Some people just have it. Bradley is an extremely gifted photographer that I have worked with for…read morethe better part of a decade. I absolutely would not dream of hiring anyone else to shoot for my personal or professional photography needs.
As an Art Director, I have been on many photoshoots. Some shoots have huge budgets, top tier talent, and big brand names, while others are more modest. It is extremely easy to tell when someone chooses to skimp on the photographer (images out of focus, unflattering angles, inconvenient lens flare, overprocessed editing, etc.)
I can confidently say that Bradley's talent surpasses certain celebrity photographers who charge upwards of $50k per day to shoot. I'm not even exaggerating, you seriously need to book him before some celebrity discovers Bradley and the rest of us "regular joe's" won't be able to afford him (for real though).
A few years ago, I had my first child and decided it was time to hire a professional photographer to document our family through the years. Even with all of my experience on photoshoots, I loathe being photographed. I'd like to think I'm generally a pretty normal-looking human being, but I always look super awkward on camera. I am ALWAYS the one who blinks/moves/forgot to pose, etc. Anytime someone tags me in a Facebook photo, I am genuinely scared to see what I look like. If I'm lucky, I like 1 out of every 50 photos I take.
Bradley has uncanny talent not just for Photography, but for Art Direction. On our first shoot, he had me go look for photos that I wanted to imitate, and then helped me do it. He will tell you exactly how to stand, where to look, how you should smile, what the F to do with your hands, where to stand, everything! I used to dread seeing photos of myself until I met Bradley. Now every time I hire him, I can't wait to get the photos and broadcast his images to the world (sorry about all the photos on your newsfeed guys, but I can't help myself because DAMN we look good.)
Additionally, he is able to get beautiful photos of my dog and toddler (in focus, with perfect lighting, and beautiful composition - I swear he sold his soul to the devil for these skills because I can't even get ONE decent photo of my little girl even in burst mode).
He also does an amazing job with editing (especially considering that he gives you more photos from every session than you could possibly ever need.) I am incredibly picky with photo editing since that's what I do for a living, and I pretty much never need to photoshop the images (I've been known to be ridiculous and photoshop the veins out of my eyeballs sometimes but that's a whole other issue...)
To be honest though, since his foundational skills are so strong, there really doesn't need to be much editing.
I could also go on about how he is one of the funniest human beings on this planet. He gets me to laugh so hard that I snort and cry. Maybe that's his reaL secret to getting his clients to look so joyful (you evil genius- I see exactly how you do it now!)
He is the best, I can't recommend him enough.
Also if you are super nervous he will let you drink wine on the shoot. YES.