this past year has marked a wonderful change for me, changing profoundly the way that i’m approaching my wedding day photography. for most of my weddings, my sister and i have the pleasure of teaming up and bringing a strong creative and often hilarious element to each couples big day. a bit of a back story is appropriate in order to fill everyone in.
Kym got her start in Kansas City in the late 90s. While working at a clothing boutique in Kansas City a customer came in and started a conversation with Kym about her mother’s photography studio called Antisdels and an opening that they may have for kym to come and do sales at the studio. A couple of days later Kym went and visited the studio and immediately fell in love with everything she saw.
For the first couple of weeks she was doing sales but it was not too long before she found her way behind the camera. Sana and her daugther Kia trained kym in the art of photography. shortly thereafter, kym began taking pictures on her own and quickly built a strong clientele in Kansas City. about this time, i entered the photography picture. at first it was just to be kym’s portrait subject, but like all little sisters do, i soon followed her behind the camera. our growth together in our skills technically, photoshop, and artistic portrait placement was a bond that was extremely beneficial to both of us.
kym eventually moved to colorado and began the process of building a new business. in the meantime, i was doing the same in nw arkansas. a few senior pictures quickly turned into inquiries for family portraits. weddings seemed too impossible. a job that was left for only those with years of training. while the technical skills were being learned, the people and posing pieces where already intact. after all, being a sorority girl myself, oohing and aahing is what makes the wedding memorable! so i jumped in. as i look back, i’m sad at how little i knew, but i knew that i loved making brides feel beautiful.
so, back to today. kym moved back to nw arkansas (we did both cheer for the hogs at one point). she is currently living in eureka springs and doing a wonderful job at providing a unique senior experience there. we are also working together on most all of my weddings. kym generally grabs the guys, poses of killer group shots, and helps man either the front or the back of the ceremony. that totally frees me up to hang close to the bride and bridesmaids, work with the families, and capture all the emotion from the day.
so that’s the brooke robinson wedding crew. we always bring two photographers and what sister wouldn’t love to have her big sis right by her side photographing all the joy and memories of a wedding day!
thanks so much to our friends Jason and Kori Hudson for grabbing this picture of us. You guys are the best!
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