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This special session has a tight grip on my heart. I have so much love for these two, and the fact I was chosen to be there blows me away. 

Paris, France

Stephanie & Clay

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I met Alex, Jen, Kensington & Blakely on a beautiful May evening back in Champaign, Illinois. We met at the Japanese Gardens on University of Illinois campus. We were extremely lucky on weather as we had been rescheduling from a really cold and windy day. We were met with sunshine and 75 degrees. Its hard […]

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I was so lucky to get to meet Patrick & Olivia on a beautiful spring day in Chicago at Lincoln Park. I was nervous when the day started out so grey, windy and cold. I did not want the weather to ruin the high hopes I had for this session! Luckily as I arrived the […]

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What a wonderful spring night for a central Illinois family session. I am so thankful that I was able to work with the Houser family again.

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I did something strange for me this year. I chose DARK colors for our Christmas cards. And not just dark, but BLACK! I had a vision of timeless, classic beautiful photos against a gorgeous light/white location. I wanted something dramatic and started our hunt for castles and clothes. Thankfully Germany is full of castles, so […]

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We went to Paris last year for my 30th birthday. We started and took the train from Stuttgart to Paris which just took a few hours. It was almost surreal to be back in Paris. I hadn’t been back since I studied abroad in college in 2013! Allie and Raegan were SO interested in Paris […]

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As a kid, my family didn’t make a big deal out of Halloween in my house. Halloween is my dad’s birthday and we lived in the country from age 8 on, so trick or treating wasn’t something we really did. But, as a mom- I LIVE for this stuff. I am truly meant to be […]

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HOW DID I NOT BLOG THIS SESSION FOUR MONTHS AGO?! This darling family of mine is a repeat client. “But Brenda, you don’t even live in Charleston anymore?” I KNOW- but I sure wish I did! Kara was a client of mine while we were stationed in Colorado. She was a referral from another family […]

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I get it, the economy is ROUGH! The money for a full family session may not be in your budget. You value photography and LOVE the moments captured of your little, big or furry ones, but you can’t make the money line up this year. Do not fret, you can still get some beautiful moments […]

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Well, you’ve seen my triplet sister and her cute family. Now meet my oldest sister, Bridgette and her darling family! Bridgette and Mike met in high school back in 2006, they were married four years later in 2010. Landon arrived late 2013, and Killian a few years later in 2016. Landon and Killian were the […]

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This is the third time I was able to work with the Calvert family. The very first time I worked with them, they were a family of three, with number four on the way. Andrea reached out to schedule a maternity session. She was pregnant with Miss Penelope (Poppy) and Olivia (Ivy) was just a […]

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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera...they are made with the eye, heart & head." 
-Henri Cartier- Bresson

Hi! I am Brenda, the woman behind the camera. I will excitedly wave to you and shout "hey!" as soon as we meet, and I will act like we have been friends forever. I will talk and laugh with you through the duration. Your semi-reluctant photo companion will even tell you at the end of our session that is wasn't so bad after all! I started Brenda Price Photography in 2018 after my second daughter was born. Photography has been a lifelong love of mine, but it took until I saw firsthand how fleeting the moments were that I truly worked to learn what I loved. I always begged my parents for disposable cameras as a kid. I filled those camera rolls in about 5 minutes of all of my treasured things. I always took photos of my friends, pets, flowers, siblings- whoever would let me! Now as I have a family of my own, I take endless portraits of them. 

I love to take portraits of the big moments and the small moments. I have a tendency of grabbing photos of moments you may not have noticed were happening. I love to tell a story in my portraits. A love story. YOUR love story. No matter who it is with, how many people are involved, it is all worth documenting. Time does go by so fast and it is worth an investment in quality portraits, because before long- photos are all that will remain of a chapter of your life. You will not be a jittery, emotional bride again. Pregnancy only lasts nine months, and a newborn changes in a blink of an eye. Your kids will loose teeth, skin knees and grow to your height in no time. Your parents will age and leave you. You will never regret having photos of your loved ones and beautiful memories captured. 

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