Leslie and Brett

Leslie and Brett are getting married later this year and had their engagement shoot this past friday. We went to Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale for their session and had a great time! I've never see a hotel so busy! There were people everywhere. Luckily, we found some good spots for the photos.

We got some great photos of the two of them and even their son playing with the ducks! This is one of my favorite photos of the evening.

I'm really looking forward to shooting their wedding later this year. I can tell it'll be a lot of fun.

Showstoppers

It's competition season in Arizona! I attended Showstoppers this past weekend to photograph Dance Motion Performing Company, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing children ages 7-18 with quality dance instruction. This was the first time photographers were allowed into the event so I was so thrilled to be there!
I see how everyone gets so tired at competitions...it's tiring just being there, never mind actually dancing! The talent these kids display is incredible. I only hope Harper will have a passion for something just like these kids do for dance.
After shooting over 3000 photos, we've narrowed them down to 2600 and they are all available to view on the events directory. Go take a peek!

The Evans Family

Last night, I had the pleasure of shooting the Evans family in their beautiful home. The kids were a lot of fun to shoot, though I think Shane may hurt himself one day with those trampoline backflips!

Here is a small preview of the photos we got last night. They'll be done by this afternoon and updated on the website for everyone to see..

I hope I'll get to shoot the Evans family again sometime soon. I had a lot of fun!

Starpower Competition

This past weekend, I followed Dance Motion Performing Company to the Starpower competition in Phoenix to shoot a couple of their dancers. These talented kids amaze me with all they can do! I got 5 solos this weekend and all the photos turned out great. Of course, I was disappointed to hear that we can't use flash in there...I love my lighting! But I'm really happy with how everything turned out. I'll be heading to Showstoppers next weekend to photograph all the solos, duets/trios and groups and I'm really looking forward to it.

Congratulations to all the kids this weekend!

Our New Contact Information!

Due to the rate at which Drew Brashler Photography is expanding, we've gotten ourselves a new phone number and email address! There are many new exciting things happening with the business aspect of it and we can't wait to unveil it all to everyone!

Our new phone number is (602) 387-0615

Our new email address is info@brashlerphoto.com

Our old phone number and email address will still be working and maintained for many months so everyone gets the message so don't worry if you forget!

OH! We also added a new live chat to our site! If you have any questions while looking at the site, click on the live chat and someone will be there to help you!

Our Wedding Giveaway!

Once (sometimes twice) a year, we give away a free photography package to a couple to help them along with their wedding. We understand how expensive weddings can get and want to help as much as we can.

This year, we are giving away our first package, including full day coverage, 60 days online proofing and ordering, a custom designed 10x10 table top album, an engagement session, boudoir session, and planning photography.

Our winner was Amanda Anderson and her fiance. I'm looking forward to shooting their wedding next August!

February Giveaway!

To celebrate Valentines day (and my birthday tomorrow!), we have a new promotion for the whole month of February!

Book your wedding by March 1st and receive 10 of your favorite images on CD! This is such a huge deal...I know many photographers who won't sell their print rights, never mind give them away!!

First Entry!

Well, I've finally decided to hop on the bandwagon with this whole blog thing. Look to the blog for updates, promotions, and recent shoot information.I'll use this first entry to introduce everyone to myself and my family...I was born in Portland Oregon and raised there with my parents. In my last years of high school, I was introduced to photography. I took my first photography class there at Tigard High School. After making my hands smelly in developer and watching my black and white photographs appear on the paper, I decided to take a shot at an internship at the local newspaper.My senior year of high school I landed an internship at Community Newspapers Inc. I was graced with the expertise of Jaime Valdez and Craig Mitchelldyer as my mentors. That year and a half made me the photographer I am today, and I give all my thanks for the painful critiques and wonderful advice from both of them.I then moved to Phoenix, Arizona and started freelancing for newspapers, magazines, companies and was even published in a Photography for Dummies book. After a year, I moved up to Flagstaff, Arizona and attended Nothern Arizona University for a degree in Photography.During my years at Nothern Arizona University I studied studio and on-location lighting technuiques. In fact my teachers and colleagues nicknamed me "stobe" for my use of studio lighting in most all my photographs. The most lights I used in one photo topped 11 different flashes. In combination of shooting commercial advertising and being raised in photojournalism makes my style very cutting edge.While in college, I met my wonderful wife Veronica and we were married on Dec 29th 2007. We planned a Portland wedding while living in Arizona and we were graced with one week... yes one week to plan our whole wedding while visiting my parents in Oregon. Like most women (sorry ladies!), she was 15 minutes late to our wedding. We laugh about that all the time.On Sep. 27th, 2008 @ 1:20 PM, our daughter Harper Rae Brashler was born. She has made both of our lives so happy. It is such an amazing feeling to come home to a huge gummy smile from my daughter. If you think you are excited about your wedding, just wait until you have a baby!Like most others, my family was affected by the economy. I firmly believe that photographs of yourself, your kids, your wedding, your life are not things we can give up. Memories need to be caught and kept forever. My wife and I have always been the ones answering the phone, responding to emails, handling paperwork, and designing the albums, flyers, and website. This is how we were able to cut our prices this year. We are taking less of a profit so you can still have professional photographs within your budget! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me at brashlerphoto@gmail.com, call at (602) 387-0615, or go to our contact page and fill out the form.PS. This is a photo of Harper at 4 months old!