About

M Brandt Photo is a professional full service portrait and commercial photography studio located in Madison, WI. We specialize in LGBT families, with an emphasis in business portraiture and branding, events and a minor in the fine arts.

FAMILIES: We provide the Madison community with a personable, all inclusive experience that results in artwork you’ll display and tell stories around for years and generations to come. It is my mission to capture your story through my lens. To envision and create a narrative that represents you, your business, or your family authentically through the highest quality fine art portraiture and to create tangible, long lasting heirlooms that will outlive Instagram, Facebook, your old computer and the screen you’re reading this on.

ARTISTS: I work with artist, performers, galleries, and art related organizations to document artists work with proper color, resolution, lighting, and other standards for reprints, grants, gallery books, special editions and products. Below are common session objectives.

  • - Artist Portraits / Headshots

  • - Studios, Interiors and Gallery Installations

  • - Product and Artwork

  • - Artist Exhibitions and Openings

  • - Special Events

  • - On the stage / Theatre and Concerts

BUSINESS BRANDING: Artfully creating content for business to use in print, the web, social media and all other publications. I work with small business, corporations, and non-profits to create images that represent your brand.

  • - Business Portraits / Headshots

  • - (6 months) of social media content

  • - Interiors, architecture, exteriors

  • - Food, drink, blog content

  • - Restaurants, events, markets

I like to work when I'm not working - do something that may not be considered work, but to me it's work. Getting exercise by going to the grocery store.

-Andy Warhol

I’m trying to become more focused and aware of *the process*, not just the outcome. I’ve found a love in painting my own backdrops for client portraiture and there is much to be said about that. Here are some reflections. ———— This image was with my first canvas and I’m still excited when I look at it. Yes, it’s an okay image, but mostly because the process of making this image. The process of painting the canvas, washing paint off of my feet, drying it in my backyard, cutting it in half because it was too big to fold and finally using it to create this timeless portrait. THIS ——- There are layers of stories here and I absolutely love that. It’s meaningful to me and I then can create something meaningfully for you. We should be creating images, not just taking pictures.
Last weekend my job was to photograph models created by a student of interior design at the @uwmadison. I designed a proposal collage of these images afterwards and this is the result of one of their projects. Can I just say.... I love my job.
My favorite session to date with a friend of mine that I miss greatly. A creative kindred spirit, @bernardo_nayo
Waiting for those leaves to make their first appearance this year. Bare branches make me sad.
My good friend, Troy Schroeder started a podcast and I cannot recommend it enough. — Podcasts are one of my favorite sources of learning, storytelling and inspiration, so it was an absolute honor to be a guest on Off Track with Troy. I share a lot of personal stories during our talk. We go deep, people. This conversation organically grows into a late night chat between two kindred spirits that have a lot of human things in common. I thought listening to this was going to be difficult. I thought I would quick listen to the intro and then revisit after I get feedback from a good friend and my wife. However, I started and couldn’t stop. I listened just as intently as I would to someone I admire. Often I caught myself questioning if the person talking was even me.. wow, she is confident, an eloquent speaker, and has insightful, meaningful things to say. My dear friend, Troy. Listening to our conversation helped be get to know myself a little more. Admire my past self for becoming someone I truly love today. To have this incredible journey with you and be able to bravely share it with the world has been an honor. I’m grateful for this conversation and excited to see where this adventure takes you and your future guests. — Listen now * Link in bio *
Join us next Sunday, April 7th (1-4PM) at @thecameracompany - West for a Spring Pop-up Studio! — * Link in bio * — For my first pop-up studio, I’ll be partnering with The Camera Company. To sweeten the deal, The Camera Company is giving M Brandt Photo clients a limited 20% promo code to get your images printed! — There will be 12 pre-registered spots with pre-ordered tickets available for $50. Unfortunately no walk-in participants this time around. — The Details: + Pets ARE welcome to join! + You will get three professional portraits for each paid ticket Delivered to you via email as a digital online downloadable gallery. — Check out past galleries here: https://mbrandt.pixieset.com/pop-upstudiogallery/ + A $50 credit for a full regular session with me in the future! + 20% off your next print order with The Camera Company — Click the link in bio to RSVP!
Products always have a way of creating expression. Much like people, every subject has something of themselves to give. It’s my job to see that moment and capture it. It is never a snapshot. It is an intentional, intimate portrait of a subject. Even a simple bag like this. You’re not just paying for someone to push a button, you’re relying on a professional portrait artist to create an image.
Roger Dodger- which is what we call this little fella. We met on Christmas when my sister-in-law @keerolbrandt agreed to puppy sit him. His hobbies include making love to his bed and napping. This was photographed with the #fujix100f
After a few days in Florida, I’m feeling the Wisconsin winter blues. ☀️
Beach, please. @syncrocks #syncwithfriends #syncrocks
 
 
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