Hi! I'm Brandi.
I’m a photographer, environmentalists, amateur cook, craft beer enthusiast, harry potter lover, and Sonoma County native! I am very passionate about being an environmentalists, an I continued my upper education in Geography, Environment and Planning and graduated from Sonoma State University in May 2021. I was instantly drawn to the suns golden rays and natural tones that it eventually became my signature editing style. I love to incorporate gold in in every image I capture. In the photos shared on this page you will see my fiance, Mitchell. He has been a huge impact on my photography journey and we have been together for over 10 years.
Here are a few fun facts about me!
- I LOVE asian food, cooking and eating
-I'm a lefty, but do everything "regular"
-I'm absolutely obsessed with dogs. Mitchell and & have a fur baby of our own that we rescued, Tyson.
-I went to UH Maui and lived on the island
-I love to travel. My first international trip was to Thailand and I traveled solo and met up with a friend in the country (kinda crazy looking back at it now LOL)
-My favorite summer hobby is wake surfing
-Trader Joe's gnocchi will be one of my go-to's
-My favorite episodes of The Office is when Creed makes himself the manager & CPR training. I cry of laugher every time.
-I do not like pickles
-I shoot with Canon
-Summer will always be my favorite time of year
My photography journey
I grew up being obsessed with taking photos and loved the idea that you can capture a moment in time and give context to the image. When I was young I would beg my mom for a professional grade camera as a child (who would do that? Me. LOL). I purchased my first Canon (some Ti addition) in high school. I used it until it refused to turn on. Later as an adult, I moved to Maui with my boyfriend in July 2018 and became obsessed with the islands colors and its natural golden tones. I was convinced that NEEDED a professional grade camera to capture the islands beauty. Since then I spent every waking moment educating myself all things photography and fell more in love. This is where my professional practice began and eventually launched my business in February 2021.
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"Brandi was super professional, easy going, and made sure that we were comfortable during the session. She was great at giving directions on how to pose and had inspiration for the shoot! My partner and I had an amazing time! I can't wait to book another shoot."
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"There are not enough words that can express how extremely happy my husband I were to work with Brandi on our maternity photos! We were referred to Brandi by a mutual friend and she did not disappoint! Her laid back personality made it so comfortable for us and she even had great music playing in the background to lighten things up. Brandi came so prepared with a ton of different options for us and every single image she sent over was perfection! She blew every expectation out of the water."
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"I did my graduation pictures with Brandi and I absolutely loved them! This was my first shoot so I didn’t really know what to expect, but she gave me creative ideas to incorporate into my photos and made it so much fun! The whole shoot felt so comfortable and the photos came out perfectly. 100% recommend Brandi for your next shoot!"
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"I loved working Brandi for my grad photos. She’s super bubbly and made me feel really comfortable during the shoot! the photos turned out amazing and I’m so glad I got the opportunity to work with her!"
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"It was an absolute pleasure working with Brandi! We instantly connected from the moment my family and I met her. Her energy and professionalism did not go unnoticed and made the experience even more enjoyable. My family can’t stop looking at the photos!"
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"Brandi is such an amazing photographer to work with! It was so easy to book a session with her and I received the pictures back so quickly. She made me feel so comfortable when taking photos and helped show me what to do for poses. I loved taking my photos with Brandi"
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"Shooting with Brandi was the best possible experience I could have imagined! She quickly made me feel comfortable with her bubbly personality and was great with helping me with posing. She is a natural with the camera, and her editing skills are 10/10. I’m so happy I found Brandi and trusted her to take photos that I’ll look at for years."
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"Brandi is an absolute ray of sunshine behind and around the camera. She has an incredible way of keeping you comfortable no matter if it’s your first or hundredth time getting your photo taken. My family and I had a great time working with her for our family session, she kept us giggling the entire time and our photos came out beautiful. I’m so happy we have these photos and that Brandi was a part of the fun!"
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"Having my pictures taken by Brandi was so much fun! She made me feel so comfortable and directed me so well. She truly made me feel beautiful every time she took a picture. I’m incredibly happy with my pictures and it added to my excitement of graduating!!"
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"Having my pictures taken by Brandi was so much fun! She made me feel so comfortable and directed me so well. She truly made me feel beautiful every time she took a picture. I’m incredibly happy with my pictures and it added to my excitement of graduating!!"
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