Brad Barnwell Photography

Brad is just hands down the best all the way around. We were looking for a Photographer to shoot our wedding and Brad was Recommended to us, and after the first call we knew he was our guy. He has a love for Photography, that shows in his work and personality. As soon as we ended the call it felt that we knew Brad forever, and now after working with Brad on 4 Photo Session's we can confidently say we have found our photographer for life and can't wait for him to continue to shoot big moments for us in the future.

It is truly difficult to encapsulate Brad and his work in a short review. My husband and I used Brad for our wedding and the pictures and experience we had we him surpassed every expectation. His attention to detail, his keen eye for creativity, and his overall energy and demeanor make for a very positive experience that yields beautiful pictures. I would recommend Brad to anyone looking for a photographer. Wish we could give more than 5 stars!

Brad was an absolute joy to have photograph my parents 20 year vow renewal! 🥂 His energy, professionalism, and ability to keep our day flowing made everything feel seamless. He captured every special moment!! The photos truly let us relive the day all over again. Our family members and guests are still raving about him and the fun we had! We look forward to working with Brad again for the next family soirée 🍾

Brad has it down! The most energetic photographer who has more fun at the wedding than anyone. He doesn’t miss a beat-captures every moment needed to ensure you can relive your most magical day, over and over!
Highly recommended! 💯

My husband and I are so glad we went with Brad to photograph our wedding photos! I was looking for someone to capture the beautiful colors of all the flowers and wedding decor and he did not disappoint! He was so easy and fun to work with. I received so many compliments about him from our wedding guests about how fun and great he was, they loved him. He was able to capture fun, candid moments to the perfect posed photos! I am reliving our wedding all over again just looking at all the photos!

I called Brad on a short notice for a elopement wedding for my son and his fiance and he recommended the perfect spot to do the ceremony. Brad took amazing pictures of the bride and groom at the ceremony and after the ceremony he took pictures of each family and everyone loved him. After the family photos he took lots more pictures of the bride and groom and they turned out amazing!!! We were very thankful for Brad!!!

There are so many decisions to make when planning a wedding and deciding on a photographer feels like one of the most important details for the day. I can tell you that using Brad for our wedding was one of the easiest and best decisions we made! He was so responsive to our inquiry, he was able to meet our quicker than a normal year timeline, and right away made us feel important and like he was invested in our day. He spent time doing the initial intake call, made it work with our schedules, and didn't rush the conversation but instead really tried to get to know us. Our engagement photo session had to be rescheduled for crazy weather and he was so flexible with this and our location. That day allowed us to really get to know him and how we could all work together on the wedding day. He then also took the time to meet with us again before the wedding to scout out wedding photo locations. He is so relaxed and friendly, we immediately connected with him and knew we had made a great choice. On the wedding day he went above and beyond my expectations. He thoughts of all the photos I hadn't. Made sure we got all those special moments like a first look with the father of the bride, the first look with the groom, and got to get to many locations before we even did the ceremony so that we could all be at cocktail hour. He was so friendly with all our guests and made everyone feel comfortable with capturing our entire day! The next day he even made sure to send us a link with quite a few sample photos of our special day. It gave us a few to have right away and excited to see the whole albums come in later! Because of our wedding timeline our pictures weren't going to come in until after the holidays, but he was so generous and communicative with us after the wedding that he put together a few more family photos for us so that we would have them to give as holiday gifts. The finished work when the final wedding albums came in was flawless. I can't say enough good things about choosing Brad! He has created a lifetime customer in us and we will be back hopefully some day for other life events that he can help capture. You won't be disappointed in choosing Brad to capture your special moments!

Brad was not only an amazing photographer but he helped me come up with a schedule day of down to the minute to make sure our big day would go smoothly and to optimize all photo opportunities! I couldn’t be happier with how smoothly everything went and how beautifully all of our pictures turned out. He did an amazing job and I highly recommend Brad as your photographer for your big day!!

He did a simply AMAZING job at our wedding. He is very easy to work with and we had so much fun. He has a wonderful eye for picking out spectacular shots and you can truly see his passion for photography in his work. I'm often the one taking photos and not being in them, but he captured our wedding day so beautifully. I knew we wanted to find a good photographer for our special day, but we found a phenomenal one in Brad! Highly recommend using him for any photography needs and we will definitely be recommending and using him in the future.

My wife and I got married in May 2024 in a private ceremony just the two of us. We wanted a photographer to capture our special day, and Brad was highly recommended by many of our friends, so it seemed like an easy decision to choose him. Doing so paid off! Brad made the photoshoot process fun, comfortable, and memorable! He catered to our needs and gave us plenty of recommendations when we needed some creative direction. He arrived early, drove us around to different locations in the Frederick-area to maximize our shoot time, was enthusiastic and super fun to work with throughout the entire shoot, and rendered our pictures quicker than anticipated. The pictures themselves turned out amazing too! We can’t recommend Brad enough for your wedding photography needs!!