Monica Browning Photography

Monica Browning Photography Outdoor and studio portrait photographer, serving Syracuse, NY and surrounding areas. Also offering real estate photography and virtual tour services.
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If you haven't already had your yearbook portrait done, I'd love to get you on my calendar! Yearbook sessions with me a...
08/24/2026

If you haven't already had your yearbook portrait done, I'd love to get you on my calendar! Yearbook sessions with me are easy and fun! I have the drape/pearls and suits/ties so you just need to show up! Plus I turn the yearbook portrait in to your school!

https://monicabrowningphotography.com/syracuse-yearbook-portraits

I've been thinking a lot lately about how much this "little" photography business has taught me.What started with a came...
08/19/2026

I've been thinking a lot lately about how much this "little" photography business has taught me.

What started with a camera became an education in sales, marketing, accounting, customer service, leadership, pricing, negotiation, technology and about 400 other things I never realized I was signing up for. 😂

Over the years I've photographed thousands of people, built a team, worked with incredible families and businesses, and turned photography into a business that has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue. And then opened another business with my husband because one small business wasn't enough. 🤣

But lately I've realized something else: I actually really enjoy helping other photographers and businesses figure this stuff out.

Taking beautiful photographs is one thing, but figuring out how to make a living doing it is an entirely different challenge.

Did you know today is National Relaxation Day?Wanna know what I probably won't be doing today?..... 😅
08/15/2026

Did you know today is National Relaxation Day?

Wanna know what I probably won't be doing today?..... 😅

Is there anything cuter than a little scrunchy nose on a toddler??? I don't think so!
08/13/2026

Is there anything cuter than a little scrunchy nose on a toddler??? I don't think so!

I've been a professional photographer for over 8 years now and one of the things brought up in the conferences I attend ...
08/11/2026

I've been a professional photographer for over 8 years now and one of the things brought up in the conferences I attend the most is pricing. It is SCARY raising your prices as a photographer, but also, being a photographer is a really expensive profession. For example, I just had to spend $1000 on more storage hard drives as the multiple ones I already own are full.

Photographers: one of the most dangerous ways to set your pricing is to look at what everyone else is charging and pick a number somewhere in the middle.

Their expenses aren't your expenses. Their experience isn't your experience. Their volume isn't your volume. Their business model isn't your business model. And you have absolutely no idea whether their business is profitable. Your pricing has to come from YOUR numbers and the business you're trying to build.

This is something I wish more photographers understood early on, because you can be incredibly busy and still have a business that isn't actually making money.

(No, I'm not raising my prices any time soon.)

Senior portraits are interesting because I'm photographing someone right at the edge of two versions of themselves.They'...
08/08/2026

Senior portraits are interesting because I'm photographing someone right at the edge of two versions of themselves.

They're still someone's kid. But they're also starting to become the adult they're going to be.

That's why I don't want every senior session to look exactly the same or take place in the same spot. I want to know who they are. What they love. What they're proud of. What feels like THEM.

Yes, we need the beautiful yearbook photo. But I also want to create the photographs their parents will look at ten years from now and say, “That was exactly who they were at 17.”

This gorgeous girl was so fun to work with!

One of my favorite things about running a photography business in Central New York is how many completely different kind...
08/08/2026

One of my favorite things about running a photography business in Central New York is how many completely different kinds of people I've had the opportunity to photograph.

High school seniors. CEOs. Small business owners. Newborn babies. Entire companies. Families I've photographed year after year. Thousands of houses.

And after all of those sessions, here's something I know for certain: Almost everyone thinks they're awkward in front of a camera. (Except for the houses.)

You don't need to know how to pose. You don't need to be photogenic. You don't need to practice your smile. It's MY job to make you look good in front of my lens.

A photographer's job isn't simply to photograph what happens in front of the camera. It's to know how to bring out the best in the person standing there.

One day you'll realize these are some of the last portraits before childhood gives way to adulthood. Senior portraits pr...
08/05/2026

One day you'll realize these are some of the last portraits before childhood gives way to adulthood. Senior portraits preserve this fleeting season and become cherished family heirlooms for years to come.

Graduations are always something to celebrate!!
08/03/2026

Graduations are always something to celebrate!!

I offer 3 outdoor or studio senior sessions, in addition to my studio yearbook sessions. You can choose from a 20 minut...
07/31/2026

I offer 3 outdoor or studio senior sessions, in addition to my studio yearbook sessions. You can choose from a 20 minute session, a 1 hour session or an extended 2 hour session depending on what fits your wants best!

My fall availability will be EXTREMELY limited this year. I have opened up some of my August and September calendar and will be adding some spots in October, but with my oldest kiddo being a senior, we are going to have college visits and all the busy-ness of her senior year, in addition to my younger 3 kids sports, school and social activities as well.

If you're wanting an outdoor session, senior or family, reach out today!

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129 E Seneca Street
Manlius, NY
13104

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