Brekke Photography

Shedd Aquarium

2012-01-19T10:21:00.000-08:00

Aquariums are some of my favorite places to take pictures. We visit them as often as we can. Images of bright fish without having to strap on scuba gear.

Jellyfish

The Windy City

2012-01-19T10:13:00.000-08:00

A family trip to Chicago in early January was a great change of venue.

We were fortunate to have mild weather which made outings more tolerable.

I love the pictures I get of a new city. Something magical happens when you are experiencing a new city through your camera. There is something sentimental about it as well.

Magnificent Mile

Millenium Park

Holy Name Cathedral

Halloween 2011

2011-11-13T20:29:00.001-08:00

Toothless.

Astrid.

Jamie

2011-10-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

Do you ever get your haircut and make a big change

and wish you had proof of how it used to be?

Well, this was a good solution.

Butterflies

2011-08-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

Baby G

2011-05-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

Is there anything more precious than a sleepy newborn?

I was so excited when her mom called me. I wanted to do pictures, but didn't want to bother her.

After all, this was only a 6 day old baby.

I got to spend the afternoon with this beautiful little one and her mom.

It was loads of fun!

The comfort of a mother's hands.

Relaxed.

She was a little less than happy about us messing with her.

I think you have to take pictures of the crying too.

How else would you remember?

A bright pop of color for a bright personality.

I'm going to miss this girl.

This might be my favorite.

I just think she looks so sweet .

It's all about those sweet cheeks.

Easter Dresses

2011-04-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

Audrey's birthday is around Easter and Karin's is around Christmas.

This could work out well for photo opportunities as they grow up.

So, this is the belated 4-year-old shoot with little sister.

I love the personality captured here. So sweet!

Orchids

2011-04-18T20:23:00.000-07:00

I am always amazed by orchids.

They are almost always a near perfect specimen of their species.

Have you ever seen a raggedy old orchid?

Me neither.

These were at a friends house.

Her house is great for taking pictures - lots of windows.

And she always has a beautiful orchid somewhere.

I was so happy to have a chance to photograph them.

I love photos of white objects when they are lit just so you can see all the other colors you miss when you assume something is just white.

This one is my favorite.

The H Family

2010-12-15T12:56:00.000-08:00

Another year older. These kids have changed so much from the last time I took their pictures. Such cute kids! I got to watch these kids this summer and they became my girl's surrogate siblings. I just love the personality of these four!

Family Photos

2010-12-11T21:02:00.000-08:00

I was getting a little jealous of all the family photos. So, I asked my good friend Erin if we could borrow her blank, neutral walls and if she wouldn't mind being on the other side of the camera. Luckily she was willing and she did a fabulous job! We will, of course, have to do family portraits after the baby is born, but I really wanted something to be able to send as a Christmas card. I love how they turned out!

The R Family

2010-12-03T07:56:00.000-08:00

The R family are some of our newest friends. We spend a lot of time together. They were really fun to work with. Baby S is so smiley it was really an easy job. We tried some new things at a location that I haven't used much and the weather was just perfect. And I learned some new tricks during editing, not that they needed much.

The S Family

2010-12-02T19:51:00.000-08:00

The S family are good friends. I have been watching their two girls with each other since I found out I was having another girl and it's made me excited. With their recent addition it doesn't seem to matter which you end up with. These girls really love their brother. They were so fun to work with and Rishelle was pretty brave to do family portraits 2 weeks after having a baby. The backdrop was their living room and we got really great light. I am jotting down ideas for my house someday, where I can do portraits inside.

The K Family

2010-11-26T22:16:00.000-08:00

The holidays are upon us and so it is time to update family portraits. I've been able to spend some time with and photograph some of my favorite families. This is the K family. My family always seems to be playing catch-up with them, but since they started with twins, it is a little more difficult. They were wonderful. I hope this gives them a little preview. I just had to edit some. I had a hard time narrowing it down.

Check out these beautiful blues!

Handsome boys!

2010-08-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

From our recent trip to the circus.

I was hoping this one would turn out more like an old poster.

Still learning.

Baby Scarlett

2010-05-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

Taking baby pictures is so fun!

Especially when they cooperate as well as this one.

I had a great time

and love the personality that came out of

this sweet little girl.

I Heart Faces - "Smile" Entry

2010-04-27T08:27:00.000-07:00

This is my all time favorite picture I've taken of my daughter!

It turned out just like I dreamed.

I'm finally getting around to posting this to my blog almost a year later.

Oh, well. I still love it.

I am also entering it in the I heart Faces contest for this week if I can get it all figured out.

Wish me luck!

Baby A*

2010-02-20T15:01:00.000-08:00

This is one of my new favorite photos!

I can't believe how adorable she is.

So beautiful.

So much personality.

I love it.

I love the expression in both of these. Thanks for letting me take pictures, Thi!

To see collages of baby A*, visit my project blog here.

Weekend Getaway

2010-01-23T14:27:00.001-08:00

The Zoo.

I'm a very big fan of taking pictures in the zoo.

Probably because I'm a very big chicken and fences make me feel safer.

However, I try not to make it look like the animals are in the zoo, which is hard with all the concrete and faux stone.

This is quite possibly one of my favorite animal shots I've ever taken.
I am never going to get this shot again.
And I think it's funny.

The Japanese Gardens

Downtown.

2009-12-07T06:50:00.000-08:00

This was a fun shoot.

I got to see my friends again, since they came in town for this.

They were great sports.

Eventhough we had unusual and bitterly cold weather,

the pictures don't show it.

Now they are moving farther away.

We will miss them.

Circus

2009-08-30T21:32:00.001-07:00

I'm not very good at using my camera.
At least as far as some lighting situations go.
But I thought these turned out to be beautiful images of the circus at it's best.
They aren't about documentary.
They are about lighting and mood and the performance.

The S. Family

2009-08-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

I liked this shoot.
I had a new site which made things challenging.
And I got to learn some serious new skills with photoshop.
They didn't need retouching, I just had fun with it.

There's nothing like creating a "wheat field" in the city.

Baby Avery

2009-06-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

This was my first newborn baby shoot of this sort.
I love how it turned out.

Rain Delay

2009-04-18T21:42:00.000-07:00

Marina

2009-03-20T12:39:00.000-07:00

Aquarium

2009-03-20T11:46:00.000-07:00

Dinosaur Museum

2009-03-18T07:51:00.000-07:00

Waco

2008-06-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

Moab - landscapes

2008-03-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Halloween

2007-11-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

My cute little pumpkin

2007-10-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

Christian and Lauren

2007-08-30T13:09:00.001-07:00

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Cabin

2007-08-24T13:59:00.000-07:00

Flora

2007-07-22T20:21:00.000-07:00

A Texas Perspective

2007-07-17T14:04:00.000-07:00