New Hampshire Wedding and Portrait Photography

Recent Photos & Events

A loose collection of some photos that we haven't moved into our permanent galleries yet and a little bit about what we've been up to lately. More of our recent work can be found in our Facebook albums and on our photo blog.

2011 Wedding Highlights

A gallery of some of our favorites from 2011. It was a great year with a lot of great couples so there's plenty to look at!

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Latest Magazine Cover

The current cover of New Hampshire Magazine's Bride features an image from our bridal session with Regan. We also have a feature article on some current bridal fashions in the issue. Thanks, New Hampshire Magazine and great job, Regan!

New Hampshire Wedding Photographers

Regan's Bridal Session

Gowns by Inspirations Bridal & Formal Wear
Bouquets by Dutch Bloemen Winkel

Anna, Bailey, Courtney, and Mary

Alyssa and Arianna

Logan and Eden

Some Fall Wedding Images
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Eileen

Cliffhanger Day-After Session

A very exciting day-after session with Christie and Kevin. Definitely not for everyone! The couple did a fantastic job in a very daunting setting. Congrats! Many thanks to Marc at Chauvin Guides International for all his hard work setting up the shots and keeping us all safe! Thanks also to Carrie at Dutch Bloemen Winkel for the incredibly robust bouquet she so kindly provided for the session.

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New Hampshire Magazine's Bride

We're very excited to see that the great folks at New Hampshire Magazine's Bride chose one of our images for the cover of their current issue. We're looking forward to reading the feature article we photographed and to seeing which images were chosen for the article. It was a fantastic photo session at the magnificent Mount Washington Hotel. Many thanks to all the people (there are many) who made the shoot a great success!

All the session photos

A Few from July Weddings

Jen

All her images

Katie & Shaun's Engagement Session

All the Photos

Some Recent Sessions

A Few Recent Wedding Images

Sisters

Jamie

Dance Project

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Currier Museum Bridal Session

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Some images from last spring.
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Various sessions
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Natalia

Debony Hair Salon

Lots of great images of all the girls. Photos of everyone will be on Debony's web site at some point soon.

Anya

Emily

Model Sessions

A few from sessions during the holiday season. Many more in the gallery link below these three.

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Featured Photo

Our image "Couple on the Edge" has just been published in the magazine Gala Weddings as one of the "very best from some of New England's top wedding photographers". This is a great compliment on some of our work and the third time results from this day-after session have been published in a magazine. The image was also awarded 1st place in the 2008 Digital Wedding Forum wedding photography competition in the couples category.

Boudoir Gallery Updated

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Anya, Angela, and Playing with Knives

Sisters

Some Images from Last Fall

Here is a collection of images from some recent sessions involving, weddings, engagements, seniors, and models. Enjoy!

Jenna's Boudoir Session

Photos of Jenna's boudoir session and the article she wrote about it were recently published in the latest issue of Premier Bride Magazine. Her article gives a great insight to the boudoir photography experience from a bride's perspective. A few of her images are also in our recent boudoir images gallery posted here. She's the scantily clad, good looking one!

From about the moment I shrieked 'Yes!' as my adoring fiancé got down on one knee, my brain has morphed from sane and reasonably put together to a romanticized mush of incessant wedding planning. Scouring through endless bridal magazines and websites, my first order of duty has been to find the perfect photographer to document our journey into husband and wife. A photographer myself, this has been no easy feat as I have picked apart and cast away every professional photographer out there. I needed someone who was equal parts inventive, professional and friendly, ready to take on and become an integral asset of this momentous event. This is when I stumbled upon Philbrick Photography, hiding somewhere in my heap of magazines. The full-page ad of a bride and groom nestled into a cliff, surrounded by fog and rock, was alluring enough to make me rip out the page and study the image. I loved its composition, idea, color, everything. It was more than a traditional wedding image of some couple; this was a work of art of this couple, and exactly what I was looking for.

After browsing the photographer's site and confirming this was our guy, we were completely overwhelmed and thrilled at the amount of options that lay before us. Engagement sessions, day after sessions, of course the wedding day… I wanted everything. Perhaps the most enticing session, and I'm sure my fiancé would be quick to agree, was the boudoir session. French for 'bedroom', or more specifically 'a lady's private bedroom/sitting room', boudoir photography showcases the female (or male) form in its most sensual state. Because sensuality and sexuality are merely ideas, there are literally no limitations to how one could go about this sort of photography. A must have for our wedding collection, and convenient that my fiancé's birthday was approaching, I decided to surprise him with a collection of intimate photos of his bride-to-be.

Grabbing my best friend, we hit the most logical place to prepare for the shoot: Victoria's Secret. Lacy, satiny, frilly, shear, whatever it was I was looking for, I would find everything necessary amongst the tables and racks and drawers of this lingerie paradise. The giant black and white portraits of the impossibly gorgeous models peaked out from every corner of the store, actually inspiring different ideas I wanted for my own glamour shoot. I don't think anyone quite does romantic and sexy like Victoria's Secret, so I began to lock away their photos in my mind as I threw armfuls of underwear into my bag. After some trial and error in the dressing room, I walked out of the mall, two pink striped bags in hand, beaming from my indulgent shopping spree. Keeping this all a secret from my fiancé was torturous- my initial instinct when I arrived home was to prance around in my new collection of bras and underwear, revealing his birthday surprise and getting some immediate satisfaction out of him. Knowing his shock would be worth it in the end, my pink bags resided in obscurity, hidden in the trunk of my car.

As my day grew closer, the photographer and I were constantly emailing back and forth with different ideas we had for the images. I sent him picture after picture of different poses I wanted to try and lighting I wanted to work with, until together we built up the visual vocabulary we would use to acquire the look I wanted. As I stated before, being sexual is completely interpretive, which is why this type of photography is so appealing to me. Nothing is more personal or intimate than what you and your partner deem sexual, so to completely tailor this photo shoot to my liking was very exciting. It was also very important for me to get to know the photographer as much as possible beforehand, simply so I wasn't showing up at some stranger's house and whipping my clothing off.

The day of the shoot, I loaded my car up with makeup, hair products, high heels and lingerie, and off I went to sit (or rather lay) in front of a camera all day. Dragging along my best friend for support, we headed out at 6 a.m. for the three-hour ride to New Hampshire. There was no time limit for our day together, so I wanted to make sure I took advantage of every waking hour possible.

When I arrived at the photographer's house, I was guided upstairs to my own personal dressing room and bathroom. The dressing room was a museum of various props and costumes to cater to virtually any taste out there- masks, corsets and fur coats to name just a few. I slipped into my first outfit, fumbled with the garter and knee-highs for about ten minutes (who really wears those things?), and ascended downstairs to a well-lit living room to begin my day. Nervous for approximately thirty seconds, I was immediately put at ease with the professionalism my photographer maintained and the knowledge about photography he exuded. Having my best friend continually by my side helped immensely, as she was able to help with any wardrobe or hair issues, kept me laughing, and most importantly kept me well fed with grapes all day. Ah, the life of a model.

Throughout the day, the photographer and I collaborated on ideas we had and brought our earlier conversations to life. I never felt posed or awkward; the day was more about him documenting me than it was going through a series of static motions. With each wardrobe change, I was simply instructed to sprawl out on the couch, or stand against a wall, and the photographer would kind of let me do my own thing from there. This worked well for us both, and looking over the images now, I am pleased with how effortless everything looks. My favorites are the ones where he caught me giggling about something off camera; again this is where the best friend came in handy. For anyone out there researching wedding photographers, I really think there is no better way to get to know your photographer than to do a boudoir session. You will learn their personal style, whether it is traditional, photojournalistic or a mix, and I personally think this is more effective than flipping through images set to cheesy music on your computer screen. Can you really go wrong? New underwear, working relationship with the wedding photographer, and best of all an incredibly unique, romantic gift for your significant other. The photos really turned out beautifully; my photographer was flawless in his lighting, composition and post-process of his work. I am very eagerly counting down the days until I can present this to my fiancé… just a bit worried about how I will top this gift in birthdays to come.

A Very Nice Thank You and Testimonial

Just got this from a recent couple, Katie and Chris. Photos from their wedding are below the text of their letter.

After months of searching for the perfect photographer, one who would capture the emotions and memories of our special day in a unique and artistic way, we were certain after meeting for the first time with Jay, we would not be disappointed.

Jay has been an absolute pleasure to work with - friendly and a true professional. After working with him, it became more evident than ever his passion for photography and true talent for capturing the bride and groom in the moment.

We are absolutely mesmerized by the photography from our wedding day….the pictures are more beautiful and unique than we ever imagined. I haven't been able to stop looking at them!! Of course we are biased, but even our family and friends rave about our wedding photography…"Where did you find him!?" "Those are the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen…They really are gorgeous!" "Your wedding pictures are beyond beautiful!" "The pictures are amazing…I have tears in my eyes looking at them!" "What an extraordinary photographer…He is a true professional and has an incredible vision." "What a beautiful day - the pictures are captured so well." "O-M-G!! The pictures are just so gorgeous - the slide show is unbelievable!"

In efforts to make our first viewing as dramatic and moving as possible, Jay created a slide show to music that brought our wedding day back to life. With eager anticipation, as we viewed our wedding photography for the first time, we were taken back by the timeless photography which Jay captured. Thanks to Philbrick Photography - we are able to revisit our wedding day, a true fairytale captured in the most extraordinary photography a bride and groom could ask for. The slide show and images of our day exemplify the blissful joy and emotions we felt on our wedding day…the best day of our lives.

Thanks again for everything Jay - I am truly awed with the final outcome of our wedding photography and I am so grateful to have found you! I look forward to working with you again in the future…

Gallery of Recent Wedding Images

Here is a link to a gallery of wedding images from the last few weeks.

Gallery of Recent Images

We've been quite busy lately with weddings and all kinds of other photo sessions. There are to many recent images to put here so you can see them in this gallery. We have a number of new boudoir images as well and hope to update the boudoir gallery soon as well. September and October are looking crazy busy right now, so I apologize in advance if I'm unable to update as often as I would like. Enjoy the new images. We had a great time working with everyone on these

Best of Bride

Philbrick Photography was just selected by the editors of New Hampshire Magazine's Bride to receive a "Best of Bride" award for our wedding photography for 2009. We are thrilled with this award and thank New Hampshire Magazine for their recognition of our work.

Mt. Washington Hotel Bridal Session

A fantastic bridal session at the fabulous Mount Washington Hotel and Resort. Gallery