Photo by Stephanie Landrum
A few notes from Brenda…
I love Photography!
I can’t put it any simpler then that. It’s something that I have had a passion for since I was 14 years old. When I picked up a camera on a volleyball camp trip for school, I haven’t been able to live with out it. I have been passionate about learning whatever I can and to develop my craft. As a junior in high school I enrolled in a Black & White Photography beginners course and loved it. Right out of high school I knew that this was what I wanted to do and started doing weddings and portraits for my family and friends. I took a few years off to focus on my family and my daughter has brought out a new excitement in me. She taught me that photography has a new meaning, it’s documenting those moments that go by so quickly. She’s only a toddler but in those few short years so much has changed and you loose what happened yesterday. I want to capture those precious times for all my clients. That is what I strive for…documenting you being YOU. I used to do all the posing and working so hard for those perfect smiles. It’s just not about that, it’s about capturing a moment of joy and leaving the perfect behind.
I hope you can see my style through out my portfolio’s and appreciate the moment each image was taken. A Mother-to-Be waiting to hold her baby. The innocence of a newborn child. An exploring toddler looking in every corner. A couple so in love. And the beautiful world that God has given us.
B.
Experience
I received an Associates degree in Business Management from WNCC in Scottsbluff, Ne. I also went through the New York Institute of Photography’s course and received a Certificate in Professional Photography. I have 4 years experience as a Lab Technician, Darkroom Techinician, and Digital Technician where I restored damaged photographs. I have 5 years experience with Photoshop. I strive to learn more about photography wherever I can. I buy a lot of books and magazines and love to talk to other photographers to learn from them. I love to try new techniques and use new equipment to further my craft.
Gallery Exhibitions
Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO – 2007 Black & White Exhibition – Gallery Visitor’s Choice Award
Period Gallery in Lincoln, Ne – Landscape IV Exhibition -
“Pololu Vally Lookout” & “Palm Tree Row“
Published
The International Library of Photography -
2003 – “Gerber Daisy”
2001 – “Cliff Dwelling Window” & “Orchid”
2000 – “Stephanie”
