option 2
$75
30 minute session
one 8x10, two 5x7s, 8 wallets

We have a few fun props and Ybor is an awesome setting for fun pics! Contact us to schedule your session!
mail@brinkerfreedphotography.com