About

"ABOUT US"

Browns Photography is enthusiastically and carefully tended by Jerry and Willis Brown.  Willis has been involved with professional photography for more than 35 years.  He taught photography at the college level for several years and has lots of experience in creating memories that last for generations.  He really enjoys photographing and interacting with families, seniors, and college-age students.

Jerry has been actively engaged in photography for several years.  She is especially skilled at working with babies and children.  She has years of experience teaching children from kindergarten through third grade levels and thoroughly enjoys interacting with families and children of all ages.

The major focus of activities at our studio is on photographing families and activities of the family life cycle.  The memorable stages of this life cycle are weddings, pregnancy, babies, toddlers, school activities and interests beginning at this early age, and high school seniors.  Children take families in directions that create great times together.  These times include sports, music, the arts, hunting, fishing, and other hobbies that create such wonderful memories for years to come.

Unique ways are found to serve our clients so that family memories remain together for many generations.  Many clients enjoy creating scrapbooks and photographs to be shared.  However, we thoroughly enjoy those special places and times when there is nothing like professional photography to record those special persons, places, and events.  Give us a call.  We love conversation.  We love to sit back with a cup of coffee, hot chocolate, lemonade, or some other cool or hot drink depending on your choice, and talk about how we can help with your ideas.
 
"OUR PROFESSION"

Professional Affiliation and Activities:  Willis - membership in Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), Professional Photographers of North Carolina (PPNC).  He has been awarded the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) degree by the PPA.  This is awarded to fewer than 3,000 photographers worldwide.  Possessing this degree means that after lots of study and course work and submission of a portfolio of work characteristic of your photography the PPA awards this degree.  It usually involves lots of time and work.  This CPP degree is an ongoing pursuit since it is renewed only if one continues to engage in carefully regulated educational and professional activities.

He has been awarded the Associate Fellowship of Photography and the Fellowship of Photography degrees because of contributions to the PPNC.

Willis is actively involved in many professional activities of PPNC.  He serves on committees and is instrumental in planning and carrying out educational activities of the organization.  He continues to takes formal courses taught by internationally known photographers.  These courses help keep our studio on the cutting edge of creative photography.  These courses inform and teach how photography continues to change yet retain the best of traditional service to families.

Jerry - membership in PPNC and the Carolina Artisans Guild (CAG).  Jerry is an outstanding artist who continues to create beautiful work both digitally and with other media.  She takes courses from internationally famous photographers and painters.  She brings lots of experience to our studio in the creation of different sets and costumes.  Many of our children and seniors have great outfits because of Jerry's creativity.  She is a wonderful seamstress who, in emergencies, has repaired wedding clothing on the spot.

The combination of experience, personality, enthusiasm, and willingness to work with our clients is something that we are very proud of.  We thoroughly enjoy our work.  At a time when many photographers are getting away from serving families through wedding and portrait photography, we are enjoying these activities more than ever.