Posts by Brandi Stage
Brandi Stage Portraiture’s Charity Recipients
2015 BSP Charity Recipient, Sharon Merrill: The first year’s recipient was my Uncle’s wife, Sharon, who was sent to Hospice after a long battle with cancer. I could see that this was a very special and challenging time for her and her family as they spent their moments sharing memories and their love for her.…
Read MoreThe Experience: More Than Photographs
Clients often say to me after they’ve come to the studio that it was an amazing experience for them and that EVERY woman should do this for themselves. Incredible! Although their reasoning for coming may be different, the experience isn’t. Many women come to look and feel beautiful, to have fun, to share in a…
Read MoreA Client’s Story: The Beautiful Shawn Gremillion
Shawn called the studio one day and asked me to photograph her because she said she needed to find her worth again. Little did she know she she was in for a big treat! We pampered her socks off making her look and feel like the gorgeous star that she is!! She’s granted me permission…
Read MoreMy Why
I am often asked how I got started as a photographer. My answer is that I’ve always been a photographer, but was a hobbyist most of my life. It wasn’t until the Lord spoke to me and told me to do this that I began my education with the New York Institute of Photography and…
Read MoreA Look Back: A Year of Photographing the Covers for Gulf Coast Woman Magazine
This past year has been an amazing journey photographing the covers of Gulf Coast Woman Magazine. The opportunity has stretched me as an artist in ways that I don’t think would have happened in other way. I’ve been able to work with an extraordinary team full of talent at GCW, the talented make up artist…
Read MoreRoses and Peonies, Oh My!
Goodness! How do I describe my excitement about this photoshoot??? Martha Butler, The French Potager, in Downtown Bay St. Louis, MS came for a personal branding session and it was like a dream for me. Imagine! My studio was filled with GORGEOUS roses (my fav) and peonies…but that was not all! As if that wouldn’t…
Read MoreFinding Confidence
Let’s talk CONFIDENCE! What is it and how do you get it? Well, Merriam-Webster’s definition of confidence is the quality or state of being certain. I just can’t talk about this subject without saying that all of my own confidence actually is rooted completely in my confidence in Jesus. You see, “self” confidence or “self”…
Read MoreThe North Dakota Girls Came to Mississippi!
The North Dakota Girls came for a visit and oh boy did they make an impression!!! Their best friend, Janelle, booked a Girl’s Day Out Photoshoot for them all to enjoy! Three of these women have been life long friends and they wanted to celebrate their friendship. What a fantastic way to do it! Every…
Read MoreBrandi Stage Portraiture Charity Photoshoot Recipient Amber Olsen & Her Beautiful Girls
There are photoshoots that just moves your heart and this was one of them! Every year Brandi Stage Portraiture chooses a family or person that is going through or has gone through something really difficult. This year we chose Amber Olsen’s family to gift a photoshoot and portraits to. When praying about who we should…
Read MoreThe Professional Photoshoot Experience
After you’ve done all your beauty preparations, picked your gorgeous outfits and jewelry, it’s time for your photoshoot experience! It CAN be a life changing experience and this is why I think EVERY woman should do this for themselves. How can photoshoot be life changing?!? Have you ever seen your beauty….your real beauty? Have you ever…
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