Jenny Regali

So it's been a crazy month! My current living situation has put me without a computer or internet this entire month... but I have finally obtained full internet access so it's time for some updates..! A little over a month ago now I got together with a model from Chicago named Jenni Regali from MM. The photoshoot was very spontaneous and unplanned but I think they turned out really well for the setting, lighting, and hasteyness of it. And seeing downtown Cincinnati is always a beautiful sight at night : )

If you are interested, I've also been keeping up with my self portrait project (52 Weeks)... you should check it out here... !

More updates later,

Brooke

p.s. Hope you all have been doing well!

Now on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/user/survivingoptimist

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to let you know that I've created a youtube channel for video blogging, behind the scenes, and for certain photoshoots! I'm really excited about the new opportunity, growth, and expansion for my photography and wanted to share with you now so you can check it out for yourself : ) Feedback is always appreciated ♥

Enjoy! Have a great weekend everyone.
Brooke

http://www.youtube.com/user/survivingoptimist

The Indie Gathering

This weekend was the Idie Gathering Film Festival up in Cleveland, Ohio. We took a 4 hour motorcycle ride up there leaving at 4:30am. We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel (best breakfast place e v e r) and I got to enjoy the speeds of 90 mph! Exhilerating. We got there around 10am and set up our booth and started immersing ourselves in creativity.

There were so many movies, people, and talent roaming around the Holiday Inn and there were 2 movies in particular I really enjoyed watching. One was called "The Artist" and the other was called "Bureaucracy" (click on those names and you can find more info out about them). The way they were filmed were very unique and interesting and I talked with both and made friends with the makers from The Artist and look forward to doing some possible future work with them!

I left the Indie Gathering filled with soooo mahy ideas but Sunday wasnt the best day I've ever experienced for sure. The ride home consisted of me dropping my bike at a gas station disabling the bike from changing gears for nearly an hour, almost got hit by impatient drivers twice, got stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for another hour, and the wind was so bad it was blowing my bike all over the road, threw the ponytail out of my hair, and nearly ruined all of it to a hot tangled mess! It's safe to say that I will probably never do a long motorcycle journey again lol. Either that, or it's going to be a LONG time.

-Brooke

Photoshoot: Katrina

I used to work as a preschool teacher and Katrina used to be one of my fellow co-workers :) Her oldest daughter Korinne used to be in my class and I haven't seen her in a year! Kids REALLY do grow fast! Her youngest's name is Addison and the last I saw her she was in a car seat. Now she's walking, talking, and very lively! Well, Katrina got in contact with me through facebook and asked to do a session with me last weekend and I've finally got them all finished :) They were soooo cute and fun to work with. Here are the best ones from their session ♥

The Overman Project

Earlier this year back in March I blogged about the film project my dad was working on. It's called the Overman and it features firewhips, live action, and was all done with green screen. (see my dad's videos on youtube) Well, my dad entered it into the Indie Film Festival up in Cleveland and he won the "Experimental Micro Film" catagory! So he's going to have his own screening, setting up a booth, and all of us are going to go up there the 3rd weekend of August. I can't wait! So to allow some promoting, I made him a movie poster that will be posted outside our screening room and some postcards we can pass out to people and I also printed some new business cards to do some networking for myself. So if any of you Ohioians or residents of Cleveland happen to be looking for something to do, stop by and see us!


Here's the poster:




I'm going to take a picture soon of my new business cards. I'm really proud of the way they turned out. Woo Hoo!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend :)
Brooke

Self-Portrait: Believe in Yourself

I've been noticing that due to the current economic situation, job situations, family situations, etc. that there is a lot of negativity that is plaguing people. I filled up some freetime writing down all these negative words and phrases that came to mind and turned it into a collage with newspaper and decided to make a self portrait out of it :) I had a lot of fun doing this and it felt as though it was it's own inspirational journey. Fighting back against all that stands against you is the greatest feeling I can ever experience. So this is my dose of hope, love, and optimism for you for today ♥




Enjoy,
Brooke

Relieved

I feel as though it's been FOREVER since I blogged! I've been working on getting a part time job to get some extra income and I got a job working in a local portrait studio as a photographer : ) I feel EXTREMELY grateful as this time in our current history seems to be making it harder and harder to obtain such advantages for your life. With this job I will be able to move out on my own in a few months time! I'm really excited!

In other news, I still have yet to put together a slideshow from my last wedding and I'm currently working on redesigning my website (it will probably be a long time until it's finished). I have a few creative sessions coming up in the next month starting my series "Defying Gravity" and I'm really looking forward to creativly exploring new concepts! I think I'm going to be bringing assistants with me so they can get some behind-the-scenes shots.

More updates later,
Brooke