Hannah Brooke
The Blog
Body Positivity: What it means to me and why I won’t digitally enhance or alter your bodies.
As a photographer I jokingly get asked to "just photoshop three stone off", "remove my chins" and "make me look 25 again" ALL THE TIME! It's usually said in jest, but in reality it breaks my heart a little bit every time because I've had my own lifelong battle with my...
Luke & Amy at Harrogate Registry Office
All the heart eyes for these guys and their intimate wedding at Harrogate Registry Office back in April! This gorgeous wedding recently featured over on the English Wedding Blog, and I thought it was high time I shared it here too. Back story: Luke and Amy were due to...
How to get the best Groom Preparation photos!
Groom Preparation Photos are often overlooked in the wedding world, and overshadowed by the Bridal prep photos .....and if you're wondering what most Groom Prep photos look like, see below. As a seasoned Wedding Photographer, most Grooms I've ever come across don't...
How to get stunning bridal prep photos
Picture the scene. It's the morning of your wedding and you are JUBILANT with excitement, nerves and emotion about the day ahead. You've got all your best girls with you and you want your bridal prep photos to be picture perfect. BUT the reality is this: there's a lot...
A York City Wedding
The city of York is beautiful, fact. So when Hannah & Dan contacted me about their wedding I jumped at the chance to take some wedding photographs in York. Together 8 years, they wanted a quiet and understated wedding to cement their love for each other. With two...
A year on the Coronacoaster. Self-employment during a global pandemic.
Wowee, it's been quite the year. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Hannah, and I quit my corporate job to be a fully self-employed photographer in January 2020. I had a busy wedding season lined up and all my ducks in a row financially - or so I thought! When...
Middleton Lodge: a Beautiful North Yorkshire Wedding Venue
Middleton Lodge is a STUNNING North Yorkshire wedding venue. It's a Georgian Country House set in 200 acres of gorgeous grounds. And there's the choice of the 18th Century Georgian House or the restored Fig House for your wedding. And I was super lucky that I got to...
Beautiful wedding venue in the heart of Yorkshire
A breathtaking venue I visited Thicket Priory for the first time in the summer of 2020 for a styled shoot workshop with My Prettiest Workshops. I’d seen it online, and knew it was a beautiful wedding venue and that I wanted to shoot there…but…. No amount of online...
Top Tips for Planning an Outdoor Wedding
I feel so honoured when a couple chooses me to capture one of their biggest life milestones, and just love being there to witness the day. One of my favourite things to shoot is an outdoor wedding – there's so much space, you’ve got complete style freedom and...
My favourite part(s) of photographing your wedding day and why!
This is one of the questions I get asked a lot – what’s my favourite part of the wedding day? And that’s the hardest question to answer because I simply love to immerse myself in it all. So, whilst I can’t commit to just one favourite bit, I thought a top 8 seemed...
Wedding photography: My style and approach
I get asked all the time how I’d describe my style of wedding photography. And I think it's important that when you're choosing your wedding photographer you have an idea of whether you want someone more candid or formal, who photographs in a light and airy or darker...
“What do you do?”
I'll be honest, the news is making me want to deactivate my social media accounts this week. However, that’s not who I am. I LOVE social media. I love to stay connected with my friends and family, and I love making new connections in my industry or with other big...
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