brian powell photography » wedding, portrait, and commercial photographer in lafayette, indiana

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I started on this journey back in the summer of 2000. You know, new millennium, try something new. I figured if we could survive "Y2K", we could do anything, right? So I enrolled in Photo1 as an elective for Architecture school.

I spent every day and night that summer shooting, developing, printing. We were old school back then: film, manual, and doing the entire process by hand (even rolling our own film canisters--tricky in the dark!).

From then, I went on to take 3 more classes, shoot for the Ottawa Herald, return to work for the photo lab where I started, and photograph more portraits and weddings.

Around 2004 I made the digital dive, and in 2006 I began submitting to Istockphoto.com, which really has been a learning experience. Hang on for the rest; I'll post it all right here.

personal

Now how do I fit the rest of myself into this little column? Well, here goes. I'm Brian, but a lot of people know me as 'BP'. I grew up south of St. Louis, and have lived in Kansas and Kentucky en route to Indiana. We're pretty much settling down here. *whew*

"We"? That would be me, my awesome wife Carrie, and our girls Cora (4-going-on-12) and Mary (almost 2). Oh, and our cat "Johnny", originally 'Juan Carlos, King of Spain' (long story). I've survived cancer twice (also a long story) and am completely a debtor to grace.

When I'm not behind the camera or the computer, I enjoy ultimate frisbee, basketball, anything outdoors--yes, even long walks on the beach--and catching up with our favorite shows online. If you're not scared off yet, and want to know more, add me on Facebook or take me up on that coffee offer :)

custom albums and books

I design custom books and albums through KISS and Forbeyon. View the slideshow for a quick overview of these, and then read below for details.

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I’ve waded through the dozens of vendors out there and stick with these 2 companies.

Leather lay-flat albums from KISS

Non-customizeable leather covers, full grain in 7 colors
Actual RA-4 photographic prints (on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper)
Thick and sturdy pages that make lay-flat spreads.
No gutter in middle, spreads are actually not cut but micro-folded
More durable than press-printed coffeetable books
KISS padded leather covers have a softer, thicker feel than Forbeyon.
View photos of an awesome Passion Pink sample on my blog post!
(KISS also offers a linen cover option: thinner pages but still rigid photographic prints – not as thin as coffeetable book pages) (Kiss also offers cute little 4″ leather brag books)

Leather flush-mount albums from Forbeyon

Entirely handmade in Dallas, TX
More personalized and customizable to your tastes
All of the features of lay-flat photo mounted spreads
Real UV-coated photographic prints, luster or metallic finish (on Kodak Archival paper)
More selection of fine Italian leathers/grains (and interesting non-leather textures)
Options for cameo photo inserts on cover; imprinting options also
More fashionable slip cover options
Forbeyon leather covers are harder than KISS covers.

View three of my sample layouts online…

They range in size from 4×4″ up to 12×12″. All spreads from KISS and Forbeyon are high quality, UV protected, photographic prints (not press-printed). Printed on archival paper (either Fujicolor Crystal Archive or Kodak Archival, depending on the company) by industry-leading printers, all of these books rock and have that wow! factor. When we meet in person to discuss your wedding, you’ll get to hold them :)

Not sure you can afford a swank leather wedding album? Here are 3 other options: credit card, ordering the book months after your wedding, or -my personal favorite- letting me set up a photography gift registry for your friends and family. Guests can then give gifts like nice canvas prints, album credit, or anything else you want.

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