Hannah Brooke
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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...
Self Employment during a global crisis – twelve things I’ve learned.
1st September. Meteoritical Autumn and four full months I’ve been fully self-employed. I don’t know if it’s the change in seasons, the fact my son goes back to school in JUST ONE WEEK, or the fact my daughter STARTS school in a few weeks after 6 full months at home...
12 tips for getting great wedding photos
1. Book a decent photographer. I know, bit of an obvious one to start with. But hear me out. I know it’s not cheap, and you might have a relative or a friend with a ‘proper camera’….BUT….you get what you pay for with wedding photography. You're paying for decent kit,...
The photos I LOVE to take and why!
I love learning, and reflecting on my journey as a photographer / business owner. Might be the 15 years I spent in HR but I’m a huge believer in self-development. During the later weeks of lockdown I put together my top 16 favourite family pictures that I’ve ever...
5 affordable ways to keep the kids entertained this summer
The summer holidays are upon us. A time of year that most parents dread a little as 6/7 weeks is a LONG TIME! But this year, the vast majority are running on empty before we've even got there - because we've already had the kids at home for 4 whole months. One big...
Doorstep Pics: a summary!
For 10 weeks during lockdown I photographed a whopping 273 families on their doorsteps! If someone had told me that figure, when I resigned from my corporate job in January, I would never have believed them for a minute, because ordinarily, that would have taken me...
Going self-employed during a global crisis.
When I tell people I took the giant leap of faith into self employment on the 1st May 2020….during a global pandemic, they wince, sharply inhale and make an “oooooof” sound. And I’ll admit that for a time I was kicking myself for resigning when I did. Of course, I’d...
Wetherby in Lockdown
Wetherby. A thriving market town, chock full of independent businesses and near impossible to get a parking space on a weekend. It's the reason we moved here (though we're in walking distance so the parking isn't an issue!) I love living in a small town where you can...
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