TRENT BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY | NYC WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER & FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO BRINGS A VINTAGE EDITORIAL STYLE TO NEW YORK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY » Trent Bailey Photography is a NYC Wedding & Family photographer who brings a timeless vintage & modern editorial style to New York Wedding Photography. He is frequently commissioned as a Manhattan Wedding Photographer and Manhattan Family Photographer but is available to photograph weddings and families throughout NYC.

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.

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.

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!

Then we had a fun family picnic in the backyard.

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!

Natalie came to NYC for a quick trip filled with shopping, shopping, and a little more shopping.  It was so much fun to walk around the city and catch up with natalie.  You might remember her from this post where we rocked it out in the soggy louisiana weather.  That shot in the retro rv is still one of my favorite images ever.

Stay tuned for part two of this shoot later this week.

I was so excited to shoot this session with Natalie in NYC….here is a sneak peek for you guys.  more to come soon!

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.

Happy weekend to everyone

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.

Talk about good times….I met KT & Melissa in NOLA when I was down last month to shoot their senior session.  It was fun to shoot two best friends at once.  While one was in front of the camera, the other was behind me making jokes and helping me get a few laughs.

KT & Melissa:  I had so much fun hanging with you two in New Orleans, you guys were a blast!

I think the HIGHLIGHT of the day was when I convinced Melissa to pose with the gold mime.  Before she went up to him, I told her to pose like him and maybe pretend that she was going in for a kiss on the cheek.  Melissa got a little more than she bargained for when the nice mime suddenly turned his face and got a little smooch.  Her reaction was PRICELESS!

At the end of the session, we were starting to lose light and I asked them what was one of their favorite things to do.  They both said EAT.  So we pulled up to one of the classiest Popeyes Fried Chicken joints I’ve ever seen…I’m loving the last one of Melissa!

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!

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:

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

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!

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!