HOMEWEBSITEBRETT & JESSICACONTACTRECOMMENDTumblr (3.0; @brettarthur)http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/<a href="http://blog.mymusea.com/post/44721029645">Musea: Rage Against The Machine</a>: <p><a href="http://blog.mymusea.com/post/44721029645" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">mymusea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’ve gotten ourselves into this mess to a large degree. Among photographers who shoot weddings, there is this low grade grumbling about how tough it is to run a successful business. The economy is blamed, the amount of competition is given as an excuse and the devaluation of photography is also…</p></blockquote>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/44848246153http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/44848246153Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:41:27 -0500<a href="http://samspratt.tumblr.com/post/24366754386/10-things-ive-learned-in-the-2-years-since-i-graduated">: 10 Things I've Learned In The 2 Years Since I Graduated From Art School</a>: <p><a href="http://samspratt.tumblr.com/post/24366754386/10-things-ive-learned-in-the-2-years-since-i-graduated" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">samspratt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I graduated from art school 2 years ago, here are some things I think I’ve learned. In the words of my current client, Donald Glover: “<span>I’m not saying this thing is true or not, I’m just saying it’s what I learned.”</span></p> <ol><li>“<strong>Creativity Is Recession Proof</strong>” were the words plastered over the novelty…</li></ol></blockquote>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/24411139427http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/24411139427Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:47:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4vliaHUvH1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The fine folks over at <a href="http://www.onabags.com" target="_blank">ONA</a>, who happen to make the best camera bags, had me answer a few questions for their Photographer Profile series they are doing on their blog. You can check it out right <a href="http://www.onabags.com/blog/?p=3435" target="_blank">here</a>!</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/24128875474http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/24128875474Thu, 31 May 2012 10:19:01 -0400onaona bagscamera bagphotographydslrcamerabagphotographer<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lynef2uLOy1qikedfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ohpioneer.com/post/16867401896/seriously-this-every-day" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theohpioneer</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>seriously. this. every day.</p></blockquote>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/21857387106http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/21857387106Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:12:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m15drogEXE1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Home. Raleigh, North Carolina. March 2012.</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/19583809673http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/19583809673Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:50:00 -0400downtownblack and whiteraleighnorth carolina<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ureomgKs1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A shot from a recent shoot with a super talented singer/songwriter just starting out, Erica Scott - Raleigh, NC. February 2012.</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/19292597167http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/19292597167Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:05 -0400portraitraleighrooftopartistphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztds0D5Lj1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> <p>Another look at a shoot from a couple weekends ago - Charlottesville, VA. February 2012.</p> <p>(<a href="http://brettarthurphoto.com/" target="_blank">brettarthurphoto.com</a>)</p> </span></p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/18089158534http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/18089158534Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:45:36 -0500black and whitephotographyportrait<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzk36oiRAl1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> </span></p> <p>A peek at a shoot from this past weekend - Charlottesville, VA. February 2012.</p> <p>(<span><a href="http://brettarthurphoto.com" target="_blank">brettarthurphoto.com</a></span>)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17781959296http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17781959296Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:18:00 -0500black and whitephotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzb5mvn8Q21qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Downtown Fiction - Baltimore, MD. January 2012.</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.brettarthurphoto.com" target="_blank">brettarthurphoto.com</a>)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17555607233http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17555607233Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:51:06 -0500the downtown fictiontdfpineapplebaltimore<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyy836tlX81qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The moon and pineapple. Baltimore. 2012.</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17158546375http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/17158546375Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:17:06 -0500pineapplemoonbaltimoremaryland<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyr70rgIXh1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Polaroid from a shoot a couple days ago with The Downtown Fiction. </p> <p>Pineapple Building - Baltimore, MD (<a href="http://www.brettarthurphoto.com" title="http://www.brettarthurphoto.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://brettarthurphoto.com" target="_blank">http://brettarthurphoto.com</a></a>)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/16926672009http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/16926672009Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:58:53 -0500polaroidfujifp-100cdowntown fictionfilminstantbaltimoremarylandpineapple<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyle2fmDdF1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Flying V. Maryland. 2011.</span></p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/16742137124http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/16742137124Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:37:27 -0500birds<p>I keep a database of locations I see locally that I think would be great for a shoot. I always try to get at least an iPhone shot of the location as a visual reference. For shoots that are not local, I will either take a day before for location scouting and if I’m working with a producer, they will sometimes have the location already set. Other times, you just gotta wing it. </p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15490596936http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15490596936Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:15:31 -0500<p>Which self portrait might you be referring to? I live in Raleigh, so many of them are taken here. </p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15330069441http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15330069441Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:17:19 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxb4miXb2p1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>My Top 10 Albums of 2011</strong></p> <p>I’ve been down with a sinus infection for the last three weeks, so I hope you’ll excuse my tardiness. </p> <p><em>In no particular order</em></p> <p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-reckoning/id459958416" target="_blank">Needtobreathe - The Reckoning</a><br/><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/slave-ambient/id452469775" target="_blank">The War On Drugs - Slave Ambient</a><br/><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hurry-up-were-dreaming./id462951764" target="_blank">M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bon-iver/id436243980" target="_blank">Bon Iver - Bon Iver<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zonoscope/id417068909" target="_blank">Cut Copy - Zonoscope<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-rip-tide/id447495892" target="_blank">Beirut - The Rip Tide<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mylo-xyloto/id471339278" target="_blank">Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/helplessness-blues/id425059566" target="_blank">Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mine-is-yours-deluxe-version/id414717171" target="_blank">Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours<br/></a><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-english-riviera/id428886845" target="_blank">Metronomy - The English Riviera</a></p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15329410271http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/15329410271Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:03:54 -0500top 10music2011albums<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjxmsau8W1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ncartmuseum.org" target="_blank">NCMA</a> Trail - Raleigh, NC</p> <p>November (2011)</p> <p>Chakaia Booker, The Conversationalist, 1997, Rubber tire and wood, 144 x 240 x 252 inches</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13638057535http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13638057535Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:03:05 -0500black and whitencmanc museum of artraleigh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjxfnP6qj1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ncartmuseum.org" target="_blank">NCMA</a> Trail - Raleigh, NC</p> <p>(November 2011)</p> <p>Martha Jackson-Jarvis, <em>Crossroads/Trickster 1</em>, 2005, brick, steal mortar, glass tile, and stone. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 23 in.</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13636425700http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13636425700Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:03:06 -0500nc museum of artncmaraleigh<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjwh36xGH1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Together, that sounds disgusting. </p> <p>State Fair - Raleigh, NC</p> <p>(October 2011)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611621013http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611621013Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:39:03 -0500nc state fairraleighbad combinationsfood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjw9ffur81qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>State Fair - Raleigh, NC <br/><br/>(October 2011)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611396056http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611396056Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:34:00 -0500black and whitenc state fairraleighferris wheel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjvxje7Me1qzunl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dorton Arena from the NC State Fair ferris wheel back in October.</p> <p>State Fair - Raleigh, NC</p> <p>(October 2011)</p>http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611044646http://blog.brettarthurphoto.com/post/13611044646Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:27:00 -0500black and whitenc state fairdorton arenaraleigh