Darryl Brooks Photography

I've visited Peak Physique a few times now to do photoshoots.  Located on Cleveland Street in Hull not far from the city centre, they've been established since 1996, and are proud to be independent, with a genuine family feel.  This makes my life easier as we don't have lots of corporate red tape to get through to organise these things - I just talk about it with co-owner Louise! Co-owner Louise Bowering with her son Travis The shoot was organised and promoted as a joint effort between Peak Physique and myself , with it aimed at their gym members, but generously offered it to non-members as well, so we got a variety of people signing up.   The group photoshoots are a great cost-effective way for people to get a set of photos to document their progress without the same outlay for a full-blown solo photoshoot.  I would set up my lighting at one piece of equipment, then each person would take it in turns to have their photo taken at that bit of kit.  Once we h...

 A little bit of travelling to York from Hull for me, for another party with a group that I've been photographing for probably 10 years now!  There's always some party or celebration to be had and I'm pleased that I am the one that gets recommended when there's another coming up. This was at the Biltmore Bar & Grill in York, a large bar but absolutely full of revellers, so I had to fight my way through most of the time, very much close-quarters event photography! Always a fun night though, and this one had live music provided by Ellie Sax. If you have a party coming up, get in touch with me through the contact page.

Clíodhna got in touch with me to arrange a modelling portfolio photoshoot as she was going to be in the area.  She had travelled to Hull from the West Midlands that day and was going to be in another part of Yorkshire the following day - busy! We had previously discussed ideas and outfits, so she brought a  bunch of clothes and we picked a few items out.  We worked with a plain white background for a number of looks, changing to the dark grey for a moodier look with the long dress, and even ventured out into the studio stairwell for some natural light photos. She was delighted with her photos, as was I! natural windowlight with brown jumpsuit blue dress on dark grey background B&W bikini

A Digitals Session is a quick photoshoot to get a set of images for submitting to modelling agencies. Agencies need simple unedited photos to see what you really look like - little/no makeup and NO FILTERS! We do a selection of simple poses from all angles, including full-length through to headshots - the sort of images you would use create a comp card.  We can even do a quick outfit change if time allows. Digitals sessions are 15 minutes, and you get all the photos from the session (this one with  @oliviagrace_cx  had over 150 photos) so you have plenty to choose from. And they don't cost the earth! This can also be done in conjunction with a longer session, allowing more outfits, different backgrounds, lighting and makeup. If you want to make the first steps to getting into modelling, get in touch. #photographerhull   #model   #modellingagency   #portfolio   #photoshoot

Fiona and her beautiful family love to celebrate their birthdays, and have been coming to me to capture the moment for some of the milestone ages. They usually have a few ideas of the kind of looks they want, and have spent a lot of time considering which outfits they want to wear (usually several changes of clothes are involved) and of course planning hair and makeup. Fiona booked a 2-hour session so we had plenty of time for these different looks.   As with all best-laid plans, there was a last-minute hitch so Fiona and family all arrived, realised she had left something (shoes to go with the first dress, I believe) so she went back home to retrieve them!  Not a problem though, as we could make a start with Tanaka by herself, keeping the feet out of the shots! As well as several changes of clothes, she even brought teeny birthday cupcakes and candles to use as props. Tanaka birthday photoshoot with cupcake! On to the second outfit, with a more casual and relaxed look in...

Last week, Georgia came into my photo studio on Willerby Road Hull for a portfolio shoot .  She had previously been to me when she was modelling for a local fashion designer Heiress Studios only a few weeks earlier.  She had done some glamour work before but was looking for more fashion and art looks with thoughts of submitting to some modelling agencies. We had already discussed some ideas, and she brought a good selection of outfits, from casual to dresses and smart business-wear.  First shots were a high-key light setup was on a white background with a pale cream wide-legged trouser suit with a white corset and high-heeled shoes.   Next, she changed into a white lacy dress so I chose a grey background to give some contrast The penultimate setup kept the same background but a slightly more dramatic lighting to bring out the details in the darker coat and long black dress . The last set was with a cream skirt and bikini top, and then just the skirt, t...