2023 Mini Sessions
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4d ago
This is a sampling of both spring and fall mini-sessions in Grand Rapids, MI and Rockford, MI. It was a good year for mini-sessions. I adore seeing so many of the same families repeatedly over the years, and also meeting new ones. I also love the hilarity that often ensues when kids are free to be themselves during a photo session. Each family always ends up with nicely posed, smiling images but also many outtakes of their kids being GOOFY (or thoughtful, affectionate, or adventurous). I love these natural, in-between-moment shots every bit as much, and possibly more than, the smiley framable ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the steenstras
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
1w ago
If you never step foot in your house again, what are the memories you'd want to keep with you forever? It isn't about the house but the age and relationship between the kids I would love to remember. The way H___ yells at D___ and how M____ and D_______ play and how H_____ looks for comfort from M______ ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the kingstons
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
1w ago
If you never step foot in your house again, what are the memories you'd want to keep with you forever? The old imperfect house where we first lived as a family. The simple activities and moments with A____. The feeling of our home being cozy, loving, and simple (and often messy ..read more
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2020 Mini Sessions, Part 1
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
3y ago
2020 pandemic parameters (like Stay Home orders and advisories to avoid indoor spaces with non-household members) may have put a bit of a limp in my step as an in-home family photojournalist but it did NOT stop the mini session magic from happening. I think I did close to 16 mini sessions, some in the spring and some in the fall. Here are some highlights from those families with last names beginning in A to M. I’ll post the remainder of the alphabet another day soon ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the L family
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
3y ago
Summertime. It was a lovely summer. I loved coming to this family’s custom-built new home to document some of their life together since they added a second daughter. Such a thoughtful house, such a loving family, such a chubby baby. All the goodness ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the fleury family
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4y ago
“I'll follow you into the park Through the jungle, through the dark Girl, I never loved one like you… Ah, home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the case family
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4y ago
Home. It is warmth and rest, it’s safety and mess, it’s nourishment and play. It’s all of these things. And when we aren’t REQUIRED to be in/at them 24/7 for weeks on end, it is a place to which we retreat and recharge between our ventures into the wider world. Thank God for home. I’m missing joining you in your homes, friends, capturing moments like these that seem so ordinary and possibly even annoying… and yet right about now, I bet we all have an evolving and novel set of feelings about all that home is and is not. When all of this Stay Home, Stay Safe business is over, let’s make a date ..read more
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Day in my life :: march 2020
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4y ago
It’s been an odd season for me as a photographer, even before a world pandemic came on the scene and effectively disallowed me to photograph humans for a while. But photography is therapry. It is also a skill that needs to be kept sharp. So in these days of quarantine, when all we have is home and one another, I decided to do a thing I used to do a couple of times each year: pick up the camera in the morning and keep shooting until bedtime, the good, the bad and the ugly. No tidying up ahead of time, no posing or posturing, no manipulating the day’s unfolding to be more photogenic. So here is ..read more
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Mini-sessions :: fall 2019 edition
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4y ago
I’ve been horrid at blogging for months now, though I’ve shared some snippets of many recent in-home photojournalism sessions via my FB page. After getting behind, it’s hard to know where to start, but I decided to start by sharing some images from Mini Sessions back in October! Part of the reason for this is that I’m gearing up to do another set of mini sessions this May (mother’s day weekend, I hope!), so I thought it would be helpful to show you all what you can expect from a mini with Brooke Collier Photography. I had the privilege of doing so many minis this past fall and at three differe ..read more
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Family photojournalism :: the flint-robinsons
Brooke Collier Photography
by Brooke Collier
4y ago
Families are amazing in each and every stage. And though I personally am still squarely situated in the young childhood phase, I love the chance to see and document how families with older kids do life together, too. This family is busy with all the best things: music, board games, academics, and fulfilling jobs. They move in and out among one another, each free to be his/herself and have space for his/her own endeavors, while also being so clearly connected and supported. What a beautiful environment they’ve created together. Enjoy this peek at an ordinary morning at home together ..read more
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