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TRENT BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY | NYC WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER & FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO BRINGS A VINTAGE EDITORIAL STYLE TO NEW YORK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY bio picture

Trent Bailey Photography {The Blog}

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I am an NYC based lifestyle photographer with a passion for people and fun, edgy, editorial style photography.  I love to laugh at myself, see others smile, and have the most fun humanly possible.  I love the feeling I give to my clients when they see themselves in my photographs.

I'm a southern boy living my dreams in NYC with my beautiful wife and our dog, Lola.  I love sweet tea, fall is my favorite season, my favorite musician is a toss up between Ray Lamontagne, James Morrison & Eric Hutchinson, and my favorite soundtrack is from the movie "Across the Universe".  I have an intense love for photography and learning more about the art everyday.  I am currently a student at the International Center of Photography, and in my free time, I enjoy attending workshops lead by other passionate photographers.

This is an online journal that follows my life as a photographer, husband & friend.  I would love for you to join me in the journey...so feel free to take a look around, or leave a comment.

Thanks & God Bless,

Tag Archives: Family Photography

Philadelphia Family Photographer | New York Family Portraits

When I got the email from Terry & Michael that they wanted me to photograph their family at their new home in Philadelphia, I was so excited!  Dara & I were able to visit Philly in January for our one year anniversary and we really loved the city.  So this time around, we made a mini vacation out of our visit, stayed at our favorite spot The Hotel Palomar, and even brought our four legged child LOLA.  Dara came along with me for this fun family session (lola decided to sleep in at the hotel) and I cannot tell you how much she helped.  She is so great with interacting with the children and giving direction (we don’t pose people very often).  She also photographed with me, and a few of these are her shots.  I am so blessed to have her work along side me!

We started out the session with this little guy.  John was so easy, super happy, and ready for his closeup.  I think he’s a natural in front of the camera.

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Michael really loves Thomas the Train and wanted his favorite train book to be a part of the shoot.  I absolutely love it when people include some personal items that help tell the story of who they are.  It could be a favorite toy or book for kids, or for an engagement session maybe incorporating the picnic basket used during your park proposal.

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Like John, Rory was also thrilled to be in front of the camera and was such a great model.  Dara got her to do a few spins in her pretty dress, and she totally worked it!

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Then we had a fun family picnic in the backyard.

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Manhattan Senior Portraits Part 2

Last week I shared Part One of Natalie’s Senior Portraits.  Today I’m going to share the second part.  I had so much fun shooting these night shots!

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Coming Soon….

Can’t wait to show you more from these three sessions!

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My last day of early twenties…

Today I celebrate the last day of being in my early twenties…..tomorrow morning, I’ll be waking up as a 24 year old and officially be in my mid twenties.  Think about it:  20-23 is your early twenties, 24-26 is mid twenties; and 27-29 is late twenties.  I know everyone must be on the edges of their seats wondering what I’m doing to celebrate this momentous last day of my early twenties.  Well my friends, I’m working, sipping on lemon water, and maybe reading two magazines that came in the mail for me yesterday.

I’m also patiently waiting on my wonderful parents to arrive in the city.  They are flying in from Houston for the weekend, and I couldn’t be happier.  I haven’t seen them since Christmas (which seems like FOREVER ago).  I’m a huge momma’s boy so I can’t wait to see her and cannot wait to see my dad on his first trip to NYC.

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Happy weekend to everyone

A little Sneak

I wanted to post this sneak peek from Natalie’s senior session here in NYC.  We had a great time and hit up a few fantastic locations.

I can’t wait to show you more…but for now, this teaser will have to do.sneek 1 A little Sneak

Senior Sessions: Part 2 | NYC Senior Portraits

Last week I showed you part one of the senior sessions I took a few weeks back.  Today, I’m bringing you part two with Jacy.  We shot all over Baton Rouge, and had so much fun during the shoot.  Sure, it got a little cloudy which then dropped the temperature pretty quickly, but Jacy was great and was brave enough to run through the FREEZING fountain.

Part three with KT & Melissa is coming soon!

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The Neal Family | New York Family Photographer

I’m in love with this session.  The location was beautiful, the golden sunlight, open fields, old barns, wow.  I love it when I ask a client if they have a location in mind and they pick a KILLER location. I met with Melissa a couple of hours before this session to scout out the location.   After we met, I went back to the home where I was staying for the week to take a nap (which I never do, but I had an early morning engagement session in New Orleans that morning).  I couldn’t sleep.  I was too excited about the shoot and could NOT stop visualizing shots in my head.  I had a blast at the shoot and even more fun going through all the images.  It was so tough to narrow it down for the blog, but here are some of my favorites:

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Funny story behind these poses….these girls are so much fun!

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Landon LOVES his dogs…this was one of the last images I shot of the day.  When I get my studio space, this will be hanging on a big canvas on my wall!

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The Berner Family | NYC Family Photographer


Talk about a fun family….I had a blast hanging out with the Berner family and they were so easy to photograph.  I think the highlight of my day was Brady dancing a little to Beyonce’s Single Ladies.  Brad & Kristy you have two of the cutest kids ever.  Thank you again for being so much fun to work with!

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Senior Sessions: Part 1 | NYC Senior Portrait Photographer

I have so much fun working with seniors. It’s such a fun period in life, with high school coming to an end….the possibilities are endless! I got to photograph six seniors a few weeks ago, and here is part one: Hollie, Evans, & Baylor!
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LSU Family Session | New York City / Baton Rouge Family Photographer

How cute is this family?  I met up with Tommy & Shannon and their three beautiful children on the LSU campus to photograph this awesome family!

Tyler, Thomas & Lily Ruth were so much fun to shoot, and I can tell how much these kids love each other and their parents!

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Tommy & Shannon…it was so great meeting you and your beautiful family, and being back on the LSU campus!