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Mackinac Island

Brett Maxwell — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:09:15 +0000

My wife graduated from MSU a few weeks ago (really proud of her!) and my parents got us the wonderful graduation gift of a few nights on Mackinac Island. It was my first time there and it was great to spend a few days relaxing before my wedding season goes crazy. Speaking of weddings, it would be an amazing place to have one, so someone get married there and hire me to do your wedding photography!

A handful of personal photos from our little trip, check back soon for a few new engagement sessions.

We also stopped in Traverse City, and I have to recommend that anyone who enjoys art and wine go to 2 Lads winery and see artwork by my friend Jeremy Mason while enjoying Michigan’s best red wines.

Ric and Sharon

Brett Maxwell — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:52:26 +0000

A few days ago my good friend Ric and his wife Sharon came over for dinner, some good micro-brews, and a quick photo shoot. They are missionaries moving to Thailand later this year, and they wanted some nice photos of themselves to leave with family and friends. We just shot for a few minutes near my apartment building, but here are a few I wanted to share.

Paint

Brett Maxwell — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:02:14 +0000

A little aside from the normal photography thing today; I want to bring a little attention to some artwork I love. My friend Jeremy Mason is an amazing artist doing abstract stuff with paint. Go check out his site at jeremymasonart.com, and since little web photos don’t communicate well enough the color and texture in his pieces it’s definitely worth going to one of his gallery showings.

Here’s one of his pieces hanging on my wall. I got it for Kelli for our first anniversary, which is supposed to be the paper anniversary, but I figured canvas was close enough. I’ve got my eye on “4 Grain” next, so go buy a piece, but not that one.

Merry Christmas!

Brett Maxwell — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:50:31 +0000

Kelli and I have been visiting my family in California this past week to celebrate Christmas. It’s been an awesome trip; snowboarding, catching up with friends, In N Out, and lots more fun. We also celebrated our anniversary out here and went to the California coast and took a short hike through the redwoods.

I’ve been trying to keep up with some email mostly using my phone, so sorry for any delays, but we’ll be back in Michigan this weekend and getting all caught up. Merry Christmas!

end of June update

Brett Maxwell — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:51:57 +0000

Well, after 5 weddings, 7 engagement sessions, and a whole bunch of meetings, my busiest month of the year is done! I even took next weekend off to go up north with family for the 4th of July, so this week will be a welcome relief to catch up on processing those June photos and get all the galleries online, discs in the mail, etc. Thank you and congratulations to all my June couples!

And since every post needs a photo, here’s a shot from today of my beautiful wife, her mom, sister, and our niece

birthday party

Brett Maxwell — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:06:49 +0000

I have friends with cute kids, really cute kids. One of them had a birthday party a few weeks back and I brought a camera along. Click through for lots more photos, and we’ll get back to the regularly scheduled program (weddings, engagments, etc.) soon.

Hawaii!

Brett Maxwell — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:48:16 +0000

My wife and I are in Denver right now (yay for airports with free wifi!) on our way to Maui. It’s our late honeymoon, thanks to my parents, and we are really excited to soak up some sun. Please don’t expect prompt email responses this week, but I should have internet semi-regularly.

I have brought my camera and a few lenses and am looking forward to taking some pictures of the beautiful island. Here is a bad scan of one I took with a disposable camera last time I went to Maui 7 years ago:

happy birthday!

Brett Maxwell — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:17:27 +0000

Today is my beautiful wife’s birthday! We got back from a nice dinner a little while ago and I just put the finishing touches on the cake I made her (ice-cream cake!). Happy birthday Kelli, I love you!

Here are a few photos from yesterday opening presents with her family and playing with our beautiful niece:

minimal December for BMP

Brett Maxwell — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:18:38 +0000

I’m marrying this beautiful woman in less than a month!! Between finalizing wedding plans, moving, and honeymoon, the month of December will be very light on consultations and shoots. Also, prices are due for a small increase January 1. So if you are interested in the services of Brett Maxwell Photography, please contact me as soon as possible!

niece

Brett Maxwell — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:07:02 +0000

This is going to be my niece in December, when Kelli and I get married. She’s just starting to hold her head up, and I can’t wait for her to start crawling around, walking, and talking.