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Brian Rickey Photographer

Welcome to my blog!  I am a photographer from the St. Louis area.  I take pictures of all kinds of things, but I specialize in weddings, portraits & kids. 

What's Up With Me Now

Ok.  I am finally getting a price list together.  After a couple of trips to Diversifed in St.  Louis I have decided to use them as my lab.  I will soon be introducing some new products that I think everyone is going to like.

You are also going to see some weddings and engagements posted that are older.  I am slowly catching up on getting everything up on the blog.

Jori & Tess back home

So I shot these two angels again but this time back at their home in collinsville. As usual they were full of life, and once again I find that all I have to do is observe and let them do the rest.

There has got to be a flag on this play!


self portrait

I took this today in the freezing cold. I am getting a bit better at this self portrait stuff.

chey!

I actually shot Chey last summer. She is from a small town in Missouri. We went downtown to the landing and shot the photographs you see here. We got some great shots and Chey is best when she is just herself. She really lit up the photographs with her beautiful smile and playful personality. It’s hard to believe but she was only in junior high when these were taken and she was already taller than the photographer!






Danielle & Scott are Engaged!

This was from last spring. We had a great day for shooting. It started to rain just as we were finishing but we went ahead and got some shots with an umbrella.










Lexie in the Snow!

I can see myself either moving to Chicago or at least splitting my time between there and St. Louis in the next couple of years once I quit teaching. One of those reasons has everything to do with Michigan Avenue. This is my favorite street on the planet. The art I can create there is boundless.












Lexie, me & Kate. And yes Lexie is that tall that she has to lean all the way over as not to tower over the photographer!

February 5, 2010 - 4:21 pm Lexie - Ahh I love this! Thanks so much we had fun today!

February 7, 2010 - 5:09 pm Kyle Burnell - Awesome photos! I love the last one. I saw them on MM and had to come check out some more of your shoots :)

February 12, 2010 - 6:36 am Jodi Coplea - Michigan Ave. is amazing, and so are these pics!!!

Joury & Tess

I had the chance to shoot Joury & Tess today in my favorite place in the world: Michigan Ave in Chicago. Despite it being February the weather was great. We used some cool ballons and cookies as fancy props and had a great time shooting the two sisters.
It’s amazing the happiness a single ballon can bring!











February 5, 2010 - 9:36 am Nancy Perkinson - Jori and Tess are a hit. Can't wait to see the others. You are amazing!!!

February 5, 2010 - 1:53 pm Stacey Posey - you have an amazing gift to capture personality!

February 12, 2010 - 6:26 am Brandi Sledge - These pics are amazing!!! I hope I get one to hang in my house... Love'em... Can't wait to see them all. Great idea with the balloons.

February 12, 2010 - 6:30 am Jodi Coplea - Love, love, love the picture where big sis, Tessa is sharing her secrets with lil sis, Jori in the big city!!!

February 12, 2010 - 12:15 pm Kim Ekhoff - These two are the cutest! You obviously have a great talent for working with kids....can't wait to see more. Will share these with my family and friends!

February 12, 2010 - 7:34 pm Casey Garrett - These pictures are beautiful! The girls are naturals. And the photographer is not so bad himself :)

February 13, 2010 - 1:07 pm Stephanie Harrison - Tessa and Jori look so cute! the props are great. Super photography!

February 13, 2010 - 1:15 pm Stacey Posey - Brian, you are amazing!!!!! These are soooo good!

February 13, 2010 - 1:16 pm Nancy Perkinson - Brian, you are amazing!!!!! These are soooo good!

February 13, 2010 - 1:50 pm Anonymous - great pictures of the girls.

February 14, 2010 - 6:39 pm Connie Ross - The pictures of Jori and Tessa are priceless. Balloons, cookies and two beautiful little girls means amazing pictures. Great techniques.

My Vintage Dress!

Okay, so if you walk into my house and into my computer room, you might pause to take a look at my dresses. I have several on the door and a whole closet full of more. No I do not wear them, they are for my models! The one I am most proud of is the white dress in this photograph. I believe its circa 1950s, maybe 60s. I got it at my favorite vintage store over on Cherokee Street in St. Louis: Cherry Bomb. I have had several models tell me they want to be shot in it. One thing I am yet to do is shoot a model in a vintage dress with a vintage car. That will be my next project! By the way, the model in this shot is Sarah. She did an awesome job!






1st Wedding Ablum!

I am so excited, I am working on my first album.  I am doing everything myself with no templates.   Doing it like that makes me feel better about the project.   Here are a couple of screen shots of the ablum. I am working on an 11×14 because I love the landscape size, it really fits my style and allows me to do more with the design.