Hope Bray Photography is here!!!

Dear friends & family,

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support of Blink Photography!!! The launch of Blink went better than I could have ever hoped thanks to you! Because of the increase in business & need for a more professional look, I have decided to upgrade my website. My new name will be Hope Bray Photography & my new website is definitely more user friendly for me as well as my clients. I have had a lot of wedding inquiries lately. If there is a date that you have in mind for your wedding then please do not hesitate to email or call me ASAP. I am definitely willing to travel for weddings & I am now booking for all 2009 weddings. Word of mouth is how my business has grown so fast. If you think that you know someone who would be interested in booking a newborn, kiddo, family, engagement, bridal session, or wedding then please do not hesitate to forward them this email & website link. I hope everyone is doing well & wish you all a Happy New Year!!! Thank you for all of your support!

http://www.hopebrayphotography.com

Hope Bray

a perfect signoff...

Okay.. here it is.. my next to last official posting on this website before I launch my new website!! YIPEEE!! I am so glad that I am posting this shoot as my official signoff  b/c I feel like I can really go out with a bang. I am flipped over the way this shoot turned out! This is the sweetest mom/daughter shoot ever!!! It definitely made me so thankful for my little girl, Ellison (ironically this precious little girl's name is ellison too!) Anyhow, for those of you who have princesses of your own, look out... this will melt your heart... :) Okay... stay tuned... my next posting will be my official last on this site. It will include the link to my new website & feature an absolutely gorgeous wedding that I shot in charleston over Christmas. Bye Bye Blink!

nadlers in the neighborhood...

I really think this was family #7 that I have shot in the same neighborhood & they have all been fantastic to work with! The Nadlers were no exception! One of the things that I loved the most was that their kids were exactly the same age as mine & it made me feel right at home when I was working with them:) CUTE CUTE, CUTE is all I have to say!! 

a day at the farm...

whew!! I feel like it has been AGES since I have actually posted a shoot. I took some well-needed time off during christmas to be with my husband & kids but I am really glad to be back in business! These next pictures are from an all-day shoot that I did in columbia, sc in early december. A friend of mine from college arranged to do it at a horse farm & there were 7 families that came throughout the day to have their pictures taken. The weather started out foggy & freezing (which made for some very cool pictures!) By then end of the day it was sunny & beautiful which made for a good variety of pictures. Each shoot was very unique... you almost would not have known we were at the same farm in all of the shoots. Although it took me a while to post these I think it was well worth the wait:) Stay tuned for some very cool things coming in 2009 including some brand new equipment & a new name & website!!! Details coming soon...:)

a super mom of a super family!!!

guys, really... Audra is definitely what I would categorize as a "super mom!" We were invited over to her house a few months ago for a playdate & you would have thought we had stepped into Martha Stewart's house... only better. She had prepared a spread for the kids that made Chuck-E-Cheese look like a vegetable diner. It was complete with pre-cut grapes, homemade sweets, popcorn, & muffins, you name it & it was there!!! Audra did not disappoint us for this shoot either. When her family rolled up for the shoot she was wheeling behind her a wagon filled with props. Not just any props, we are talking EVERYTHING but the kitchen sink! A red wagon, red chair, red bench, hats, scarves, gloves, stockings, pillows, blankets, snacks... LITERALLY everything.  Audra, you are one on a kind! Def. the kind of mom that I say to myself.. "how does she do it all?" I love your beautiful family & I loved spending the morning with you all. I hope you enjoy these pictures of your family who obviously loves & appreciates you very much! 

morris & madden

AAAHHHH!!! This was so much fun!! Last monday I met up with 2 sororoity sisters of mine from college & their families. Ashley & I were in the same pledge class & Beth married Ashley's brother. Make sense?  Small world, but I am so glad it is. Ashley now lives in Birmingham  & was in town for Thanksgiving & her brother's family now lives in Columbia. We met in Rock Hill on this absolutely perfect day!  I LOVE fall pictures & these are the epitomy of fall pictures. I think it is so precious that these siblings would want to have their pictures taken together... I just loved it! I think you will have no doubt how much fun these families have together once you check out these pictures... enjoy!!:)

a day to remember...

this shoot was so much fun that I could not stop!!! I just kept shooting, & shooting, & shooting...:) Charlie & Kate's grandmother came along to get in some of the shots & the ones of them together turned out so sweet.. definitely lifelong keepers:) It was such a special day of playing with mom & grandma.. the way life should be.  These kids were full of spunk! I love the shot below where Kate is posing like the mermaid who lives in her backyard. And Charlie's smile.... ohhhhh, these kids should be models!!